Book Launch: Not Yet Lost by Janis M. Falk

In celebration of Labor Day, join author Janis M. Falk for a reading and discussion of her debut novel, Not Yet Lost, a story of labor rights activism.

About the Book:

In this gritty, cinematic story, hardworking Florence and her best friend, Basia, are enraged with poor treatment, low wages, and working conditions in the factory in which they hand roll cigars. Florence is as reserved and compliant as Basia is fiery and forthright.

In a classic underdog story, in a time when choices were between bad and worse, a woman searches for her voice to lead the labor movement against her husband’s violent efforts to silence here. The novel portrays the Eastern European immigrant struggle in turbulent 1937 Detroit when difficult economic times, xenophobia, “Fordism,” secret societies, and Communist led labor organizations buffeted the demographic.

About the Author:

Writing is a second act for Janis M. Falk. In her first, she raised her family, pursued a business career, lived large and wide, and now has something to write about. When not behind her Danish antique desk, Janis can be found kayaking the Great Lakes or pruning lavender plants on her organic farm. Janis was born in suburban Detroit, then took a multiyear tour through Chicago. She now lives with her husband, Jim, in Door County, Wisconsin, in a home they built by combining two 150-year-old log cabins.