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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.
Can one story change the course of your life? Will Schwalbe, bestselling author of The End of Your Life Book Club and Books for Living, invites notable guests to tell stories of the books — and the moments — that changed them.
In these literary episodes, the Nerdy Show crew share the books they’re currently reading, do dramatic readings from the best and worst nerd literature, talk with notable geek authors, and discuss a book they’ve read along with the community! It’s a sexy party in the library, and you’re the guest of honor. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Published in 1904, The Master of the World is the penultimate novel in the Voyages Extraordinaires series, by renowned French novelist and pioneer of science fiction, Jules Verne. The novel acts as a sequel to Verne’s novel Robur the Conqueror, and consequently brings back some of its most notable characters, including the brilliant, yet villainous inventor Robur. Set in the summer of 1903, the adventure kicks off when a string of enigmatic events have been reported in the western part of No ...
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S4: E1: We Kept Our Towns Going: The Gossard Girls of Michigan's Upper Peninsula by Phyllis Michael Wong
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Season 4: Episode 1--The UP Notable Book Club presents author Phyllis Michael Wong speaking about her book We Kept Our Towns Going: The Gossard Girls 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 …
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S3: E9: The Home Wind by Terri Lynn Martin
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Season 3: Episode 9--The UP Notable Book Club presents author Terri Martin speaking about her book The Home Wind. 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.UP…
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S3: E8: The SideRoad Kids: Tales from Chippewa County by Sharon Kennedy
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Season 3: Episode 8--The UP Notable Book Club presents author Sharon Kennedy speaking about her book The SideRoad Kids: Tales from Chippewa County. 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 p…
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S3: E7: The Legend of Kitch-iti-kipi by Carole Hare
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Season 3: Episode 7--The UP Notable Book Club presents author Carole Hare speaking about her book The Legend of Kitch-iti-kipi. 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 link…
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S3: E6: The Wicked Sister by Karen Dionne
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Season 3: Episode 6--The UP Notable Book Club presents author Karen Dionne speaking about her book The Wicked Sister. 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 ww…
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S3: E5 Great Lakes Monsters & Mysteries by Brad Blair & Tim Ellis
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Season 3: Episode 5--The UP Notable Book Club presents authors Brad Blair and Tim Ellis speaking about their book Great Lakes Monsters and Mysteries. 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…
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S3: E4 Once Upon a Twin by Raymond Luczak
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The UP Notable Book Club presents author Raymond Luczak speaking about his book Once Upon a Twin. 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. Make sure to like and subscribe so you don't miss any future UP Notable …
The UP Notable Book Club presents author Phil Bellfy speaking about his book "U.P. Colony". PHIL BELLFY, PhD, is the Editor and Publisher of the Ziibi Press, Enrolled Member of the White Earth Band of Minnesota Chippewa, Co-Director of the Center for the Study of Indigenous Border Issues (CSIBI), and Professor Emeritus of American Indian Studies, M…
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S3: E2: Woodburnings: The First Five Years by Joanna Walitalo
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The UP Notable Book Club presents author Joanna Walitalo speaking about her book Woodburnings: The first Five Years. Note: This epesode talks about images that were shown durning the presentation. To see these pictures please visit the UPPAA Youtube channel or visit Joanna Walitalo's website to see more. https://jwalitalowoodburning.com/ https://yo…
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S3: E1: Tin Camp Road by Ellen Airgood
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The UP Notable Book Club presents author Ellen Airgood speaking about her book "Tin Camp Road". Ellen Airgood grew up on a farm in Michigan’s thumb, where her favorite things to do were read books, ride horses, swing in her tire swing, and write stories. She almost left the University of Michigan after her first year to go back home and farm, but d…
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S2: E7: The Women of the Copper Country by Mary Doria Russell
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The UP Notable Book Club presents author Mary Doria Russell speaking about her book "The Women of the Copper Country". Widely praised for her meticulous research, fine prose, and compelling narrative drive, Mary Doria Russell is the New York Times bestselling and award-winning author of The Sparrow, Children of God, A Thread of Grace, Dreamers of t…
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S2: E6: Points North: Hidden Campgrounds, Natural Wonders, and Waterways of the Upper Peninsula by Mikel Classen
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The UP Notable Book Club presents author Mikel B. Classen speaking about his book "Points North: Hidden Campgrounds, Natural Wonders, and Waterways of the Upper Peninsula"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 …
