[Michlib-l] U.P. Notable Books Club Announces 2024 Meet-the-Author Events

[Victor R. Volkman]

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 
<egathu at crystalfallslibrary.org> if you would like our special calendar 
graphics, one for each season, that features book covers.  Suitable for 
flyers, e-blasts, etc. ....


      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=37447bbdac&e=2efc3cf0fe> 




      U.P. Notable Books Club Announces 2024 Meet-the-Author Events


*Official Seal of the U.P. Notable Books 
<https://UPPAA.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b1016c5c910959a236f2ff48f&id=f7616e0b71&e=2efc3cf0fe>*Reading 
local authors has great informational and educational value and 
contributes toward cultural enrichment. Continuing into their 5th year 
of book selections,*the U.P. Notable Books Club *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*http://video.UPPAA.org* 
<https://UPPAA.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b1016c5c910959a236f2ff48f&id=c4a95de039&e=2efc3cf0fe> 
channel.

U.P. Notable Books Book Club Organizer,*Evelyn Gathu* (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 /Murder at Mackinac,/ 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."

 >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:

  * /The Unsolved Mysteries of Father Marquette's Many Graves /by
    Jennifer S. McGraw (Feb. 8th)
  * /The Biting Cold /by Matthew Hellman (March 14 -- REDO)
  * /Odin’s Eye: A Marquette Time Travel Novel/ by Tyler R. Tichelaar
    (April 11)
  * /Yooper Ale Trails: Craft Breweries and Brewpubs of Michigan's/ U.P.
    by Jon C. Stott (May 9)
  * /Grim Paradise: The Cold Case Search for the Mackinac Island Kille/r
    by Rod Sadler (June 13)
  * /The Great Seney Fire: A History of the Walsh Ditch Fire/ of 1976 by
    Gregory M. Lusk (July 11)
  * /Who Am I?/ by Julie Buchholtz (Aug. 8)
  * /Murder in Mackinac/, by Ronald J. Lewis (members read and discuss -
    author not present, Sept. 12)
  * /A Nostalgic Lens: Photographs and Essays from Michigan's U.P. /by
    Peter Wurdock (Oct. 10)
  * /The Midwife’s Touch/ by Sue Harrison (Nov. 14)
  * /Death's Door: The Truth Behind Michigan's Largest Mass Murder /by
    Steve Lehto (members read and discuss - author not present, Dec. 12)

The complete event schedule is available online at www.UPNotable.com 
<https://UPPAA.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b1016c5c910959a236f2ff48f&id=0e8ab94bfa&e=2efc3cf0fe>, 
click on the "Join Book Club" button

“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.
*UP Notable Books Club 2024 authors: Sue Harrison, Tyler Tichelaar, 
Julie Bucholtz (from left)*
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!”

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 /U.P. Reader/ 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, 
/U.P. Book Review/, and UPPAA can be found at www.UPNotable.com 
<https://UPPAA.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b1016c5c910959a236f2ff48f&id=b1684bf6f6&e=2efc3cf0fe>.
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*UPPAA Logo - click here to visit 
<https://UPPAA.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b1016c5c910959a236f2ff48f&id=9854a3ab33&e=2efc3cf0fe>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=e3faec01fd&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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-- 
Regards,

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