North of Nelson Book Club: coming soon

Something fun for readers who like to talk about books is almost packed. Here is the list so far, with a few notes from the road.

Field notes · October 2026

Packing for the drive up to Nelson

Packed: Questions for the fire. Fourteen of them, written and tried out loud.
Packed: Cards for the table. Twelve, and well shuffled.
Packed: Instructions for the shops. In plain words, for whoever runs the counter.
Not yet: Shovel out the truck. More snow than expected. As usual.
Not yet: Find the road to Nelson. It is on no map, because Nelson does not exist. Going anyway.
Not yet: Tack a notice up at the general store. For events, once the hammer warms up.
Not yet: Put the kettle on. The downloads are coming soon.

A first look at the book club kit: a printed reading guide beside three fill-in-the-blank conversation cards, shaded slightly because they are not ready yet. — A first look, still in the shade.

What is loading

A book club guide for North of Nelson: how to split each volume across meetings, and fourteen questions that work for any of them.
A deck of twelve fill-in-the-blank conversation cards, drawn at random, written in the voice of the book. Free to print for your club or your shop.
Upcoming events from the press and its friends in the Upper Peninsula writing world.

Want the first copy?

Write to orders@silvermountainpress.com and say “book club.” We will send the guide and the cards the moment they are ready. Nothing is collected here: this page has no form.

While the snow settles and the stove warms up, the books are in the shop. Every volume stands on its own, so a club can start anywhere.