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S2: E4: World War II Conscientious Objectors: Germfask, Michigan — The Alcatraz Camp by Jane Kopecky
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Jane Kopecky reveals the nearly-forgotten story of Camp Germfask, where some of the most ardent war-resisters among World War II conscientious objectors were held for 13 months in 1944 and 1945. Opponents of the war and conscription on a variety of religious, pacifist, or political grounds, these recalcitrant dissenters dared imprisonment as they r…
More great books at LoyalBooks.comBy Jules Verne
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More great books at LoyalBooks.comBy Jules Verne
More great books at LoyalBooks.comBy Jules Verne
More great books at LoyalBooks.comBy Jules Verne
More great books at LoyalBooks.comBy Jules Verne
More great books at LoyalBooks.comBy Jules Verne
More great books at LoyalBooks.comBy Jules Verne
More great books at LoyalBooks.comBy Jules Verne
More great books at LoyalBooks.comBy Jules Verne
More great books at LoyalBooks.comBy Jules Verne
More great books at LoyalBooks.comBy Jules Verne
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S2: E3: Houghton: The Birthplace of Professional Hockey by William Sproule
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If you’ve got a taste for hockey nostalgia, the local history of the Copper Country, or you just enjoy one of Michigan’s most popular winter pastimes, you will enjoy William J. Sproule’s Houghton: The Birthplace of Professional Hockey for the humanity it brings to the players and their cold winter sagas of the early 1900s.Dr. William Sproule, a rec…
More great books at LoyalBooks.comBy Jules Verne
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S2: E2: Dead of November: A Novel of Lake Superior by Craig Brockman
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Author Craig Brockman talks with the U.P. Notable Books Book Club about his award winning novel "Dead of November".CRAIG A. BROCKMAN is the author of Dead of November: A Novel of Lake Superior and the middle-grade novel Marty and the Far Woodchuck. He has been a regular contributor to the U.P Reader and other publications. In 2017 an article in the…
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S2: E1: I Spy...Isle Royale by Susanna Ausema
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Author Susanna Ausema talks with the U.P. Notable Books Book Club about her award winning picture book "I Spy...Isle Royale"SUSAN AUSEMA spent her childhood summers on Isle Royale. Her father was a park ranger and her mother was a park volunteer for many years. After moving away in her teens, she returned to work at Isle Royale as a seasonal ranger…
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 …
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S1: E5: Lake Superior Tales by Mikel Classen
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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, ph…
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S1: E4: Cady and the Bear Necklace by Ann Dallman
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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 …
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S1: E3: Murder on Sugar Island by Michael Carrier
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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 Up…
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S1: E2: Camera Hunter: George Shiras III and the Birth of Wildlife Photography by James H. McCommons
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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 PhotographyJAMES 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 …
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S1: E1: Three Fires Unity: The Anishnaabeg of the Lake Huron Borderlands by Phil Bellfy
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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 Misnome…
Memoirist Jennifer Finney Boylan on J. R. R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings, transitioning, and man’s best friend. To learn more about the books we discussed in this episode, check out Charlotte’s Web by E.B. White, Lord of the Rings by J. R. R. Tolkien, and Good Boy by Jennifer Finney Boylan. Also consider our staff pick’s: Matilda by Roald Dahl,…
Writer Emily Gould on Eileen Myles’s Chelsea Girls, riot grrrl culture, and turning her observations inward. To learn more about the books we discussed in this episode, check out The Adventures of Tintin graphic novel series created by Hergé, the Babysitter’s Club series by Ann M. Martin, the Goosebumps series by R. L. Stine, and Inferno by Eileen …
National Book Award finalist Min Jin Lee on George Eliot's Middlemarch, imposter syndrome, and her lifelong obsession with wisdom. To learn more about the books we discussed in this episode, check out Giovanni's Room by James Baldwin, War and Peace and Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy, Main Street by Sinclair Lewis, Middlemarch by George Eliot, and Pac…
Novelist Rufi Thorpe on Jane Smiley’s Private Life, balancing motherhood with artistry, and a brush with mortality. To learn more about the books we discussed in this episode, check out Anne of Green Gables Lucy Maud Montgomery, The Chocolate War and We All Fall Down by Robert Cormier and Private Life by Jane Smiley. Be sure to check out Rufi’s boo…
Novelist Melissa Rivero on Elie Wiesel’s Night, questioning God, and growing up undocumented in America. To learn more about the books we discussed in this episode, check out Miss Nelson is Missing by Harry Allard, Dreaming in Cuban by Cristina Garcia, Death in the Andes by Mario Vargas Llosa and the Pigeon series by Mo Willems. Be sure to check ou…
