Editing: J Will Callahan

Editor of

Smiles: The Songs of J. Will Callahan

Tin Pan Alley’s Blind Lyricist

Catch a glimpse into a bygone era of songs set against the 1918 flu epidemic, racial relations, social ills, and much more. Award-winning author and historian Mary Jane Doerr along with H.R. Stoneback, an internationally renowned scholar with expertise in the life and work of Hemingway, uncover the Northern Michigan connections to one of the most influential songwriters in American history.

Petoskey News-Review Article

Apple Podcast: Tales of Northern Michigan’s Past

2022 State History Award

2023 New York Book Festival, General Non-Fiction Honorable Mention