I had all kinds of fun signing books and hanging out in the German Cultural Tent of the family-friendly St. Charles Oktoberfest Saturday afternoon. But my biggest treat was 9-year-old Susanna King, shown behind me with a copy of the second edition of my book. Beer, Brats, and Baseball: German-Americans in St. Louis. While IContinue reading “She made my day”
To make way for new stuff in the second Edition of Beer, Brats, and Baseball: German-Americans in St. Louis, we’ve also dropped or substantially changed stuff. Here is what we dropped from the first edition or made lots of changes in in the second edition: When Tragedy Became Farce The first play performed in German in St. LouisContinue reading “Some changes”
My 2012 book, Beer, Brats, and Baseball: St. Louis Germans was a stunning success, both among locals with a pinch or more of German blood in them and those around here who loved a good story. When the copies ran out, Reedy Press could have turned on the printing press to get more. Instead, weContinue reading “Time for an update”
Last week my wife and I traveled to our favorite vacation place, Bayfield, Wisconsin, to enjoy the water and the cool breezes and to sell my novel, The Lighthouse on Devils Island. Set in 1928, the novel tells the story of the redemption of a bitter old lighthouse keeper who believes he’s wasted his life asContinue reading “Doing a favorite thing in my favorite place”
Jim Merkel the Writer 