Misguided: A Mackinac Island Novel by Dave McVeigh and Jim Bolone
Review by Sharon Brunner Dave McVeigh and Jim Bolone’s “Misguided: A Mackinac Island Novel” revealed a lot of plot twists, adventure, and humor. The main character, Jack McGuinn, steamrolled his way into serving as the youngest tour guide at the historic Fort Mackinac on Mackinac Island. He joins three other…
2084: The Obesity Farms, by Edd Tury
Walloon Writers Review, 8th Ed., edited by Jennifer Huder and Glen Young
Delirium Wilderness by Craig Brockman
Review by Sharon Brunner Craig A. Brockman’s “Delirium Wilderness” tells a story about two boys who faced a harrowing journey of mystery, terror, survival, and steadfast friendship. The story begins at the small town of Paradise in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan (U.P.). Scotty visits his grandmother every summer and…
Lakenenland: The U.P.’s Most Unique Junkyard Art Park by Tom Lakenen
Review by Sharon Brunner Tom Lakenen and Nancy Barr’s book Lakenenland: the U.P.’s Most Unique Junkyard Art Park is packed with interesting and creative pictures of artwork made from scrap iron and other metals collected from various sources. Lakenen was born and raised in Marquette, Michigan. He pursued his interest…
Gift Horse, A Kat Wilde U.P. Mystery, by Terri Martin
The SideRoad Kids Book 3: Life as U.P. Adults by Sharon Kennedy
Review by Jon C. Stott Although Melville in Moby-Dick “Sailed the seven seas,” Whitman in Leaves of Grass embraced the entire United States, and Jack Kerouac in On the Road crisscrossed and re-crisscrossed the continent, many important American writers have explored their themes by setting their characters in specific locations….
Relative Sanity: Poems by Ellen Lord
Off The Hook Too! Off-Beat Reporter’s Tales from Michigan’s Upper Peninsula (U.P.) by Nancy Besonen
Review by Sharon Brunner Nancy Besonen’s “Off the Hook Too!” book was thought-provoking, extremely humorous, and down to earth. She demonstrated the ability to connect so well with the Yooper culture. A true Yooper is someone who has lived all their lives in the scenic and rustic Upper Peninsula of…