[Michlib-l] U.P. Notable Book Club presents Eugene Milihizer and "Dissecting Anatomy of a Murder" - August 10th 2023

[Victor R. Volkman]

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      UP Notable Book Club presents a Q&A session with Eugene Milihizer
      about "Dissecting Anatomy of a Murder"

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UP Notable Book Club:* the Crystal Falls Community District Library in 
partnership with the U.P. Publishers & Authors Association (UPPAA) has 
scheduled author events with winners of the /UP Notable Book List/. The 
29th event is with Eugene R. Milihizer and his in-depth analysis of fact 
and fiction behind both the novel and movie /Anatomy of a Murder/.  As a 
distinguished professor of law, Milihizer has unique insights to provide 
to the literary, legal, and cinematic dimensions of the story. The movie 
was famously filmed in both Ishpeming and Marquette, Michigan in an era 
when nearly all Hollywood productions were done on studio lots and sets. 
Milihizer captures rare recollections of this time in history in his 
book /Dissecting Anatomy of a Murder/, from Ave Maria Law Press.  He was 
warmly received at Northern Michigan University during his book tour 
last year.  Milihizer writes:

    "I saw the film /Anatomy of a Murder/ while in high school, and soon
    thereafter read the novel on which it was based. /Anatomy/ was a
    major influence in my decision to attend to law school and my career
    as a lawyer. My latest writing project is a courtroom thriller
    entitled /Searching for Lilly/, which is an homage to the
    authenticity of John Voelker’s novel, and his capacity and
    willingness to confront the larger moral and ethical issues that
    often arise during a contested murder trial. Publication of my novel
    is expected by July 2023."

/*When: */August 10th, 2023 at 7 pm Eastern / 6 pm Central
/*Where: */on the Zoom platform -- please contact Evelyn Gathu in 
advance by egathu at crystalfallslibrary.org 
<mailto:egathu at crystalfallslibrary.org?subject=UPNotableBooks&body=Please-send-me-the-zoom-link>, 
or by phone at (906) 875-3344. We recommend you borrow a copy of these 
books from your local library or purchase from your local bookseller in 
advance to get the most out of these events.

*DEAN EMERITUS EUGENE R. MILIHIZER* participated in hundreds of appeals, 
tried scores of criminal cases, and served in multiple leadership 
positions as an Army Judge Advocate. For three years, he held a teaching 
appointment at the Judge Advocate General's School at the University of 
Virginia. In 2001, he joined the Ave Maria faculty and his course of 
offerings have included Criminal Procedure, Criminal Law, National 
Security Law and Military Law. Dean Emeritus Milhizer has been an 
invited presenter at law schools across the country and his legal 
scholarship has been published in many prestigious law journals. In May 
2006, he was appointed Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, and in April 
2009, he was appointed Acting Dean of the Law School. In January 2010, 
he was appointed the Law School's second President and Dean, and he 
served in that position until his return to full-time teaching in the 
summer of 2014. During the summer of 2009, under his leadership, the Law 
School successfully accomplished the unprecedented feat of relocating 
from Michigan to Florida.

cover of the book DISSECTING ANATOMY OF A MURDER 
<https://UPPAA.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b1016c5c910959a236f2ff48f&id=b1ccb6b0d8&e=fd2c186103>"The 
all-encompassing structure of Milhizer’s /Dissecting Anatomy of a Murder 
/makes it unique and a must-read for the Anatomy completist. 
Specifically, the book divides into three sections:  the early life and 
career of lawyer John D. Voelker (pen name Robert Traver), a detailed 
comparison of the real-life case, the real-life story of how Lt. Coleman 
A. Peterson shot and killed tavern owner Maurice Chenoweth point-blank 
in Big Bay vs. the screenplay depictions of case materials, and lastly 
an intense legal analysis of the pivotal issues including the insanity 
defense, jury nullification, and the underutilization of /voir dire/ 
(eliminating unqualified jurors).

Sprinkled throughout the copiously footnoted book are wonderful 
reminisces from John Voelker about his career both as a struggling 
lawyer and then as 16 years as prosecuting attorney for Marquette 
County.  Voelker’s love for the rugged beauty and wilderness of the U.P. 
comes through his disdain for how the newly constructed Big Mac bridge 
would open up the U.P. to just about anybody and how carefully he hid 
his favorite trout fishing hole.  Some of these reflections come to us 
through excerpts of his three prior unsuccessful novels and his 
extensive personal diaries which give us a rare look at the man behind 
the mirror. In one of life’s cruel ironies, Voelker was finally selected 
as a Michigan Supreme Court justice just weeks after /Anatomy of a 
Murder/ became a /New York Times/ Bestseller. This would have also 
solved his financial woes but at the cost of forsaking his beloved U.P." 
   -- read the full review 
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by Victor R. Volkman/, U.P. Book Review/

More information about the U.P. Notable Book list, /U.P. Book Review, 
/and UPPAA can be found on www.UPNotable.com 
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*<https://UPPAA.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b1016c5c910959a236f2ff48f&id=ee729d9b69&e=fd2c186103>About 
the Upper Peninsula Publishers and Authors Association (UPPAA)*
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=035859388d&e=fd2c186103>. 
UPPAA welcomes membership and participation from anyone with a UP 
connection who is interested in writing. # # #

-- 
Regards,

Victor R. Volkman, President
L H Press Inc.
www.LHPress.com
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