[Michlib-l] U.P. Publishers & Authors Association Announces 3rd Annual U.P. Notable Books List

[Victor R. Volkman]

      *For Immediate Release…*
      Contact: Victor Volkman
      (734) 417-4266
      President at UPPAA.org
      www.UPPAA.org
      <https://UPPAA.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b1016c5c910959a236f2ff48f&id=0c815fda5f&e=2efc3cf0fe>

      *U.P. Publishers & Authors Association Announces*
      *3rd Annual U.P. Notable Books List

      Books by U.P. authors and about the U.P. to be honored*

      Dear Victor Volkman

MARQUETTE, MI (January 4th, 2022)— the *Upper Peninsula Publishers & 
Authors Association* (UPPAA) announces the 3^rd Annual U.P. Notable 
Books List this week. UPPAA board member *Mikel Classen* (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.”

*Evelyn Gathu*, Director of the Crystal Falls District Community 
Library, will continue the library's alliance with UPPAA to co-sponsor 
the U.P. Notable Book Club 
<https://UPPAA.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b1016c5c910959a236f2ff48f&id=783afab3d8&e=2efc3cf0fe>. 
The club is available to any U.P. resident and features monthly Zoom 
meetups with national bestselling U.P. Notable authors including *Karen 
Dionne* (/The Wicked Sister/). 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 /In the Night of Memory / will be 
discussed with author Linda LeGarde Grover.

UP Notable Books medallion 
<https://UPPAA.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b1016c5c910959a236f2ff48f&id=5a1be89e61&e=2efc3cf0fe>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 UP Book Review 
<https://UPPAA.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b1016c5c910959a236f2ff48f&id=92758acbc5&e=2efc3cf0fe>. 
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!

 1. /Firekeeper’s Daughter /– Angeline Boulley (Henry Holt & Co., 2021)
 2. /Great Lakes Monsters and Mysteries/ – Brad Blair & Tim Ellis
    (Visionary Living, 2021)
 3. /Tin Camp Road /– Ellen Airgood (Riverhead Books, 2021)
 4. /The Wicked Sister /– Karen Dionne (G.P. Putnam, 2021)
 5. /The Sideroad Kids: Tales from Chippewa County/ – Sharon Kennedy
    (Modern History Press, 2021)
 6. /U.P. Colony: The Story of Resource Exploitation in Upper Michigan/
    – Phil Belfy (Ziibi Press, 2021)
 7. /Woodburnings: Highlights from the First Five Years /– Joanna
    Walitalo (Modern History Press, 2021)
 8. /The Home Wind /by Terri Martin (Gnarly Woods Pub, 2021)
 9. /Once Upon a Twin: Poems /– Raymond Luczak (Gallaudet University
    Press, 2021)
10. /Legend of Kitch-iti-kipii /by Carole Hare (self-published, 2021)

*New Feature for 2022 - /U.P. Notable Classics/*
The U.P. Notable Books Committee is proud to announce a new initiative 
called/U.P. Notable Classics /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.

  * /Danny and the Boys: Being Some Legends of Hungry Hollow /– Robert
    Traver (a.k.a. John Voelker) (World Pub, 1951)
  * /You Wouldn’t Like it Here: A Guide to the Real Upper Peninsula of
    Michigan/ – Lon & Lynn Emerick (Avery, 2007)

<https://UPPAA.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b1016c5c910959a236f2ff48f&id=62d7fdc9ca&e=2efc3cf0fe>The 
U.P. Notable Books List will appear in the upcoming *6th volume of /U.P. 
Reader/*, 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 /U.P. Reader/ are 
available to all U.P. educators and media for the asking. The on-sale 
date is scheduled for April 15^th .  Consult your local bookseller for 
availability or purchase at Amazon. For more information, visit 
www.UPReader.org 
<https://UPPAA.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b1016c5c910959a236f2ff48f&id=bc603bc1c8&e=2efc3cf0fe>.

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 www.uppaa.org 
<https://UPPAA.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b1016c5c910959a236f2ff48f&id=4caeaebd0b&e=2efc3cf0fe>. 
UPPAA welcomes membership and participation from anyone with a UP 
connection who is interested in writing and publishing books.
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