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Once Upon a Twin by Raymond Luczak

victor June 10, 2021 January 21, 2022Poetry, UP Notable Books Deborah K. Frontiera, Raymond Luczak 0

Review by Deborah K. Frontiera At first glance, one might find Luczak’s style of poetry more challenging to read than some because he uses no punctuation of any sort, not even an apostrophe. No capital letters either (though many poets skip capital letters). But then a reader may realize that…

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Swede Hollow by Ola Larsmo, translated by Tiina Nunnally

victor June 1, 2021 March 5, 2021Historical Fiction Deborah K. Frontiera 0

Review by Deborah K. Frontiera When we first meet the Klar family, Anna and Gustaf and their children Ellen, Elisabet, and Carl, we think that this may be the “head for America and grow rich” immigrant story. Far from it. In the same way that few high school athletes make…

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Sea Stacks by J.L. Hagen

victor May 20, 2021 May 20, 2021Short Stories J.L. Hagen, Mackinaw Island, St. Ignace 0

Review by Victor R. Volkman Although I count myself a lifetime resident of Michigan, I confess that, for the better part of six decades, I had never heard the appellation “Sea Stacks” until this year, when I picked up the eponymous anthology of short stories by John (“J.L.”)  Hagen. This…

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Nils by By Ingri and Edgar Parin d’Aulaire

victor May 10, 2021 February 9, 2021Children / Fiction Deborah K. Frontiera, UMN Press 0

Review by Deborah K. Frontiera Even though this children’s picture book was originally published in 1946, this new edition of the original still has a great message for children today. Nils, a first generation American whose parents immigrated from Norway, receives a handmade pair of socks from his grandmother who…

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Carolyn Wilhelm reviews U.P. Reader — Volume #5

victor May 4, 2021 May 4, 2021Short Stories 0

U.P. Reader — Volume #5: Bringing Upper Michigan Literature to the World Mikel Classen and Deborah K Frontiera Modern History Press www.ModernHistoryPress.com 9781615995714, $17.95 paperback, $28.95 hardcover, 308 pages B09253976L, $5.95 Kindle The Upper Peninsula of Michigan is also known as Upper Michigan or the UP, with people native to…

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Norwegian Folktales of Asbjørnsen and Moe, Translated by Tiina Nunnally

victor May 1, 2021 February 9, 2021Folk Tales Deborah K. Frontiera 0

Review by Deborah Frontiera As a long-time fan of folklore and cultural stories, and with a fair amount of Norwegian blood (ancestors from Norway and Viking genes via my Cornish family history as well), I was delighted to have a copy of this new translation of Norwegian folktales. Having read…

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A Sock Is Born by Emily C. Cote

victor April 20, 2021 February 3, 2021Children / Science & Nature Emily C. Cote 0

Review by Deborah K. Frontiera Children rarely think about where anything comes from or how it is made. Most of them, if asked, will say, “From the store.” Where anything was before that is far from their minds. And yet, it is important that children know a thing or two…

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Virgil Wander by Leif Enger

victor April 10, 2021 January 31, 2021Humor Tyler R. Tichelaar 0

Novel Full of Quirky Characters You Come to Care About Review by Tyler R. Tichelaar Leif Enger’s Virgil Wander is an intriguing novel that manages to rope the reader in without a lot of sensational hooks, but instead, real-life characters in real-life situations. Set in a small town in northern…

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