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Ohio Farmer’s Two-Decade Canoe Journey Across North America Becomes a Memoir for a Late Friend
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A retired Ohio factory worker has published an account of a canoe and kayak journey that started as a 1986 fishing trip and ended, more than two decades later, at the Gulf of Mexico. "Paddle Across America: The North-South Canoe and Kayak Passage," by Joe Altaffer, was released through Page Publishing, according to the announcement.
The book covers a route Altaffer and his paddling partner, Carmon, pieced together over years of trips: from the Arctic Ocean, through Canada’s inland waterway system, down to the Gulf of Mexico, requiring only two portages across the entire continent. The release states the route was confirmed by canoe-route authorities as the shortest passage of its kind ever completed, though it does not name those authorities or the standard used.
Altaffer, who has lived on the same small farm in Montpelier, Ohio, for 57 years with his wife, Janet, spent 45 years working at Chase Brass while raising three sons, per the announcement. He and Carmon finished the crossing in 2008, when Altaffer was 65 and Carmon was 75. Among the moments the book recounts, according to the release, is a crossing of the Mackinac Straits made while racing a lake freighter, and a final push to reach the Arctic Ocean.
Carmon died in 2015. Altaffer wrote the book afterward, framing it as both a tribute to his friend and a record of the trip before, in his words, "my time on earth expires."
"This journey changed who I am — it deepened my faith, strengthened my friendship with Carmon, and showed me what’s possible when you simply say yes to adventure," Altaffer said in the announcement.
The book is available through Page Publishing’s website and through major retailers including Amazon, Apple Books, Google Play and Barnes & Noble. Page Publishing operates as a full-service self-publishing house, handling distribution and production for its authors.
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Greg Stuart, a lifelong resident of St. Louis, has published his debut novel, "Lifeline," a suspense thriller centered on a man who can deliver messages from the recently deceased to their grieving families.
The book follows Damian Hunter, who gains this ability after a near-death experience, per the press release. For a time, the gift serves as a source of comfort for families who receive final words from lost loved ones. The story turns when Hunter is given a narrow window to deliver a message to what the announcement describes as one of the most feared people in the country. He sets out on the errand uncertain whether he can even be believed, let alone survive the attempt, with what the publisher describes as time running out and opposition closing in.
"Lifeline" was released by Newman Springs Publishing for purchase at retail locations and digital platforms including Apple iBooks, Amazon, and Barnes & Noble. No detailed author biography accompanied the announcement beyond Stuart’s St. Louis roots and this being his first novel.
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New Book from Relationship Coach Kat O’Connor Tackles the Everyday Friction of Blended Families
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Kat O’Connor, a relationship coach who has spent more than a decade working with singles, couples and blended families, has released a new guide for stepparents, "Life in the Blender: A Stepparent’s Guide to Blending a Family," published through Newman Springs Publishing.
The book is aimed at a specific, common problem: what happens after the wedding, when two households and two sets of family habits are supposed to become one. O’Connor’s book focuses on the friction points that tend to come up in that process, including loyalty conflicts between children and parents, disagreements over household boundaries, and communication breakdowns between stepparents and stepchildren, according to the announcement.
O’Connor holds a degree in sociology and is a certified relationship coach. The announcement also draws on her own history: a divorce in 2006, nine years as a single parent, and the formation of her own blended family in 2019. The publisher describes the book as combining that personal experience with her coaching background, working through real-world scenarios rather than abstract advice.
"My mission has always been to help families transition from conflict and confrontation back to communication and conversation," O’Connor said in the announcement. "This book represents years of coaching experience combined with my personal journey through blended family life, and I hope it becomes an invaluable companion for anyone seeking to build a stronger, more connected household."
According to the publisher, the book walks through strategies for building trust across family lines, setting boundaries, and developing relationships between stepparents and stepchildren, with the stated aim of helping readers move from tension toward what the announcement calls a more cohesive family unit. It’s worth noting the title has been used before: a 2006 memoir by singer Sandi Patty, also called "Life in the Blender," covered similar territory about blended families from a personal and faith-based perspective, though it’s a separate, unrelated book.
"Life in the Blender" is available at bookstores and through Apple Books, Amazon, Google Play and Barnes & Noble.
Studio CarryOnHarry sees a crowded shelf here — blended-family guidance is not new territory — but the appeal of a book built on a coach’s own client work rather than pure theory is real, and worth watching for how it lands with readers navigating that transition themselves.
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