{"product_id":"up-reader-volume-7-bringing-upper-michigan-literature-to-the-world-9781615997343","title":"U.P. Reader -- Volume #7: Bringing Upper Michigan Literature to the World","description":"\u003cp\u003eMichigan'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 \u003cem\u003eU.P. Reader\u003c\/em\u003e has offered a rich collection of their voices that embraces the U.P.'s natural beauty and way of life, along with a few surprises.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe sixty-plus short works in this \u003cstrong\u003e7th annual\u003c\/strong\u003e volume take readers on U.P. road and boat trips from the Keweenaw to the Soo and from St. Ignace to Escanaba. 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFeaturing the words of\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003eMikel B Classen, Sharon Kennedy, Ellen Lord, Deborah K Frontiera, Bill Sproule, Maria Vezzetti Matson, Tamara Lauder, Tyler R Tichelaar, Emilie Lancour, M Kelly Peach, Richard Hill, Roslyn McGrath, Becky Ross Michael, Julie Dickerson, John Adamcik, August Whitney, Tricia Carr, Elizabeth Fust, Ninie Gaspariani Syarikin, Mack Hassler, Donna Searight Simons, Leigh Mills, Raymond Luczak, J L Hagen, Nina Craig, Art Curtis, Brandy Thomas, Kathleen Carlton Johnson, Chris Kent, Ben Bohnsack, Edd Tury, Allan Koski, Jaclyn Jukkala, Lilli Gast, Miah Billie, Halle Wakkuri, Serah Oommen, and Betty Harriman.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Funny, wise, or speculative, the essays, memoirs, and poems found in the pages of these profusely illustrated annuals are windows to the history, soul, and spirit of both the exceptional land and people found in Michigan's remarkable U.P. If you seek some great writing about the northernmost of the state's two peninsulas look around for copies of the \u003cem\u003eU.P. Reader\u003c\/em\u003e. --Tom Powers, \u003cem\u003eMichigan in Books\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cem\u003eU.P. Reader\u003c\/em\u003e offers a wonderful mix of storytelling, poetry, and Yooper culture. Here's to many future volumes!\" --Sonny Longtine, author of \u003cem\u003eMurder in Michigan's Upper Peninsula\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"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.\" --Sue Harrison, international bestselling author of \u003cem\u003eMother Earth Father Sky\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e The \u003cem\u003eU.P. Reader\u003c\/em\u003e is sponsored by the Upper Peninsula Publishers and Authors Association (UPPAA) a non-profit corporation. A portion of proceeds from each copy sold will be donated to the UPPAA for its educational programming.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLearn more at \u003cstrong\u003ewww.UPReader.org\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Mikel B. Classen, Deborah K. Frontiera\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Modern History Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/25\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 172\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.45lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.75h x 8.25w x 0.44d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781615997343","brand":"Modern History Press","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":40843224252531,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":42.21,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_b41bf127-376e-4a47-8c79-59c9ed29158a.jpg?v=1685711995","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/up-reader-volume-7-bringing-upper-michigan-literature-to-the-world-9781615997343","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}