Off the Hook Too!: Off-Beat Reporters Tales from Michigans Upper Peninsula (U.P.)

In 1981, LAnse Sentinel publisher Ed Danner unleashed the madness when he invited a rookie reporter from Chicagos South Side to work for his Upper Michigan weekly newspaper. Nancy Besonens Off The Hook is a collection of humor columns she successfully slipped by her editor over a 30-year reporting career. However, there were still a few very silly things left unsaid. Her second and final installment, Off the Hook Too!, keeps the laughter alive and rounds out what she likes to call "The Compleat Works of Nancy Besonen." (take that, William Shakespeare!)

"Nancy Besonens weekly columns in the LAnse Sentinel always made me smile, or chuckle and, quite often, even snort with mirth. Besonen connects so well with our quirky Yooper culture and its priorities. Her perspective of our everyday lives is hilarious and reminiscent of the late Erma Bombeck." -- Terri Martin, author and U.P. Notable Book Award recipient

"It takes a special person to write a weekly column year after year and decade after decade. There have to be times when life is not funny, youre just not in the mood to be humorous, or you simply cant think of a damn thing to satirize, or poke fun at. So, hats off to Nancy Besonen because judging by this collection of her weekly columns in the LAnse Sentinel she has a genuine talent for finding humor in everyday life. -Tom Powers, Michigan in Books

"I recommend Off The Hook Too! for its humorous anecdotes, thought-provoking content, informative commentary, and down-to-earth essence." -- Sharon Brunner, U.P. Book Review

"Besonen has written a book that reads like standup comedy, à la up-north humor. If you have only heard of Northern Michigan or are an actual resident (Yooper) you will find the clever writing in this book to be enjoyable. Short chapters make reading easy on the days there isnt much time to read. The entire book does not have to be finished to find out whodunnit, although its still difficult to put down." -Carolyn Wilhelm, Midwest Book Review

"Besonen, a gifted journalist who moved north from Chicago for the fishing and brought with her a deep sensibility for the U.P, both teaches and inspires. This is true nonfiction at its best, both wit and investigative journalism. I am glad she collects it here." -- Mack Hassler, former professor of English, Kent State University for U.P. Book Review

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