U.P. Reader -- Issue #2

<p>Michigan'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. Now <em>U.P. Reader</em> offers a rich collection of their voices that embraces the U.P.'s natural beauty and way of life along with a few surprises.</p><p>The thirty-six works in this second annual volume take readers on U.P. road and boat trips from the Keweenaw to the Straits of Mackinac. 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 the U.P.'s schools.</p><p>Whether you're an ex-pat a visitor or a native-born Yooper you'll love <em>U.P. Reader</em> and want to share it with all your Yooper family and friends.<br /><br />"<em>U.P. Reader</em> offers a wonderful mix of storytelling poetry and Yooper culture. Here's to many future volumes!"<br />--Sonny Longtine author of <em>Murder in Michigan's Upper Peninsula</em></p><p>"Share in the bounty of Michigan's Upper Peninsula with those who love it most. The <em>U.P. Reader</em> has something for everyone. Congratulations to my writer and poet peers for a job well done."<br />--Gretchen Preston Vice President Upper Peninsula Publishers and Authors Association</p><p>"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."<br />--Sue Harrison international bestselling author of <em>Mother Earth Father Sky</em></p><p>"I was amazed by the variety of voices in this volume. <em>U.P. Reader</em> offers a little of everything from short stories to nature poetry fantasy to reality Yooper lore to humor. I look forward to the next issue."<br />--Jackie Stark editor <em>Marquette Monthly</em></p><p>"Like the best of U.P. blizzards <em>U.P. Reader</em> covers all of Upper Michigan in the variety of its offerings. A fine mix of nature engaging characters the supernatural poetry and much more."<br />--Karl Bohnak WLUC TV-6 meteorologist and author of  <em>So Cold a Sky: Upper Michigan Weather Stories</em></p><p>U.P. Reader is sponsored by the Upper Peninsula Publishers and Authors Association (UPPAA) a non-profit 501(c)3 corporation.  A portion of proceeds from each copy sold will be donated to the UPPAA for its educational programming.<br />Learn more at <strong>www.UPReader.org</strong></p>