U.P. Notable Books Club

Upper Peninsula Publishers & Authors Association
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U.P. Notable Books Club

Each month, the U.P. Notable Books Club brings you another award-winning author Q&A from Michigan's Upper Peninsula. These writers have been awarded the U.P. Notable Books Award and host a lively discussion with a dial-in audience as moderated by Evelyn Gathu, Director of the Crystal Falls District Community Library in Crystal Falls, Michigan.

  1. S5: E9: Death's Door: The Truth Behind Michigan's Largest Mass Murder with Steve Lehto

    DEC 17

    S5: E9: Death's Door: The Truth Behind Michigan's Largest Mass Murder with Steve Lehto

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    1h 6m
  2. S5: E8: The Midwife's Touch with Sue Harrison

    NOV 15

    S5: E8: The Midwife's Touch with Sue Harrison

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    1h 3m

  3. OCT 11

    S5: E7: A Nostalgic Lens: Photographs & Essays from Michigan’s Upper Peninsula with Peter Wurdock

    Season 5: Episode 7 --The UP Notable Book Club presents Peter Wurdock speaking about his book "A Nostalgic Lens: Photographs & Essays from Michigan’s Upper Peninsula." The Crystal Falls Community District Library in partnership with the U.P. Publishers & Authors Association (UPPAA) presents author events with winners of the UP Notable Book List.  For more information please visit the links below www.UPPAA.org   www.UPNotable.com  www.blueboundarybooks.com/index.php/purchase-books  PETER WORDOCK's journey is a captivating blend of artistic endeavors and deep connections to the landscapes of Michigan's Upper Peninsula. From his roots in Royal Oak, MI, to his studies in creative writing and music at Albion College and Berklee College of Music respectively, Wurdock's path has been rich with diverse experiences. His career took him through the vibrant world of music in Nashville before he rediscovered his passion for writing later in life. Through his articles and books, Wurdock intertwines prose and photography, offering readers a unique glimpse into the beauty and nostalgia of the Upper Peninsula. His accolades, including the Upper Peninsula Notable Book Award and the title of Upper Peninsula Laureate of Luce County, speak to the impact of his work. Wurdock's six books showcase his versatility as a writer, blending fiction, poetry, and non-fiction along with his beautiful photography. His deep affection for the Upper Peninsula and his cherished greyhounds shines through in his writing, inviting readers to embark on a journey of reflection and discovery. Living in Newberry with his two adopted greyhounds, Petie and Meerah, Wurdock continues to draw inspiration from his surroundings, crafting stories that resonate with readers and capture the essence of Michigan's rugged beauty.

    1h 12m
  4. S5: E5: The Great Seney Fire: A History of the Walsh Ditch Fire of 1976 with Greg Lusk

    SEP 14

    S5: E5: The Great Seney Fire: A History of the Walsh Ditch Fire of 1976 with Greg Lusk

    The Crystal Falls Community District Library in partnership with the U.P. Publishers & Authors Association (UPPAA) presents author events with winners of the UP Notable Book List.  For more information please visit the links below www.UPPAA.org   www.UPNotable.com  www.amazon.com/Great-Seney-Fire-History-Walsh/dp/0578959089  GREGORY M. LUSK, a native Yooper, who grew up in lower Michigan and southern California, has two grown sons and now lives in Hancock, Michigan, with his wife, Sandra. He spent the long, dry summer of 1976 helping to suppress the largest, most costly forest fire that had burned in Michigan since 1908. In early August, he left his regular duties as a fire management specialist for the Michigan Department of Natural Resources in Marquette to work on the fire as the assistant Fire Boss for the State. His experiences several years earlier in Vietnam as a platoon leader were as valuable as his degree in forestry from Michigan Tech and his extensive training in forest fire behavior in the effort. The leaves had fallen, and the early winter snow was starting to fall by the time he got home. Long after he retired as the Upper Peninsula State fire supervisor in 1997, he dug out his news clippings, maps, and notes and began writing the history of the Great Seney fire. He was partly motivated by the aphorism that "those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it"; with hopes that this account will help others remember this essential piece of Michigan history. "Greg Lusk is a native Yooper who had a front-row seat for the Seney Fire. Specifically, he left his job as a fire specialist for the Michigan Department of Natural Resources (DNR) to become the Assistant Fire Boss for the State’s suppression of the Seney Fire. As such, Lusk would need to call on both his experience as a seasoned veteran of Vietnam as a platoon leader as well as his degree in forestry from Michigan Tech to succeed. An inveterate and meticulous record-keeper, he unearthed his many boxes of official and unofficial documentation after his retirement to write The Great Seney Fire.

    1h 4m
  5. S5: E6: Who Am I? with Julie Buchholtz

    AUG 12

    S5: E6: Who Am I? with Julie Buchholtz

    Season 5: Episode 6--The UP Notable Book Club presents Julie Buchholtz speaking about her book "Who Am I?." The Crystal Falls Community District Library in partnership with the U.P. Publishers & Authors Association (UPPAA) presents author events with winners of the UP Notable Book List.  For more information please visit the links below www.UPPAA.org   www.UPNotable.com  www.juliebuchholtz.com  JULE BUCHHOLTZ lives in Brimley, Michigan with her husband, Larry, and canine companions. They are officially "empty nesters." Buchholtz earned both her Bachelor's degree in Education and Master's in Early Childhood Education from Central Michigan University. Julie has been in education in some form or another for much of her career. She currently works at Lake Superior State University. In her free time, she enjoys walking the shores of Lake Superior, making jewelry from items she finds along the beach, reading, writing, eating a really good dessert (creme brulee is her favorite), and practicing yoga. "Who am I?" wonders one little girl. And with those three words her mama takes her on a journey, discovering the ways she is connected to the plants and animals around her, her present and her past, her ancestors, and the land she lives on--the whole of Mother Earth. Who Am I is an indigenous perspective on the ways the threads of our lives are woven in Earth's tapestry, the things that came before--and all that is yet to be. A lyrical look at the interconnectedness of life and a mother's tender love.

