Review by Tom Powers, Michigan in Books I don’t envy the hard choices the editors had to make in selecting the poetry, fiction and non fiction included in this annual publication showcasing the best from what I consider the largest (geographically speaking) writers’ colony in the country. Among the cornucopia …
U.P. Reader Volume #6: Bringing Upper Michigan Literature to the World Edited by Deborah K. Frontiera and Mikel B. Classen Modern History Press (2022) ISBN: 978-1615996605 Reviewed by Dawn Colclasure for Reader Views (04/2023) Most regional publications showcase the best work of the area’s writers, and the U.P. Reader is …
U.P. Reader: Bringing Upper Michigan Literature to the World Volume 6 Edited by Deborah K. Frontiera and Mikel B. Classen. It’s always a good day when this annual compendium of poems, short stories, memoirs, history, sparkling essays, and humorous pieces turns up in my mailbox. The U.P.’s rugged landscape, semi-isolation, long …
Carolyn Wilhelm, a prolific reviewer for Midwest Book Review (Wisconsin) has written a detailed Discussion Guide for UP Reader #5 In it, she highlights 10 stories that caught her fancy and poses questions for a book club group as to what might be deeper meanings behind some of the stories …
U.P. Reader — Volume #5: Bringing Upper Michigan Literature to the World Mikel Classen and Deborah K Frontiera Modern History Press www.ModernHistoryPress.com 9781615995714, $17.95 paperback, $28.95 hardcover, 308 pages B09253976L, $5.95 Kindle The Upper Peninsula of Michigan is also known as Upper Michigan or the UP, with people native to …
Review by Tom Powers, Michigan in Books U. P. Reader, 4th Volume Mikel B.Classen, editor This fourth annual showcase of the best short works by U. P. writers once again entertains, enlightens, and most importantly raises the awareness of the literary talent to be found north of Big Mac. The …
