by Ernest Dempsey
For the well-known novelist Sue Harrison of Pickford, Michigan, this summer translates into book bliss. Between the final week of May and mid-September, Harrison is scheduled to tour eight libraries and a learning center in various towns in the Upper Peninsula region to participate in workshops, book signing events, and story reading sessions for kids.
The summer book tour for Sue Harrison starts on May 28 at the Pickford Community Library, where Harrison will engage with readers in discussion, followed by a Q & A session, about her latest novel Rescuing Crash, the Good Dog (Modern History Press, 2025). Her tour concludes on September 13 at the Alpena County George N. Fletcher Public Library, where she will read for children select chapters from Rescuing Crash, the Good Dog.
During her tour, Harrison will also visit the Hessel School House next month as a keynote speaker at the Second Annual Upper Peninsula Writers Symposium. At the symposium, she will deliver a talk on “How to Use Your Mental Quirks, Strengths, and Weaknesses to Help You Forge a Successful Writing Career.”
Tour Schedule in Pickford and Beyond
The complete list of Harrison’s summer book tour with respective date and time, venue, and town is included below.
- May 28, 1 p.m. – Pickford Community Library (Pickford)
- June 18, 6:30 p.m. – Detour Public Library (Detour)
- June 21, 9:30 am-3:30 p.m. Hessel School House (Hessel)
- July 8, 4-6 p.m. Negaunee Public Library (Negaunee)
- July 15, 1 p.m. Les Cheneaux Community Public Library (Cedarville)
- July 16, 11 a.m. Devereaux Memorial Library (Grayling)
- August 2, 11:30 a.m. Pickford Community Library (Pickford)
- August 20, 5:30 p.m. Ishpeming Carnegie Public Library (Ishpeming)
- September 13, 11 a.m. Alpena County George N. Fletcher Public Library (Alpena)
Tour Updates
Sue Harrison celebrates the joy of living in the U.P. and being part of a small community of readers and writers who live in a vast area of beautiful country. In her words:
“In the past, I have had the joy of visiting many of these libraries, but the Negaunee Public Library, the Ishpeming Carnegie Public Library, and the Alpena County George N. Fletcher Public Library are ‘new’ to me.”
While Harrison tends to avoid cameras, she will be posting to her blog and other media venues as the tour progresses. Readers can follow Sue Harrison’s blog to get updates on her upcoming tour.
