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November 2024 FREE BOOK!

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…

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AUGUST 2024 FREE BOOKS!

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…

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JULY 2024 FREE BOOK!

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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MAY 2024 FREE BOOKS!

We have two amazing non-fiction books to give away this month. These books are essential and informative reading for educators and for those invested in their own education or that of their children and/or grandchildren. EMPOWERING LEARNERS, Teaching Different Genres and Texts to Diverse Student Bodies was written by two highly esteemed educators, Anna J….

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SEPTEMBER FREE BOOK!!!!

I apologize to everyone for the delay in posting our September Free Book (this month 2 books!). Many of you know that my father passed away on September 16, and our family has been celebrating him and his wonderful 96 years of life this past week. It was a joyous and precious family time, with…

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August 2023 FREE BOOKS!

We are delighted to give away two wonderful books this month, both of which celebrate Summers in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula! VIEW FROM THE SIDEROAD by Sharon M. Kennedy: [From the cover copy] “Join us for a trip through Michigan’s rural Upper Peninsula in this collection of fictional short stories. Whether it’s a sailor who shuns…

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August 2022 FREE BOOK!

Our Give-Away Book for August 2022 is the award-winning Young Adult novel by Angeline Boulley, FIRE KEEPER’S DAUGHTER. From the cover flap: “…an electrifying thriller layered with a rich exploration of the modern Native experience, a reckoning of current and historical injustices, and a powerful celebration of community.” Author Angeline Boulley is an enrolled member…

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July 2022 FREE BOOKS!!!

To celebrate Summer, we are giving away two delightful books from Modern History Press, a great indie publishing house right here in Michigan. (Check out www.LHPress.com for more of their wonderful selection of books, many written by Michigan authors.) The U.P. READER brings “Upper Michigan literature to the world.” Each year, for the past six…

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