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<p>Dear esteemed librarians</p>
<p>Please feel free to share any or all of the events with your
patrons, regardless of whether you are above or below the bridge!<br>
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<strong><a
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informational and educational value and contributes toward cultural
enrichment. Continuing into their 6th 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, 45
authors have already appeared in the program and their appearances
can be replayed on the<a
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<strong>http://video.UPPAA.org</strong></a> channel.<br>
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U.P. Notable Books Book Club organizer <strong>Evelyn Gathu</strong> (Crystal
Falls, MI) has this to say about the Year 6 Notables: "This year's
list of U.P. Notable Books looks really great. I love Nikki
Mitchell and Carol Schultz—they are two top-notch U.P. Children's
authors, so I was thrilled when I saw their names on the list. One
of my favorite U.P. Notable Zoom chats is one we did a few years
back with Raymond Luczak where he introduced me to ASL gloss, so I
am so excited that he will be speaking with us again this year. It
is also very touching that this year our two U.P. Notable Classics: <em>Lumberjack</em>
and <em>A Face in the Rock</em> will have the author's loved ones
speaking with us, William S. Crowe's granddaughters and Loren
Graham's wife. This year's line-up has everything from regional
history, to poetry, to guidebooks, to stellar fiction, and some
really famous authors. I do hope you all join our book club!" <br>
<br>
From February 13th to December 11th, 2025 eleven 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 sixth year include:
<ul>
<li
style="mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;">Nikki
Mitchell – <em>Ellie and the Midwest Goodbye </em>(Feb 13th,
2025)</li>
<li
style="mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;">William
S. Crowe* – <em>Lumberjack: Inside an Era in the Upper Peninsula
of Michigan - 70th Anniversary Edition </em>(March
13th, 2025)</li>
<li
style="mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;">Raymond
Luczak – <em>Animals Out-There W-I-L-D: A Bestiary in English
and ASL Gloss </em>(Apr 10th, 2025) </li>
<li
style="mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;">Sharon
Marie Brunner – <em>Michigan Indian Boarding School Survivors
Speak Out: A Narrative History </em>(May 8th, 2025)</li>
<li
style="mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;">J.
D. Austin – <em>The Last Huck: A Novel (</em>June 12th, 2025)</li>
<li
style="mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;">Joan
H. Young – <em>How to Hike the North Country Trail: Not Quite a
Guide </em>(July 10th, 2025)</li>
<li
style="mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;">Joseph
Heywood – <em>Limpy's Adult Lexicon: Raw, Politically Incorrect,
Improper & Unexpurgated As Overheard & Noodled </em>(August
14th, 2025)</li>
<li
style="mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;">Sharon
Dilworth – <em>To Be Marquette: A Novel (Sept. 11th, 2025)</em> </li>
<li
style="mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;">Carol
L. Schultz – <em>The Story of Journey: The Great Horned Owl </em>(Oct
9th, 2025) </li>
<li
style="mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;">Loren
Graham* – <em>A Face in the Rock: The Tale of a Grand Island
Chippewa </em>(Nov 13th, 2025) </li>
<li
style="mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;">Larry
Jorgensen – <em>Make It Go...In the Snow: A History of People
and Ideas in the History of Snowmobiles </em>(Dec 11, 2025)<br>
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*For our two Classic Notable Books, we will have family members
hosting the talks. William S. Crowe's granddaughters Lynn
Emerick and Ann McGlothlin will chat with us in March; Patricia
Graham, Loren Graham's wife will speak with us in November.</li>
</ul>
The complete event schedule is available online at <a
href="https://UPPAA.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b1016c5c910959a236f2ff48f&id=30d187a52d&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" menu item. <br>
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“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">A few upcoming UP Notable Books Club
2025 authors:<br>
Raymond Luczak, Nikki Mitchell, J.D. Auston (from left)</span></strong></div>
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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>
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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=cf80e87ad0&e=2efc3cf0fe"
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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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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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