The 2nd Annual Upper Peninsula Writers Symposium was held at the Hessel School House in Hessel, Michigan, on Saturday, June 21, 2025. I thought you might like to see a few photos. Here we are just about ready to start! The empty chair to the far right is mine, along with a bottle of my…
We have a treat for readers this month–two novels for young adult readers (and all readers!) from the talented pen of writer Ann Dallman. They are Book 1 and Book 2 of the Cady Whirlwind Thunder Mysteries: Cady and the Bear Necklace (Book 1) and Cady and the Birchbark Box (Book 2). From the cover…
To welcome in the New Year we are giving away a 3-book set–the first three novels of Ron Briggs’ YELLOW HAIR series. The series begins with the novel ERIK HARALDSSON. “Set in the harsh . . . world of eleventh-century Norway, Erik Haraldsson strives to carve out his own path, [which eventually] leads him to…
We are giving away such a fun book this month! You might want to keep it for yourself, or give it to your favorite child as a holiday gift. I remember reading this book to my children–oh, so many years ago–and it always sparked their imaginations. Our journeys into the fantasy of the story were…
Ellen Airgood is one of Michigan’s finest writers, and we are delighted to celebrate her most recent novel TIN CAMP ROAD as our Free Book for November 2024. From the back cover: “Michigan’s Upper Peninsula in winter is remote and beautiful; in the heat of summer, there is no place like it on earth. For…
We’re having a fun time this month giving away four fabulous books to one lucky winner! Left to right: WINSOME WINTERS by Mary B. Knapp, Mary delights readers with wonderful stories about her life as a north country kid in the 1940s and early 1950s. MAKE IT GO IN THE SNOW by Larry Jorgensen is…
We are excited to welcome the fall season with Angeline Boulley’s incredible new novel WARRIOR GIRL UNEARTHED as our September 2024 FREE BOOK! (The silver medallion on the cover doesn’t show up in the photo, but it is a seal from the American Indian Library Association that Boulley’s novel has won their Youth Literature Award.)…
This month we are celebrating Michigan author Sharon M. Kennedy! Raised on a farm in the Brimley, Michigan, area, Sharon has penned three books that follow a group of children raised during the 1950s and early 1960s on Chippewa County farms. The final book of the trilogy revisits the children during their adult years. We…
Congratulations to Mary Cahill, winner of our treasure trove of Gloria Whelan books! Mary, I’ll send the books to you next week! Happy Reading! Sue
This year, it is my honor to have nominated writer Gloria Whelan for induction into the Upper Peninsula Literary Hall of Fame. Gloria Whelan is 100 years old and one of Michigan’s most gifted authors. The majority of Gloria’s books are written for the young adult market or middle readers. Her incredible novel HOMELESS BIRD…
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