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normal;text-align: left;"><strong>For Immediate Release…</strong><br>
Contact: Victor Volkman<br>
(734) 417-4266<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:President@UPPAA.org">President@UPPAA.org</a><br>
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<strong>U.P. Publishers & Authors Association Announces</strong><br>
<strong>3rd Annual U.P. Notable Books List<br>
<br>
Books by U.P. authors and about the U.P. to be honored</strong><br>
<br>
Dear Victor Volkman</h3>
MARQUETTE, MI (January 4th, 2022)— the <strong>Upper Peninsula
Publishers & Authors Association</strong> (UPPAA) announces
the 3<sup>rd</sup> Annual U.P. Notable Books List this week. UPPAA
board member <strong>Mikel Classen</strong> (Sault Ste. Marie)
initiated the effort as a response to the lack of representation of
U.P. writers in other Michigan state literary circles. Classen said,
“Traditionally, recognition of Michigan books has been dominated by
the university presses downstate and we would like to take this
opportunity to highlight literature that focuses closer to home for
us.”<br>
<br>
<strong>Evelyn Gathu</strong>, Director of the Crystal Falls
District Community Library, will continue the library's alliance
with UPPAA to co-sponsor the <a
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club!" style="mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust:
100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;color: #007C89;font-weight:
normal;text-decoration: underline;">U.P. Notable Book Club</a>.
The club is available to any U.P. resident and features monthly Zoom
meetups with national bestselling U.P. Notable authors including <strong>Karen
Dionne</strong> (<em>The Wicked Sister</em>). Members borrow the
books from their local libraries or purchase at local stores prior
to discussions. Presentations include author readings, a
conversation on the making of the book, and a live Q&A with the
audience. The next meeting is January 13th where <em>In the Night
of Memory </em> will be discussed with author Linda LeGarde
Grover.<br>
<br>
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width="200" height="196" align="right"></a>To build this third
annual list, UPPAA consulted with Upper Michigan booksellers, book
reviewers, writers, and publishers to winnow down the notable books
to a bare ten titles. You can find reviews of many of these books on
the <a
href="https://UPPAA.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b1016c5c910959a236f2ff48f&id=92758acbc5&e=2efc3cf0fe"
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these books" style="mso-line-height-rule:
exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust:
100%;color: #007C89;font-weight: normal;text-decoration:
underline;">UP Book Review</a>. It must be emphasized that the
list is unranked, each title deserves equal merit as U.P. Notable
Book. These ten books have been deemed essential reading for every
U.P. lover and we highly recommend you ask your local librarian or
booksellers for them today!
<ol>
<li style="mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust:
100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;"><em>Firekeeper’s Daughter
</em>– Angeline Boulley (Henry Holt & Co., 2021)</li>
<li style="mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust:
100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;"><em>Great Lakes Monsters
and Mysteries</em> – Brad Blair & Tim Ellis (Visionary
Living, 2021)</li>
<li style="mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust:
100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;"><em>Tin Camp Road </em>–
Ellen Airgood (Riverhead Books, 2021)</li>
<li style="mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust:
100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;"><em>The Wicked Sister </em>–
Karen Dionne (G.P. Putnam, 2021)</li>
<li style="mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust:
100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;"><em>The Sideroad Kids:
Tales from Chippewa County</em> – Sharon Kennedy (Modern
History Press, 2021)</li>
<li style="mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust:
100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;"><em>U.P. Colony: The Story
of Resource Exploitation in Upper Michigan</em> – Phil Belfy
(Ziibi Press, 2021)</li>
<li style="mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust:
100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;"><em>Woodburnings:
Highlights from the First Five Years </em>– Joanna Walitalo
(Modern History Press, 2021)</li>
<li style="mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust:
100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;"><em>The Home Wind </em>by
Terri Martin (Gnarly Woods Pub, 2021)</li>
<li style="mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust:
100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;"><em>Once Upon a Twin:
Poems </em>– Raymond Luczak (Gallaudet University Press,
2021)</li>
<li style="mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust:
100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;"><em>Legend of
Kitch-iti-kipii </em>by Carole Hare (self-published, 2021)</li>
</ol>
<strong>New Feature for 2022 - <em>U.P. Notable Classics</em></strong><br>
The U.P. Notable Books Committee is proud to announce a new
initiative called<em> U.P. Notable Classics </em>that highlights
significant U.P. themed literature that has remained essential for
at least 10 years. It is the committee's hope that these books can
bring enjoyment to a new generation of readers.
<ul>
<li style="mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust:
100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;"><em>Danny and the Boys:
Being Some Legends of Hungry Hollow </em>– Robert Traver
(a.k.a. John Voelker) (World Pub, 1951)</li>
<li style="mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust:
100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;"><em>You Wouldn’t Like it
Here: A Guide to the Real Upper Peninsula of Michigan</em> –
Lon & Lynn Emerick (Avery, 2007)</li>
</ul>
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bicubic;" width="191" height="250" align="right"></a>The U.P.
Notable Books List will appear in the upcoming <strong>6th volume
of <em>U.P. Reader</em></strong>, UPPAA’s own annual literary
anthology featuring short stories, poetry and essays by its members.
This successful publication helps spread the word about the
organization, raise money for educational programming and encourages
people in the Upper Peninsula and beyond to read U.P. writers.
Complimentary copies of the <em>U.P. Reader</em> are available to
all U.P. educators and media for the asking. The on-sale date is
scheduled for April 15<sup>th</sup>. Consult your local bookseller
for availability or purchase at Amazon. For more information, visit
<a
href="https://UPPAA.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b1016c5c910959a236f2ff48f&id=bc603bc1c8&e=2efc3cf0fe"
style="mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust:
100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;color: #007C89;font-weight:
normal;text-decoration: underline;">www.UPReader.org</a>.<br>
<br>
Established in 1998 to support authors and publishers who live in or
write about Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, UPPAA is a Michigan
nonprofit association with more than 100 members, many of whose
books are featured on the organization’s website at <a
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exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust:
100%;color: #007C89;font-weight: normal;text-decoration:
underline;">www.uppaa.org</a>. UPPAA welcomes membership and
participation from anyone with a UP connection who is interested in
writing and publishing books.
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