Category: Book Reviews
Michigan in Books reviews “Off the Hook” by Nancy Besonen
Michigan in Books reviews “Relative Sanity”
Midwest Book Review on “Yooper Ale Trails” by Stott and Classen
Synopsis: With the publication of “Yooper Ale Trails: Craft Breweries and Brewpubs of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula” by Jon C. Stott and Mikel B. Classen, beer and ale enthusiasts can visit the 29 unique craft breweries and brewpubs of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. Choose from among eight different Ale Trails for your…
Midwest Book Review on Indians and Other Misnomers of the Upper Great Lakes by Phil Bellfy
Small Press Bookwatch: September 2023 James A. Cox, Editor-in-Chief Midwest Book Review 278 Orchard Drive, Oregon, WI 53575 The Native American Studies Shelf Synopsis: No less than 27 out of the 50 states’ names in the USA are based in Native American languages. Additionally, six out of 13 of Canada’s…
Midwest Book Review on The SideRoad Columnist: Observations from an Upper Michigan Author by Sharon M. Kennedy
Synopsis: Penned by author and local newspaper columnist Sharon M. Kennedy in recent years, “The SideRoad Columnist: Observations from an Upper Michigan Author” presents a very special collection of her newspaper columns. To delight the reader, each installment tells a complete story in miniature. “The SideRoad Columnist” showcases Kennedy’s own…
Tom Powers reviews Indians and Other Misnomers of the Upper Great Lakes
Indians and Other Misnomers of the Upper Great Lakes is really quite a simple but important book that must have taken an enormous amount of work and research to produce. I also personally thought it profoundly ironic for multiple reasons. Basically, as the subtitle states the book simply lists names…
Midwest Book Review on “Voodoo Shack: A Michigan Mystery”
From The Mystery/Suspense Shelf Voodoo Shack: A Michigan Mystery Terri Martin Modern History Press 9781615997213, $29.95, HC, 150pp Synopsis: When 11-year-old Iris Weston discovers a ramshackle hunting cabin deep in Hazard Swamp, she and her friends decide it’s perfect for a secret clubhouse. The gang dubs it the Voodoo Shack…
Midwest Book Review on Faces, Places, and Days Gone By Mikel B. Classen
Faces, Places, and Days Gone By — Volume 1 Mikel B. Classen Modern History Press https://www.modernhistorypress.com 9781615997251, $34.95, HC, 138pp Synopsis: With the publication of Faces, Places, and Days Gone By – Volume 1: A Pictorial History of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, Mikel Classen’s pictorial history is the next best thing…
Midwest Book Review on The Frugal Editor 3rd Ed by Carolyn Howard Johnson
The Writing/Publishing Shelf Synopsis: Whether you are a new or experienced author, this updated and expanded third edition of “The Frugal Editor: Do-It-Yourself Editing Secrets-From Your Query Letters to Final Manuscript to the Marketing of Your New Bestseller” by veteran author, editor and book marketer Carolyn Howard-Johnson will dramatically assist…
Reader Views reviews Coats of Arms: An Introduction to the Science and Art of Heraldry
Coats of Arms: An Introduction to the Science and Art of Heraldry Marc Fountain Modern History Press (2022) ISBN: 978-1615996957 Reviewed by Megan Weiss for Reader Views (03/2023) Coats of Arms: An Introduction to the Science and Art of Heraldry by Marc Fountain introduces readers to the intricacies of Heraldry….
