U.P. Reader -- Issue #3 - by Mikel Classen (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>Michigan's Upper Peninsula is blessed with a treasure trove of storytellers, poets, and historians, all seeking to capture a sense of Yooper Life from settler's days to the far-flung future. Now U.P. Reader offers a rich collection of their voices that embraces the U.P.'s natural beauty and way of life, along with a few surprises.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p>Michigan's Upper Peninsula is blessed with a treasure trove of storytellers, poets, and historians, all seeking to capture a sense of Yooper Life from settler's days to the far-flung future. Since 2017, the <em>U.P. Reader</em> offers a rich collection of their voices that embraces the U.P.'s natural beauty and way of life, along with a few surprises.</p><p>The twenty-three works in this third annual volume take readers on U.P. road and boat trips from the Keweenaw to the Soo. Every page is rich with descriptions of the characters and culture that make the Upper Peninsula worth living in and writing about. U.P. writers span genres from humor to history and from science fiction to poetry. This issue also includes imaginative fiction from the Dandelion Cottage Short Story Award winners, honoring the amazing young writers enrolled in all of the U.P.'s schools.</p><p>Featuring the words of Larry Buege, Mikel B. Classen, Deborah K. Frontiera, Jan Kellis, Amy Klco, David Lehto, Sharon Kennedy, Bobby Mack, Becky Ross Michael, T. Sanders, Donna Searight Simons and Frank Searight, Emma Locknane, Lucy Woods, Kaitlin Ambuehl, T. Kilgore Splake, Aric Sundquist, Ninie G. Syarikin, and Tyler R. Tichelaar. </p><p>"<em>U.P. Reader</em> offers a wonderful mix of storytelling, poetry, and Yooper culture. Here's to many future volumes!"<br /> -- Sonny Longtine, author of <em>Murder in Michigan's Upper Peninsula</em></p><p> "As readers embark upon this storied landscape, they learn that the people of Michigan's Upper Peninsula offer a unique voice, a tribute to a timeless place too long silent."<br /> -- Sue Harrison, international bestselling author of <em>Mother Earth Father Sky</em></p><p>"I was amazed by the variety of voices in this volume. <em>U.P. Reader</em> offers a little of everything, from short stories to nature poetry, fantasy to reality, Yooper lore to humor. I look forward to the next issue."<br /> -- Jackie Stark, editor, <em>Marquette Monthly</em></p><p>U.P. Reader is sponsored by the Upper Peninsula Publishers and Authors Association (UPPAA) a non-profit 501(c)3 corporation. A portion of proceeds from each copy sold will be donated to the UPPAA for its educational programming.<br /> Learn more at <strong>www.UPReader.org</strong></p><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br><p>"<em>U.P. Reader</em> offers a wonderful mix of storytelling, poetry, and Yooper culture. Here's to many future volumes!"<br /> -- Sonny Longtine, author of <em>Murder in Michigan's Upper Peninsula</em></p><p>"Share in the bounty of Michigan's Upper Peninsula with those who love it most. The <em>U.P. Reader</em> has something for everyone. Congratulations to my writer and poet peers for a job well done."<br /> -- Gretchen Preston, Vice President, Upper Peninsula Publishers and Authors Association</p><p>"As readers embark upon this storied landscape, they learn that the people of Michigan's Upper Peninsula offer a unique voice, a tribute to a timeless place too long silent."<br /> -- Sue Harrison, international bestselling author of <em>Mother Earth Father Sky</em></p><p>"I was amazed by the variety of voices in this volume. <em>U.P. Reader</em> offers a little of everything, from short stories to nature poetry, fantasy to reality, Yooper lore to humor. I look forward to the next issue."<br /> -- Jackie Stark, editor, <em>Marquette Monthly</em></p><p>"Like the best of U.P. blizzards, <em>U.P. Reader</em> covers all of Upper Michigan in the variety of its offerings. A fine mix of nature, engaging characters, the supernatural, poetry, and much more."<br /> -- Karl Bohnak, TV 6 meteorologist and author of <em>So Cold a Sky: Upper Michigan Weather Stories</em></p><br>
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