    58 min
  6. S5: E4: Grim Paradise: The Cold Case Search for the Mackinac Island Killer with Rod Sadler

    JUN 14

    S5: E4: Grim Paradise: The Cold Case Search for the Mackinac Island Killer with Rod Sadler

    Season 5: Episode 4--The UP Notable Book Club presents Rod Sadler speaking about his book "Grim Paradise: The Cold Case Search for the Mackinac Island Killer." The Crystal Falls Community District Library in partnership with the U.P. Publishers & Authors Association (UPPAA) presents author events with winners of the UP Notable Book List.  For more information please visit the links below www.UPPAA.org  www.UPNotable.com  www.rodsadler.com  ROD SADLER worked as a police officer in Mid-Michigan for thirty years, retiring in 2012. He began researching his first book after discovering the story of a brutal 1897 murder in Williamston, Michigan, a town where he had spent his childhood. His great-grandfather served as the sheriff at the time of the murder, and he was integral part of the investigation. After returning to college late in his law enforcement career, he discovered his love for writing, and he decided to write about what he knows best...true crime. In Rod's books, you'll find an enormous amount of research into the murders he writes about. His attention to detail allows him to craft intriguing, detailed accounts of a series of Michigan murders.

    1h 5m
  7. S5: E3: Yooper Ale Trails: Craft Breweries and Brewpubs of Michigan's Upper Peninsula with Jon C. Stott

    MAY 10

    S5: E3: Yooper Ale Trails: Craft Breweries and Brewpubs of Michigan's Upper Peninsula with Jon C. Stott

    Season 5: Episode 3--The UP Notable Book Club presents Jon C. Stott speaking about his book "Yooper Ale Trails: Craft Breweries and Brewpubs of Michigan's Upper Peninsula." The Crystal Falls Community District Library in partnership with the U.P. Publishers & Authors Association (UPPAA) presents author events with winners of the UP Notable Book List.  For more information please visit the links below www.UPPAA.org   www.UPNotable.com  JON C. STOTT (Professor Emeritus of English, University of Alberta) has spent extended summers in the Upper Peninsula for over half a century. He is the author of five beer travel guides, including the award-winning Island Craft: Your Guide to the Breweries of Vancouver Island, as well as two other books about Michigan’s Upper Peninsula: Paul Bunyan in Michigan: Yooper Logging, Lore, & Legends and Summers at the Lake: Upper Michigan Moments and Memories. He spends the cold, snowy months in Albuquerque, New Mexico. His beer blog www.beerquestwest.com includes frequent updates on the breweries he has visited.

    59 min
  8. S5: E2: Odin's Eye A Marquette Time Travel Novel with Tyler Tichelaar

    APR 12

    S5: E2: Odin's Eye A Marquette Time Travel Novel with Tyler Tichelaar

    Season 5: Episode 2--The UP Notable Book Club presents Tyler Tichlaar speaking about his book "Odin's Eye: A Marquette Time Travel Story." The Crystal Falls Community District Library in partnership with the U.P. Publishers & Authors Association (UPPAA) presents author events with winners of the UP Notable Book List.  For more information please visit the links below www.UPPAA.org   www.UPNotable.com   www.marquettefiction.com  TYLER R. TICHELAAR has a Ph.D. in Literature from Western Michigan University and Bachelor and Master’s Degrees in English from Northern Michigan University. He is the owner of Marquette Fiction, his own publishing company; Superior Book Productions, a professional editing, proofreading, book layout, and website design and maintenance service; and the former president of the U.P. Publishers and Authors Association. He is also considered a local expert on Marquette history and is proud to be a seventh-generation Marquette resident. Tyler began writing his first novel at age sixteen in 1987. In 2006, he published his first novel, Iron Pioneers: The Marquette Trilogy, Book One. Fifteen more books have followed. In 2008, Tyler won first place in the historical fiction category in the Reader Views Literary Awards for his novel Narrow Lives (2008). He has since sponsored that contest, offering the Tyler R. Tichelaar Award for Historical Fiction. In 2011, Tyler was awarded the Marquette County Outstanding Writer Award, and the same year, he received the Barb Kelly Award for Historical Preservation for his efforts to promote Marquette history. Tyler also writes on such diverse topics as nineteenth-century Gothic fiction and historical fantasies about King Arthur. Tyler remains engrossed in writing about Marquette and Upper Michigan as microcosms for the greater American story.

    1h 5m
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Each month, the U.P. Notable Books Club brings you another award-winning author Q&A from Michigan's Upper Peninsula. These writers have been awarded the U.P. Notable Books Award and host a lively discussion with a dial-in audience as moderated by Evelyn Gathu, Director of the Crystal Falls District Community Library in Crystal Falls, Michigan.

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    Upper Peninsula Publishers & Authors Association
  • Years Active
    2021 - 2024
  • Episodes
    39
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