Island Books & Crafts in Sault Ste. Marie, MI, will host Sara Maurer and Julie Buchholtz to discuss and celebrate the publication of their books.

Sara is the author of A GOOD ANIMAL (St. Martin’s Press, February 2026), a coming-of-age novel set in the farm country of northern Michigan that captures the ache of first love, the beauty and brutality of rural life, and how one decision can echo through generations and shape who we become.

Julie is the author of MAMA’S SONG (Sleeping Bear Press, February 2026), a children’s book about a mama gently singing to her child of mino-bimaadiziwin--of living in harmony with nature and following the teachings of the Seven Grandfathers.

Date: Saturday, April 11, 2026, 1 - 2 pm.
Location: Island Books & Crafts, 101 E. Portage Ave., Sault Ste. Marie, MI 49783

Copies of A Good Animal and Mama’s Song will be available for purchase at the event (while supplies last).