U.P. Notable Books Club

S7 E5 Wild Blueberry Summer

Season 7: Episode 5 --The UP Notable Book Club presents Jon C. Stott speaking about his book "Wild Blueberry Summer: More Upper Michigan Moments and Memories." 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 www.modernhistorypress.com/store/Jon-C-Stott-c132541501 JON C. STOTT has been previously honored for Yooper Ale Trails: Craft Breweries and Brewpubs of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula (2023). He is a man with many interests, including the natural world, U.P. history, professional hockey, and of course, a good craft brew. Wild Blueberry Summer: More Upper Michigan Moments and Memories is actually the second memoir of his cottage visits and local ramblings in the Crooked Lake area. The first book, Summers at the Lake: Upper Michigan Moments and Memories, spans several decades, while Wild Blueberry Summer follows his adventures over a single calendar season.

S7 E4 Living On Sisu- The 1913 Union Copper Strike Tragedy with Deborah K Frontiera

Season 7: Episode 4 --The UP Notable Book Club presents Deborah K. Frontiera speaking about her book "Living On Sisu: The 1913 Union Copper Strike Tragedy." 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 www.authorsden.com/deborahkfrontiera DEBORAH K. FRONTIERA grew up in Lake Linden with some friends whose fathers worked in the Calumet & Hecla stamp mill, others whose Finnish parents and grandparents farmed the Traprock Valley, and a father and grandfather who were in business and mining engineering. She, like her character Emma, found it difficult to sort out the multiple sides of the 1913 union strike. She taught in Houston public schools from 1985 until 2008 and then taught creative writing part-time for Houston's WITS (Writers In The Schools) program. Upon retirement from teaching, she and her husband moved back to her beloved U.P., but they head south during part of the winter to be with their daughters and grandchildren. She has written for children, young adults and adults, fiction, nonfiction and poetry. Several of her books have won awards.

S7 E3 Vigil with Ellen Lord

Season 7: Episode 3 --The UP Notable Book Club presents Ellen Lord speaking about her book "Vigil." 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 www.ellenlordauthor.com ELLEN LORD grew up in the wilds of northern Michigan. Her writing is inspired by exploration of the natural world and by the stories of folks she has met along the way. She is a confessional poet with a penchant for humor and melancholy. She is a Behavioral Health therapist and resides in both Charlevoix and Trout Creek, Michigan. She often leads poetry workshops and readings in Northern and Upper Michigan. Her first chapbook, Relative Sanity (Modern History Press, 2023) is available wherever new books are sold. Learn more at ellenlordauthor.com.

S7 E2 Rescuing Crash, The Good Dog with Sue Harrison

Season 7: Episode 2 --The UP Notable Book Club presents Sue Harrison speaking about her book "Rescuing Crash, The Good Dog." 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.

S7 E1 Garden Sleeping, Garden Growing with Diana Magnuson

Season 7: Episode 1 --The UP Notable Book Club presents Diana Magnuson speaking about her book "Garden Sleeping, Garden Growing." 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://www.dianamagnuson.com/ https://www.amazon.com/Garden-Sleeping-Growing-Around-Year/dp/B0FRCPFPVV Diana Magnuson has illustrated over a hundred children's books, bringing characters to life with brush and pencil. She taught illustration classes at Northern Michigan University and presented in schools. In 2016, she was named Marquette City's Visual Artist of the year. Her gallery work focuses on Nature and Climate Change. She now resides with her husband and dog Annwyn in Michigan on the shores of Lake Superior.