Vigil is a poetry collection shaped by northern Michigan, memory, sorrow, humor, longing, and the natural world. It is also a book about survival. Not survival in the shiny, triumphant sense, but the real kind. The kind that asks how we keep going after loss, how we live with what…
Click on the “triangle” below to playback the audio interview with Terri Martin! https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/caxw6k8yght7b3g2/audio1664705519.m4a Straw Horse is the second novel in the Kat Wilde Mystery Series. It follows Kat, a practical but vulnerable woman who has inherited a defunct horse stable and is trying to turn it into a viable,…
Sparks of the Revolution: Rediscovering Pre‑Revolutionary Boston and the Gift of Democracy Click on the triangle icon below to listen to the Todd Otis interview https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/download/umandhayc4q4rhnr/audio1191547545.m4a Why I wrote this book My last name is Otis. Growing up, I heard family stories about James Otis, the Patriot. When I…
I’m Kathleen Heideman, a writer, artist, and environmentalist working in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. Recently I joined Emma Palova on the For the Love of Books podcast to talk about my new poetry collection, The Caving Grounds, and the long, strange labors that went into writing this book. Below I summarize…
Wild Blueberry Summer: Embracing the Rhythms and Wonders of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula Click on the triangle below to play https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/zy4s77hend2v72ni/audio1695120158.m4a As the summer solstice ushers in the longest day of the year, it’s the perfect time to celebrate the beauty and spirit of the seasons. For those who cherish…
Click the triangle on the media bar below to listen or read the summary of the interview below https://s358.podbean.com/pb/84f4cf649b72933353bb41c8bab688ec/68206da6/data1/fs154/11148532/uploads/audio1462669010.m4a Rescuing Crash: A Heartwarming Tale of Healing, Friendship, and the Power of Animals In the world of children’s literature, stories that touch the heart and inspire hope are treasures that…
Ann Dallman had a brief Q&A with RTS when her second book Cady and the Birchbark Box was published by the Modern History Press in 2022. Now her new book Cady and the Search for Family has been published, also by MHP, and author Ann Dallman tells more the series and the creative process involved in…
Listen to the full 17 minute interview on Michigan Radio below: In her poignant new collection, The Caving Grounds, Kathleen Heideman delves into the layered history of Negaunee, Michigan, a town shaped by its mining past. Through years of interviews and exploration, she uncovers the sacred stories of its…
Exploring the History and Innovations of Snowmobiles with Larry Jorgensen In this episode of the Motorcycle Men Podcast, we dive deep into the fascinating world of snowmobiles with author Larry Jorgensen. As winter blankets much of the country, Larry shares insights from his new book, ‘Make It Go in the…
https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/72bdffmqtathc7m5/audio1529115332.m4a In this episode of ‘For the Love of Books,’ host Emma Polova speaks with poet Kathy Johnson about her journey as a writer and her new anthology, ‘Roots in Water.‘ Join them as they delve into the essence of poetry, the challenges of selection, and the profound…
https://cpa.ds.npr.org/s544/audio/2023/08/int-ellenlordwalloon-final.mp3 Click on the player above to listen to Ellen Lord’s interview Michigan native Ellen Lord has released her first chapbook, Relative Sanity, which features her elegiac and nature-centered poetry. Currently residing in Charlevoix County, Ellen has an Upper Peninsula connection with an ancestral home in Trout Creek. Her writing…
https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/5pguwa/audio1750531592.m4a Ann Dallman has lifelong roots in Michigan’s UP. She started out as a newspaper reporter/photographer and returned to journalism after retiring from teaching. In Cady and the Birchbark Box, Cady Whirlwind Thunder solves the mystery behind a weathered journal found inside a very old birchbark box. Why was the…
Today……I will be chatting with author, and artist Joanna Walitalo who will announce the details of her book giveaway of Woodburnings after the reading at the end of the interview. When did you move to the UP? And are you a full-time Yooper? Joanna Walitalo grew up in Oil City…
by Ernest Dempsey, staff writer Carnival Lights by Native American author and speaker Chris Stark won the award for best fiction book at the 2022 Northeastern Minnesota Book Awards (NEMBA). Published last year by the Modern History Press of Michigan, the novel tells the engaging story of cultural survival through…
Welcome back to another school year. Kennedy’s time machine will take you back to a simple era of the late 1950s. Find some time to read and reflect whether it’s on your own childhood or stories of the past passed from generation to generation. The SideRoad Kids follows a group…
In Superior Tapestry, author Deborah Frontiera combines fiction with non-fiction to create a fun fact read for adults and children. Frontiera picked 27 artifacts from UP history and gave them personality. “The stories are told from the point of view of objects,” she said. “I had a lot of fun…
Summers at the Lake is a delightful collection of essays centered around the author’s beloved “Little cabin in the Big Woods” beside Crooked Lake in the Upper Peninsula. The humorous and meditative essays, that read like prose poetry, track the progression of the seasons. Stott aims to evoke for readers…
Illustrated by Maggie Chambers, this delightful “tail” of the Mouse family honors the magic of Mackinac Island with all its little nooks and crannies. From the famous fudge to the handsome blonde dock porter Robert, the brand new book brings alive the scenes from the island. Speaking directly from the…
Digging deep into the past, U.P. author & historian Mikel Classen uncovers hidden stories in his newest release “True Tales- The Forgotten History of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula.” Stories of piracy, lost gold mines, the origin of the Copper Boom, profiles of people of note, Starvation on Isle Royale, and one…
In his book U.P. Colony: The Story of Resource Exploitation in Upper Michigan — Focus on Sault Sainte Marie Industries, author Phil Bellfy, P.h. D. poses the ultimate question: why has the Upper Peninsula’s vast wealth, nearly unrivaled in the whole of the United States, left the area with poverty…
