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Hallelujah. One thing of note up front: I read the Audible version of this, so I have no way of knowing how well documented it is - and given its almost memoir-based approach, those tend to b

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For this blog tour, we're looking at a tale that will make nearly anyone want to jump in their car and drive to Michigan. For this blog tour, we're looking at Famous In A Small Town by Viola Shipman.

Here's what I had to say about it on Goodreads:

All Michigan Tourism Boards Should Hire "Ms. Shipman". Seriously, this book in particular is basically one giant love letter to rural Michigan, in prose form for around 350 pages. The history - for better and worse. The current - for better and worse. The land. The culture. The lakes you can never get far from.

And the cherries. Always the cherries.

Oh yes, there are humans here too. And some mysticism/ "magical realism". And their story is both linked and compelling, as they always are in a Viola Shipman book.

But really, you're reading this book to feel like you're travelling to Michigan - and that is not a bad thing at all. It really is described so beautifully that even this hardened Southerner who has been north of the Mason-Dixon just three times in his lifetime... want to consider going to Michigan at some point. Maybe.

Very much recommended.

After the jump, the "publisher details" - including an excerpt from the book, the book description, author bio, and social media and buy links.

THE LAKE EFFECT EXPRESS August 1958

“Good News from Good Hart!”

by Shirley Ann Potter

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Slow Burn Hallmarkie Southern Romance. This is another of those books that almost seems destined for the small screen on the Hallmark Channel or one of its newer competitors. But here, the romance is *very* slow burn, tak

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Tom Clancy Meets Jeremy Robinson Meets Brett Battles In An Epic Race To Save The World. Yet again, Rollins manages to blend different things from science and history in ways that

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Dark Side Of Hollywood. This book is perfect for those types that love the darker stor

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Like Riding A Bike. It had been quite a while - and a few *thousand* books - since I read the prior book in thi

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Compelling Survival Story Marred By Inexcusable Missed Details. As someone who cruises more than many - I've got over 100 days at sea with Carnival Cruise Line over the last 16 years and now routinely spent roughly two weeks per year at sea with them - I've been to Grand Turk several times. I'm even going back yet again on my next cruise in Fall 2023. I love the island, it is easily one of my favorite common ports in the Caribbean. And

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Thorough Examination Of The Field. This is a look at the history of disaster response (mostly in the US, and primari

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Excellent Mid-Series Wrap Up And Soft Reboot. This book is exactly what the title says - an excellent epilogue to the series as

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Interesting Take On High School Love Angles. This book is quirky enough to make everything work, and yet has a lot of things about it that will throw various groups off - often having some element that may be popular with one group, yet having

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