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<p>I hope this will be of interest to librarians in all corners of
the state. We have had as many as 53 patrons show up on Zoom for
these circulation-boosting events. Reply to Evelyn Gathu
<a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:egathu@crystalfallslibrary.org"><egathu@crystalfallslibrary.org></a> if you would like our
special calendar graphics, one for each season, that features book
covers. Suitable for flyers, e-blasts, etc. ....<br>
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Immediate Release…</h3>
<strong>Contact: Victor Volkman<br>
(734) 417-4266<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:President@UPPAA.org">President@UPPAA.org</a></strong><br>
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U.P. Notable Books Club Announces 2024 Meet-the-Author Events</h3>
<br>
<strong><a
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width="213" height="209" align="right"></a></strong>Reading
local authors has great informational and educational value and
contributes toward cultural enrichment. Continuing into their 5th
year of book selections,<strong> the U.P. Notable Books Club </strong>is
hosting a series of discussions with authors of Michigan’s Upper
Peninsula to engage community members with local authors. All
residents of Michigan are invited to participate with no cost or
obligation. To date, 35 authors have already appeared in the program
and their appearances can be replayed on the<a
href="https://UPPAA.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b1016c5c910959a236f2ff48f&id=c4a95de039&e=2efc3cf0fe"
target="_blank" title="Click to watch past presentations!"
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<strong>http://video.UPPAA.org</strong></a> channel.<br>
<br>
U.P. Notable Books Book Club Organizer,<strong> Evelyn Gathu</strong>
(Crystal Falls, MI), has this to say about the Year 5 Notables: "I
am excited that the list covers a vast number of topics. For
example, I had never heard about the murder that took place on
Mackinac Island. I think it will be neat to read Rod Sadler's book
about it, and then follow it with the new fiction Classic U.P.
Notable Book <em>Murder at Mackinac,</em> by Ronald J. Lewis.
Also, Tyler Tichelaar is one of my favorite authors of all time, so
I am so pleased to see that he is now a two-time U.P. Notable Book
Award author! It is always so nice corresponding with the winners
and setting up our U.P. Notable Books Book Club via Zoom Calendar,
and I am excited to read all the books and talk to the authors each
month."<br>
<br>
>From February 8th, 2024 to December 12th, 2024 nine new authors
will do Zoom talks with readers (7:00 PM Eastern / 6:00 PM Central).
During these events, authors will reveal new background details as
well as answer live reader questions about their work. Readers can
buy books in advance or check them out from their local library, or
inter-library loan to discuss with the authors. Many are now
available in eBook editions at the Great Lakes Digital Library
thanks to the efforts of Superiorland Library Co-op. Authors and
their books participating in the upcoming fifth year include:
<ul>
<li
style="mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;"><em>The
Unsolved Mysteries of Father Marquette's Many Graves </em>by
Jennifer S. McGraw (Feb. 8th)</li>
<li
style="mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;"><em>The
Biting Cold </em>by Matthew Hellman (March 14 -- REDO)</li>
<li
style="mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;"><em>Odin’s
Eye: A Marquette Time Travel Novel</em> by Tyler R. Tichelaar
(April 11)</li>
<li
style="mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;"><em>Yooper
Ale Trails: Craft Breweries and Brewpubs of Michigan's</em>
U.P. by Jon C. Stott (May 9)</li>
<li
style="mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;"><em>Grim
Paradise: The Cold Case Search for the Mackinac Island Kille</em>r
by Rod Sadler (June 13)</li>
<li
style="mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;"><em>The
Great Seney Fire: A History of the Walsh Ditch Fire</em> of
1976 by Gregory M. Lusk (July 11)</li>
<li
style="mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;"><em>Who
Am I?</em> by Julie Buchholtz (Aug. 8)</li>
<li
style="mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;"><em>Murder
in Mackinac</em>, by Ronald J. Lewis (members read and discuss
- author not present, Sept. 12)</li>
<li
style="mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;"><em>A
Nostalgic Lens: Photographs and Essays from Michigan's U.P. </em>by
Peter Wurdock (Oct. 10)</li>
<li
style="mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;"><em>The
Midwife’s Touch</em> by Sue Harrison (Nov. 14)</li>
<li
style="mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;"><em>Death's
Door: The Truth Behind Michigan's Largest Mass Murder </em>by
Steve Lehto (members read and discuss - author not present, Dec.
12)</li>
</ul>
The complete event schedule is available online at <a
href="https://UPPAA.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b1016c5c910959a236f2ff48f&id=0e8ab94bfa&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.UPNotable.com</a>,
click on the "Join Book Club" button <br>
<br>
“What inspires me the most about our club is the positive feedback
from local authors and patrons alike,” says Evelyn Gathu, Director
of the Crystal Falls District Community Library, who is the creator
and organizer of the club. “After every book club meeting we have, I
get emails from patrons thanking me for creating the club.” She says
that the library circulation has definitely increased because of the
book club, indicating an increased love of reading the works of
local authors in the community.
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<div style="text-align: center;"><strong><span
style="font-size:13px">UP Notable Books Club 2024 authors: Sue
Harrison, Tyler Tichelaar, Julie Bucholtz (from left)</span></strong></div>
Why local authors are less read, on the whole, than those widely
publicized in mainstream media seems a matter of presumption or
prejudgment. And Gathu agrees: “I think some people do not believe
that books written by local authors are as good as those produced
nationally, and this book club is really helping to deflate that
stigma!”<br>
<br>
She says that she had read in the local paper that the first ever
U.P. Notable Books List was created by the editors of the <em>U.P.
Reader</em> and UPPAA (Upper Peninsula Publishers & Authors
Association) in January 2020. This led her to contact UPPAA
President, Victor R. Volkman, and he was thrilled with the idea of
local authors interacting with the readers in the community. More
information about the U.P. Notable Book list, <em>U.P. Book Review</em>,
and UPPAA can be found at <a
href="https://UPPAA.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b1016c5c910959a236f2ff48f&id=b1684bf6f6&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.UPNotable.com</a>.<br>
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Peninsula Publishers and Authors Association (UPPAA)</strong></div>
<strong> </strong>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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UPPAA welcomes membership and participation from anyone with a UP
connection who is interested in writing and publishing books. <br>
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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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