U.P. Notable Books

An annual book list focusing on literature from Michigan's Upper Peninsula created by The Upper Peninsula Publishers & Authors Association.


Updated January 16, 2026
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The big island : a story of Isle Royale
May, Julian
Paper Book
First published in 1968, this engrossing and beautiful picture book about wildlife on Isle Royale is available again Isle Royale, "the big island" of this book, is a wilderness national park in Lake Superior and home to a unique and fascinating ecosystem of...
Who am I?
Buchholtz, Julie
Paper Book
"Who am I?" a young girl asks her mom as she snuggles close. "You are the fire that burns and the eagle that soars. You are the oak tree and the wild rose," says momma. Written from an Indigenous perspective, Who Am I? tells the story of how we are all connected to our ancestors, our past and future...
Camera hunter : George Shiras III and the birth of wildlife photography
McCommons, James
Paper Book
Selected as a 2020 Michigan Notable Book by the Library of Michigan In 1906 George Shiras III (1859-1942) published a series of remarkable nighttime photographs in National Geographic. Taken with crude equipment, the black-and-white photographs featured leaping...

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