[Michlib-l] U.P. Notable Books Club Announces 2025 Meet-the-Author Events

[Victor R. Volkman]

Dear esteemed librarians

Please feel free to share any or all of the events with your patrons,
regardless of whether you are above or below the bridge!

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*Official Seal of the U.P. Notable Books
<https://UPPAA.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b1016c5c910959a236f2ff48f&id=58874b0e96&e=2efc3cf0fe>*Reading
local authors has great informational and educational value and
contributes toward cultural enrichment. Continuing into their 6th 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, 45 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=2d7c18b327&e=2efc3cf0fe>
channel.

U.P. Notable Books Book Club organizer *Evelyn Gathu* (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: /Lumberjack/ and /A Face in the
Rock/ 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!"

 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:

  * Nikki Mitchell – /Ellie and the Midwest Goodbye /(Feb 13th, 2025)
  * William S. Crowe* – /Lumberjack: Inside an Era in the Upper
    Peninsula of Michigan - 70th Anniversary Edition /(March 13th, 2025)
  * Raymond Luczak – /Animals Out-There W-I-L-D: A Bestiary in English
    and ASL Gloss /(Apr 10th, 2025)   
  * Sharon Marie Brunner – /Michigan Indian Boarding School Survivors
    Speak Out: A Narrative History /(May 8th, 2025)
  * J. D. Austin – /The Last Huck: A Novel  (/June 12th, 2025)
  * Joan H. Young – /How to Hike the North Country Trail: Not Quite a
    Guide /(July 10th, 2025)
  * Joseph Heywood – /Limpy's Adult Lexicon: Raw, Politically Incorrect,
    Improper & Unexpurgated As Overheard & Noodled /(August 14th, 2025)
  * Sharon Dilworth – /To Be Marquette: A Novel (Sept. 11th, 2025)/   
  * Carol L. Schultz – /The Story of Journey:  The Great Horned Owl
    /(Oct 9th, 2025)   
  * Loren Graham* – /A Face in the Rock:  The Tale of a Grand Island
    Chippewa /(Nov 13th, 2025)  
  * Larry Jorgensen – /Make It Go...In the Snow: A History of People and
    Ideas in the History of Snowmobiles /(Dec 11, 2025)

    *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.

The complete event schedule is available online at www.UPNotable.com
<https://UPPAA.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b1016c5c910959a236f2ff48f&id=30d187a52d&e=2efc3cf0fe>,
click on the "Join Book Club" menu item.

“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.
*A few upcoming UP Notable Books Club 2025 authors:
Raymond Luczak, Nikki Mitchell, J.D. Auston (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=cf80e87ad0&e=2efc3cf0fe>.
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*UPPAA Logo - click here to visit
<https://UPPAA.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b1016c5c910959a236f2ff48f&id=6be96ae72a&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=f9a74a3fda&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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