THE MASON HOUSE is a 2021 Michigan Notable Book

T. Marie Bertineau’s 2020 debut memoir The Mason House has been selected as one of the Library of Michigan’s 20 best books by Michigan authors or about Michigan themes published last year.

The MNB’s annual list features 20 books, published during the previous calendar year, which are about, or set, in Michigan or written by a Michigan author. Selections span a diverse topics and genres, both fiction and nonfiction.

Michigan’s State Superintendent Dr. Michael Rice said: “The diversity of these books reflects the diversity of our state. People, especially children, need to experience through reading the lives and contributions of people like themselves in addition to others about whom they are not familiar. Books should be mirrors that reflect our own lives, as well as windows for us to see others.”

MNB began as part of the 1991 Michigan Week celebration, designed to pay tribute and draw attention to the many people, places, and things that identify Michigan life as unique and vibrant.

The Mason House is available everywhere you buy books. Find this debut memoir at your favorite book retailer via the Lanternfish Press website.