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2023 Simple Pleasures Book Club

Books

Copper Harbor

Keweenaw

Upper Peninsula

Independent Bookstore

Book Club

It's another summer of great book discussions on the porch at Grandpa’s Barn in Copper Harbor! All are welcome to attend.

The Personal Librarian by Marie Benedict & Victoria Christopher Murray – June 25 @ 7pm
North Country: A Pedagogical Almanac, by Carolyn Dekker– July 9 @ 7 pm
The Speckled Beauty, by Rick Bragg – July 23 @ 7 pm
The Sentence, by Louise Erdrich – August 6 @ 7 pm
Not the Camilla We Knew, by Rachael Hanel – August 20 @ 7 pm
The Lincoln Highway, by Amor Towles – September 10 @ 6 pm

Tidbits from the porch and beyond!

Book Signings during Art in the Park - August 19 & 20, 2023

Copper Harbor

Keweenaw

Upper Peninsula

Independent Bookstore

Authors

It’s time to celebrate the art of books at Grandpa’s Barn during Copper Harbor’s annual Art in the Park this weekend! Come sit on the porch and chat with some...

Love Poems, Teas, Incantations poetry reading & book signing with U.P. Poet Laureate, Beverly Matherne

Copper Harbor

Keweenaw

Upper Peninsula

Independent Bookstore

Authors

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 16, 2023 AT 4 PM – 5:30 PM Beverly Matherne, 2023 and 2024 U.P. Poet Laureate, will read from her new book, a collection of ekphrastic poems and...

Beverly Matherne at Grandpa's Barn August 16 4-5:30 pm

Copper Harbor's Amanda Wais publishes new novel!

Copper Harbor

Keweenaw

Upper Peninsula

Independent Bookstore

Authors

Inspired in our community garden, local author, Amanda Wais, ha just released her forth book, In the Dirt ~ A Novel about Being Human. It's a page-turner and the first...

Jump Start Your Memoir ~ Workshop with Memoirist, Felicia Schneiderhan

Memoir is one of the most popular forms of writing today. In this one-hour workshop, Memoirist Felicia Schneiderhan will lead you through activities to help you get your stories on...

Flyer with time, date, description of Jump Start Your Memoir

Watercolors & Words: Exploring Creativity Through Abstract Painting & Poetry

Visit the Author - Karen Dionne!

Copper Harbor

Upper Peninsula

Authors

Karen Dionne at Grandpa's Barn July 7, 2023 from 4pm - 6pm

2023 Simple Pleasures Book Club

Independent Bookstore

Book Club

It's another summer of great book discussions on the porch at Grandpa’s Barn in Copper Harbor! All are welcome to attend. The Personal Librarian by Marie Benedict & Victoria Christopher...

UPPAA announces 2023 U.P. Notable Books List

Books

Upper Peninsula

Authors

The Big Island; a Story of Isle Royale – Julian May and John Schoenherr (UMN Press reprints, 2022) North of Nelson: Stories of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula – Hilton Everett Moore...

Cover: Houghton the Birthplace of Professional Hockey black and white photo of 100 year old hockey team

Online Shopping via Bookshop.org

Books

Copper Harbor

Keweenaw

Independent Bookstore

Book Club

Authors

Bookshop allows customers to shop from the comfort of their own homes and STILL support an independent bookstore located in the local community. Thank you for supporting Grandpa's Barn and...

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THE MICHIGAN POET Fall 2020 Poem

Randall R. Freisinger’s poem has been selected as the Fall 2020 poem on The Michigan Poet website. Read it and more following this link. THEMICHIGANPOET.COM Fall 2020 Poem I am...

Ann Arbor Book Society Takes a Road Trip to Copper Harbor!

Copper Harbor

Keweenaw

Upper Peninsula

Independent Bookstore

Rachel Pastiva from the Ann Arbor Book Society took a Bookstore Road Trip this fall and featured Grandpa's Barn in the November newsletter.

When Winter Comes: Discovering Wildlife in Our Snowy Woods, by Aimee Bissonette

Copper Harbor

Authors

As we enjoy the last weeks of fall, thoughts turn to preparing for winter. We're ready, are you? Aimee Bissonette's new book celebrates the winter world - come check it...

When Winter Comes cover mother, father, two children on snowshoes in the woods.

Raspberries are ripe!

Copper Harbor

Keweenaw

Upper Peninsula

Independent Bookstore

When you have eaten so many raspberries you cannot move.

100th Day of School Celebration in Copper Harbor

Copper Harbor

Keweenaw

Independent Bookstore

Copper Harbor students celebrate the 100th day of school and the fact that they EACH have read and recorded 100 books this school year. What's the reward? Picking out their...