U.P. Reader -- Volume #6

<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. Since 2017 the <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> </p><p>The sixty-plus short works in this <strong>6th annual</strong> volume take readers on U.P. road and boat trips from the Keweenaw to the Soo and from St. Ignace to Escanaba.. 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 all of the U.P.'s schools.</p><p> </p><p>Featuring the words of<strong> </strong>Phil Bellfy T. Marie Bertineau Don Bodey Sharon Brunner Larry Buege  Mikel Classen Tricia Carr Deborah K. Frontiera Elizabeth Fust Brad Gischia Sienna Goodney Paige Griffin J.L. Hagen Heidi Helppi Mack Hassler John Haeussler Richard Hill Douglas Hoover Sharon M. Kennedy Chris Kent Kathleen Carlton Johnson Tamara Lauder Ellen Lord Raymond Luczak Robert McEvilla Beck Ross Michael Nikki Mitchell Cyndi Perkins Lauryn Ramme Christine Saari T. Kilgore Splake Bill Sproule David Swindell Ninie Gaspariani Syarikin Brandy Thomas Tyler Tichelaar Edd Tury Victor Volkman Cheyenne Welsh and Donna Winters.</p><p> </p><p>Funny wise or speculative the essays memoirs and poems found in the pages of these profusely illustrated annuals are windows to the history soul and spirit of both the exceptional land and people found in Michigan's remarkable U.P. If you seek some great writing about the northernmost of the state's two peninsulas look around for copies of the <em>U.P. Reader</em>. --Tom Powers <em>Michigan in Books</em></p><p class=ql-align-right> </p><p><em>U.P. Reader</em> offers a wonderful mix of storytelling poetry and Yooper culture. Here's to many future volumes! --Sonny Longtine author of <em>Murder in Michigan's Upper Peninsula</em></p><p class=ql-align-right> </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. --Sue Harrison international bestselling author of <em>Mother Earth Father Sky</em></p><p> </p><p>The <em>U.P. Reader</em> is sponsored by the Upper Peninsula Publishers and Authors Association (UPPAA) a non-profit corporation. A portion of proceeds from each copy sold will be donated to the UPPAA for its educational programming.</p><p> </p><p>Learn more at <strong>www.UPReader.org</strong></p>