ReaderViews reviews Chlorophyll by Raymond Luczak
Midwest Book Review on Coats of Arms: An Introduction to The Science and Art of Heraldry
John Burroughs’ Bookshelf Synopsis: Featuring full-color pages accessible to readers of any age, “Coats of Arms: An Introduction to The Science and Art of Heraldry” (written and illustrated by Marc Fountain) is a how and why quick-start guide that explains knighthood and nobility and royalty, what coats of arms mean,…
Moose Willow Mystery review by U.P. Book Review
Moose Willow Mystery begins with a suspicious death in a game-processing meat locker at the fictional village of Moose Willow. A mysterious woman makes an appearance at choir practice. Janese’s mother forces her way into the lives of George and Janese challenging their privacy and sanity. Janese joins Bertie, a…
The Book Commentary reviews Attorney-at-Paw by Diane Wing
Portland Book Review on Mikel Classen’s “True Tales: The Forgotten History of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula”
YA Book Central reviews “Cady and the Bear Necklace”
What worked: The book features modern-day Indians living in Upper Michigan and the importance of preserving their heritage. Cady takes a 20-minute bus ride to attend an Indian school even though a public school is located only minutes from her home. Her father isn’t knowledgeable about their tribe’s history but…
Reader Views reviews Honor the Earth by Phil Bellfy
Reviewed by Megan Weiss for Reader Views (06/2022) Phil Bellfy has collected together numerous insightful, instructive, and magnificently written essays in “Honor the Earth: Indigenous Response to Environmental Degradation in the Great Lakes.” This collection serves multiple purposes: 1. To call direct attention to how western capitalist initiatives have been…
Midwest Book Review on Jon C. Stott’s “Summers at the Lake”
Carolyn Wilhelm’s Bookshelf Jon C. Stott delightfully described the many joys of lakeside living with the unchanging activities of summer. Deb Le Blanc’s many photographs are stunning, enriching the text. Readers will feel like they are right there at the cabin next to the author. Stott says calendars are not…
Midwest Book Review on Mikel Classen’s True Tales: The Forgotten History of the U.P.
Review by Carolyn WIlhelm for MBR Pioneer days conjure up romantic, sentimental ideas of simple living and being close to nature. However, the truth also included lawless, rugged, difficult times. Native Americans and those from Europe mined, traveled, worked, logged, and sailed Lake Superior’s frontier wilderness amid uncivilized criminals, kidnappers,…
Michigan in Books reviews “Off the Hook” by Nancy Besonen
Michigan in Books reviews “Relative Sanity”
Midwest Book Review on “Yooper Ale Trails” by Stott and Classen
Synopsis: With the publication of “Yooper Ale Trails: Craft Breweries and Brewpubs of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula” by Jon C. Stott and Mikel B. Classen, beer and ale enthusiasts can visit the 29 unique craft breweries and brewpubs of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. Choose from among eight different Ale Trails for your…
Midwest Book Review on Indians and Other Misnomers of the Upper Great Lakes by Phil Bellfy
Small Press Bookwatch: September 2023 James A. Cox, Editor-in-Chief Midwest Book Review 278 Orchard Drive, Oregon, WI 53575 The Native American Studies Shelf Synopsis: No less than 27 out of the 50 states’ names in the USA are based in Native American languages. Additionally, six out of 13 of Canada’s…
Midwest Book Review on The SideRoad Columnist: Observations from an Upper Michigan Author by Sharon M. Kennedy
Synopsis: Penned by author and local newspaper columnist Sharon M. Kennedy in recent years, “The SideRoad Columnist: Observations from an Upper Michigan Author” presents a very special collection of her newspaper columns. To delight the reader, each installment tells a complete story in miniature. “The SideRoad Columnist” showcases Kennedy’s own…
Tom Powers reviews Indians and Other Misnomers of the Upper Great Lakes
Indians and Other Misnomers of the Upper Great Lakes is really quite a simple but important book that must have taken an enormous amount of work and research to produce. I also personally thought it profoundly ironic for multiple reasons. Basically, as the subtitle states the book simply lists names…
