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<p>MARQUETTE, MI (January 2nd, 2023)— the <strong>Upper Peninsula
Publishers & Authors Association</strong> (UPPAA) announces
the 4th Annual U.P. Notable Books List this week. UPPAA Notable
Books chairman <strong>Mikel Classen</strong> (Sault Ste. Marie)
initiated the effort in 2019 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
href="https://UPPAA.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b1016c5c910959a236f2ff48f&id=a506c51993&e=2efc3cf0fe"
target="_blank" title="Click here to join the UP Notable Book
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 author<strong>s </strong>such
as<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 12th, 2023
where <em>The SideRoad Kids: Tales of Chippewa County </em> will
be discussed with noted EUP columnist and author <strong>Sharon
M. Kennedy</strong>.<br>
<br>
<a
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width="200" height="196" align="right"></a>To build this
fourth annual list, UPPAA consulted with Upper Michigan
booksellers, book reviewers, writers, and publishers to winnow
down the notable books to a bare ten titles. These titles
demonstrate the wide reach of U.P. literature as they span
juvenile, middle-grade, YA, and adult audiences. You can find
reviews of many of these books on the <a
href="https://UPPAA.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b1016c5c910959a236f2ff48f&id=b62000077c&e=2efc3cf0fe"
target="_blank" title="U.P Book Review features reviews of many
of 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>. The award committee emphasizes
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!
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<ol>
<li style="mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust:
100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;" value="NaN"><em>The Big
Island; a Story of Isle Royale </em>– Julian May and John
Schoenherr (UMN Press reprints, 2022)</li>
<li style="mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust:
100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;"><em>North of Nelson:
Stories of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula</em> – Hilton Everett
Moore (Silver Mountain Press, 2022)</li>
<li style="mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust:
100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;"><em>We Kept Our Towns
Going: The Gossard Girls of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula </em><em>
</em>– Phyllis Michael Wong (MSU Press, 2022)</li>
<li style="mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust:
100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;"><em>Dissecting Anatomy of
a Murder</em><em> </em>– Eugene Milhizer (<span
class="a-list-item"><span>Ave Maria School of Law Press, 2019)</span></span></li>
<li style="mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust:
100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;"><em>Shipwrecked and
Rescued, Cars and Crew: The City of Bango</em>r <em> </em>–
Larry Jorgensen (Fresh Ink Group, 2022)</li>
<li style="mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust:
100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;"><em>Dorothy is Moving
Mountains, a True Story – </em>Dorothy Paad and Matthew
Forgrave (DEPBooks 2022)</li>
<li style="mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust:
100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;"><em>The Biting Cold</em> <em>–
</em>Matthew Hellman (Beacon Publishing Group, 2022)</li>
<li style="mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust:
100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;"><em>Superior Voyage</em>
anthology <em> </em>– Marquette Poetry Circle
(self-published, 2022)</li>
<li style="mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust:
100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;"><em>Empire Mine - Cascade
Range: Michigan's Largest Iron Mine</em> <em>– </em> Allan
Koski (self-published, 2022)</li>
<li style="mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust:
100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;"><em>Cady and the Birchbark
Box: A Cady Whirlwind Thunder Mystery</em> <em>– </em>Ann
Dallman (Modern History Press)</li>
</ol>
<strong><em>This Year's U.P. Notable Classics</em></strong><br>
The U.P. Notable Books Committee continues their 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>Bloodstoppers and
Bearwalkers: Folk Traditions of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula </em>by
Richard M, Dorson (University of Wisconsin Press, 2008)</li>
<li style="mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust:
100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;"><em>Ice Hunter: a Woods
Cop Myster</em>y by Joseph Heywood (2nd Ed; Lyons Press, 2008)</li>
</ul>
<a
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width="191" height="250" align="right"></a>The U.P. Notable
Books List will appear in the upcoming <strong>7th 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=bc85666955&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
href="https://UPPAA.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b1016c5c910959a236f2ff48f&id=cbc9431166&e=2efc3cf0fe"
target="_blank" 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.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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Regards,
Victor R. Volkman, President
L H Press Inc.
<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="http://www.LHPress.com">www.LHPress.com</a></pre>
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