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Wednesday, July 22, 2009

North Wind Books to host children's event, book signing July 23

HANCOCK -- Finlandia University ’s North Wind Books will host a children’s event with Lake Linden native and author Deborah Frontiera from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. on Thursday, July 23.

A retired elementary school teacher, Frontiera is the author of Eric and the Enchanted Leaf: A Visit with Canis Lupis, Eric and the Enchanted Leaf: The First Adventure and Living on Sisu: The 1913 Union Copper Strike Tragedy. Her Eric and the Enchanted Leaf picture book series presents concepts of biology and ecology through fantasy, the way young children learn best. Frontiera, who now lives in Houston, Texas, has been spending the summer in the Copper Country.*

Refreshments will be served.

* See our July 9 article listing Frontiera's upcoming book signing dates.

Lauri Anderson book signing

From 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. on Thursday, July 23, North Wind Books will also host a presentation and book signing with author Lauri Anderson .

Anderson, a professor of English at Finlandia University, is the author of multiple U.P.-inspired short story collections, including his newest, Mosquito Conversations. He will give a short presentation about his work and sign copies of his books.

Refreshments will be served.

North Wind Books is located at 437 Quincy St. , downtown Hancock. For information, call 487-7217.

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