Author: victor
From Lapland to Sápmi: Collecting and Returning Sámi Craft and Culture

Review by Deborah K. Frontiera Throughout human history, stronger civilizations have taken over weaker or indigenous peoples and have then attempted to erase their existence after claiming anything of value. Yet, many of these cultures managed to endure, redefine themselves and, often, demand their culture, artifacts, and rights be returned…
Superior Voyage by Marquette Poets Circle

Marquette Poets Circle’s Newest Book Is Superior Five years ago, the Marquette Poets Circle wowed readers with their debut poetry book, Maiden Voyage. Their follow-up volume is titled Superior Voyage, and it is appropriately titled for it is a superior volume of poetry that just happens to have been written…
Season of Dragons by Nikki Mitchell

Reviewed by Sharon Brunner Nikki Mitchell’s book Season of Dragons provides readers with adventure, magic, and masterful resolutions. The main locations in the book are Wisconsin and another place in a different world. The time period appears to be in the present with a child named Ichabod who experiences modern-day…
The Diaries of a Marshall Islands Peace Corps Volunteer 1975-1977, by Joanne Besonen
American Indians and the American Dream: Policies, Place, and Property in Minnesota by Kasey R. Keeler

Review by Sharon Brunner, MSW Kasey R. Keeler and her book American Indians and the American Dream: Policies, Place, and Property in Minnesota presented a revolutionary view behind the Native Americans’ inability to pursue home ownership in rural, urban and suburban areas in Minnesota as a result of white American…
Delta County by J.L. Hyde
On the Backs of Women: A Story About Family and Generations

Review by Tyler R. Tichelaar Novel About Five Generations of Women Reflects Patchwork of American History Linda Bakken’s new historical novel On the Backs of Women: A Story About Family and Generations offers a look into the lives of five generations of women in the United States between the American…
Long Exposure: My Life In and Beyond the Copper Country, by Joseph B. Kirkish
Complete Poems, 1965-2020, by Michael Butterworth,
Clutch (Collection for 2023), edited by Robert M. Zoschke
Twenty Stories by Jack Driscoll
Redead by Tim Gould
Architectural Missionary: Fred Charlton in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, 1887-1918 by Steven C. Brisson
The Wicked Sister by Karen Dionne

Reviewer: Sharon Brunner Karen Dionne’s “The Wicked Sister” is a novel filled with suspense and murder nestled in a wilderness setting with no phone service. The first chapter begins with Rachel envisioning a scene with her holding a rifle and killing someone she loved, and part of the story appears…