Midwest Book Review on “Voodoo Shack: A Michigan Mystery”
From The Mystery/Suspense Shelf Voodoo Shack: A Michigan Mystery Terri Martin Modern History Press 9781615997213, $29.95, HC, 150pp Synopsis: When 11-year-old Iris Weston discovers a ramshackle hunting cabin deep in Hazard Swamp, she and her friends decide it’s perfect for a secret clubhouse. The gang dubs it the Voodoo Shack…
Midwest Book Review on Faces, Places, and Days Gone By Mikel B. Classen
Faces, Places, and Days Gone By — Volume 1 Mikel B. Classen Modern History Press https://www.modernhistorypress.com 9781615997251, $34.95, HC, 138pp Synopsis: With the publication of Faces, Places, and Days Gone By – Volume 1: A Pictorial History of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, Mikel Classen’s pictorial history is the next best thing…
Midwest Book Review on The Frugal Editor 3rd Ed by Carolyn Howard Johnson
The Writing/Publishing Shelf Synopsis: Whether you are a new or experienced author, this updated and expanded third edition of “The Frugal Editor: Do-It-Yourself Editing Secrets-From Your Query Letters to Final Manuscript to the Marketing of Your New Bestseller” by veteran author, editor and book marketer Carolyn Howard-Johnson will dramatically assist…
Reader Views reviews Coats of Arms: An Introduction to the Science and Art of Heraldry
Coats of Arms: An Introduction to the Science and Art of Heraldry Marc Fountain Modern History Press (2022) ISBN: 978-1615996957 Reviewed by Megan Weiss for Reader Views (03/2023) Coats of Arms: An Introduction to the Science and Art of Heraldry by Marc Fountain introduces readers to the intricacies of Heraldry….
ReaderViews reviews Chlorophyll by Raymond Luczak
Midwest Book Review on Coats of Arms: An Introduction to The Science and Art of Heraldry
John Burroughs’ Bookshelf Synopsis: Featuring full-color pages accessible to readers of any age, “Coats of Arms: An Introduction to The Science and Art of Heraldry” (written and illustrated by Marc Fountain) is a how and why quick-start guide that explains knighthood and nobility and royalty, what coats of arms mean,…
Moose Willow Mystery review by U.P. Book Review
Moose Willow Mystery begins with a suspicious death in a game-processing meat locker at the fictional village of Moose Willow. A mysterious woman makes an appearance at choir practice. Janese’s mother forces her way into the lives of George and Janese challenging their privacy and sanity. Janese joins Bertie, a…
The Book Commentary reviews Attorney-at-Paw by Diane Wing
Portland Book Review on Mikel Classen’s “True Tales: The Forgotten History of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula”
YA Book Central reviews “Cady and the Bear Necklace”
What worked: The book features modern-day Indians living in Upper Michigan and the importance of preserving their heritage. Cady takes a 20-minute bus ride to attend an Indian school even though a public school is located only minutes from her home. Her father isn’t knowledgeable about their tribe’s history but…
Reader Views reviews Honor the Earth by Phil Bellfy
Reviewed by Megan Weiss for Reader Views (06/2022) Phil Bellfy has collected together numerous insightful, instructive, and magnificently written essays in “Honor the Earth: Indigenous Response to Environmental Degradation in the Great Lakes.” This collection serves multiple purposes: 1. To call direct attention to how western capitalist initiatives have been…
Midwest Book Review on Jon C. Stott’s “Summers at the Lake”
Carolyn Wilhelm’s Bookshelf Jon C. Stott delightfully described the many joys of lakeside living with the unchanging activities of summer. Deb Le Blanc’s many photographs are stunning, enriching the text. Readers will feel like they are right there at the cabin next to the author. Stott says calendars are not…
Midwest Book Review on Mikel Classen’s True Tales: The Forgotten History of the U.P.
Review by Carolyn WIlhelm for MBR Pioneer days conjure up romantic, sentimental ideas of simple living and being close to nature. However, the truth also included lawless, rugged, difficult times. Native Americans and those from Europe mined, traveled, worked, logged, and sailed Lake Superior’s frontier wilderness amid uncivilized criminals, kidnappers,…