U.P. Notable Books Club

By: Upper Peninsula Publishers & Authors Association
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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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  • S6 E1 Ellie and the Midwest Goodbye with Nikki Mitchell

    S6 E1 Ellie and the Midwest Goodbye with Nikki Mitchell
    Feb 15 2025
    Season 6: Episode 1 --The UP Notable Book Club presents Nikki Mitchell speaking about her book "Ellie and the Midwest Goodbye." 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 Book Club speakers! For more information please visit the links below www.UPPAA.org www.UPNotable.com poison-apple-press.com NIKKI MITCHELL is a native of the Upper Peninsula of Michigan and has a BA in English writing with an emphasis on journalism from Northern Michigan University. Before becoming a full-time children’s book author in 2019, she worked for the Iron County Reporter. As a mom of a child with ADHD and autism, she continues to write fantasy tales with disabled characters and characters with ADHD, anxiety, and autism. Working with young writers is also a huge passion of hers, and she hopes to help inspire a lifelong love for reading and writing with her stories. To learn more about her work, visit www.poison-apple-press.com.
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    50 mins
  • S5: E9: Death's Door: The Truth Behind Michigan's Largest Mass Murder with Steve Lehto

    S5: E9: Death's Door: The Truth Behind Michigan's Largest Mass Murder with Steve Lehto
    Dec 17 2024
    Season 5: Episode 9 --The UP Notable Book Club presents Steve Lehto speaking about his book "Death's Door: The Truth Behind Michigan's Largest Mass Murder." 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.UPPAA.org www.UPNotable.com https://lehtoslaw.com/ Steve Lehto is a writer, attorney and professor. He practices and teaches law in southeastern Michigan, and has taught history at the University of Detroit Mercy. He was Historical Advisor to the film "Red Metal: The Copper Country Strike of 1913" which aired on PBS. Lehto also appears in "Bonneville 71," a NASCAR production which aired nationally in October, 2016. He has also written "Chrysler's Turbine Car: The Rise and Fall of Detroit's Coolest Creation, "Michigan's Columbus: The Life of Douglass Houghton" and "Death's Door: the Truth Behind Michigan's Largest Mass Murder." These were named Michigan Notable Books by the Library of Michigan in 2007, 2010 and 2011. In 2016, his books "Preston Tucker and His Battle to Build the Car of Tomorrow," and "Dodge Daytona & Plymouth Superbird: Design, Development, Production and Competition" were published. He is a frequent contributor on RoadandTrack.com.
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    1 hr and 6 mins
  • S5: E8: The Midwife's Touch with Sue Harrison

    S5: E8: The Midwife's Touch with Sue Harrison
    Nov 15 2024
    Season 5: Episode 8 --The UP Notable Book Club presents Sue Harrison speaking about her book "The Midwife's Touch." 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 Book Club speakers! For more information please visit the links below www.UPPAA.org www.UPNotable.com https://sueharrison.com SUE HARRISON was raised in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula and lives in Pickford with her husband Neil, a retired high school principal. A graduate of Pickford High School and Lake Superior State University, Harrison was named an LSSU Distinguished Alumna and served eight years on the University’s Board of Regents. She was an adjunct instructor of creative writing and advanced creative writing and worked in the public relations department as the University writer and acting department head. Sue has written six novels set in ancient Alaska. Her other novels include Sisu, a National Advanced Readers Book, and The Midwife’s Touch, which was selected as a semi-finalist in the 2023 Society of Midland Authors’ national literary awards adult fiction competition. It was also an Amazon top ten bestseller and named a 2024 Upper Peninsula Notable Book. In 2023, she was inducted into the Upper Peninsula Literary Hall of Fame.
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    1 hr and 3 mins

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