Upper Peninsula Publishers & Authors Association

U.P. Notable Books Club

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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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S1: E6: Go Find! by Susan Purvis 16.11.2021 1:02:33

Author Susan Purvis talks with the U.P. Notable Books Book Club about her award winning book Go Find! SUSAN PURVIS‘ love for adventure and medicine has taken her to the hottest, coldest, and highest places on earth: Ethiopia, Antarctica, and Nepal. As a wilderness medicine expert and extraordinary speaker, Susan has worked on film sets for National Geographic Channel, truTV, appeared on the scienc...

S1: E5: Lake Superior Tales by Mikel Classen 15.11.2021 1:03:15

Author Mikel Classen speaks with the U.P. Notable Books Book Club about his award winning book Lake Superior Tales. MIKEL B. CLASSEN has been writing and photographing northern Michigan in newspapers and magazines for over thirty-five years, creating feature articles about the life and culture of Michigan’s north country. A journalist, historian, photographer and author with a fascination of the w...

S1: E4: Cady and the Bear Necklace by Ann Dallman 15.11.2021 54:34

Author Ann Dallman discusses her award winning young adult novel Cady and the Bear Necklace with the U.P. Notable Books Book Club. ANN DALLMAN has lifelong roots in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan and more than two decades of teaching experience. She likes to write about artists and mysteries and people of all ages who have overcome challenges. Ann earned a BS Journ. Ed. from the University of Wis...

S1: E3: Murder on Sugar Island by Michael Carrier 15.11.2021 1:09:34

Author Michael Carrier talks with the U.P. Notable Books Book Club about his award winning book Murder on Sugar Island. MICHAEL CARRIER has published fourteen books of fiction, all centered on his main character, Jack Handler, a retired Chicago homicide detective. His books have been featured throughout the Midwest, mainly centering in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. Michael Carrier never had a doubt...

S1: E2: Camera Hunter: George Shiras III and the Birth of Wildlife Photography by James H. McCommons 15.11.2021 1:06:00

Author James H. McCommons speaks with the U.P. Notable Books Book Club about his award winning book Camera Hunter: George Shiras III and the Birth of Wildlife Photography JAMES H. MCCOMMONS joined the Northern Michigan University faculty English dept. in 2001. He is a veteran journalist, specializing in ecology, environmental, and travel topics. He has written hundreds of general interest magazine...

S1: E1: Three Fires Unity: The Anishnaabeg of the Lake Huron Borderlands by Phil Bellfy 12.11.2021 1:03:15

Author Phil Bellfy discusses his book "Three Fires Unity: The Anishnaabeg of the Lake Huron Borderlands" with the U.P. Notable Books book club. Phil Bellfy (Enrolled Member of the White Earth Band of Minnesota Chippewa) is a professor emeritus of American Indian studies at Michigan State University. He is also the author of Indians and Other Misnomers: A Cross-Reference Dictionary of the People, P...