Michigan Notable Books

Every year, the Library of Michigan selects up to twenty of the most notable books, either written by a Michigan resident or about Michigan or the Great Lakes. The selected books are honored in the year after their publication or copyright date. Each selected title speaks to our state's rich cultural, historical, and literary heritage and proves without a doubt that some of the greatest stories are found in the Great Lakes State.

More information at: michigan.gov/notablebooks

This list includes titles included on the 2024 and 2025 lists.

Updated January 22, 2025
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Funny story
Henry, Emily
Audiobook
AN INSTANT #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER! A New York Times Notable Book of 2024 Named a Must-Read Book of 2024 by TIME ∙ NPR ∙ ELLE ∙ Parade ∙ Woman's World and more! A shimmering, joyful new novel...
I cheerfully refuse : a novel
Enger, Leif
Ebook
True Gretch : what I've learned about life, leadership, and everything in between
Whitmer, Gretchen
Audiobook
The waters : a novel
Campbell, Bonnie Jo
Ebook
One of the Washington Post's 50 Best Books of 2024 One of Oprah's "Most Immersive Books of 2024" A Today Show #ReadWithJenna Book Club Selection One of Oprah Daily's Most Anticipated Books of the Year One of the Chicago Review of Books's 12 Must...
Everything is just beginning : a novel
Bartels, Erin
Paper Book
A 2024 Michigan Notable Book *** An Immersive Story of Music, Struggle, and Starting Over from an Award-Winning Author Michael Sullivan is a talented lyricist and a decent guitarist, but since he was kicked out of his band (and his apartment), he's not sure he'll...
In the upper country
Thomas, Kai
Paper Book
Winner of the 2023 Atwood Gibson Writers' Trust Fiction Prize The fates of two unforgettable women--one just beginning a journey of reckoning and self-discovery and the other completing her life's last vital act--intertwine in this sweeping, powerful novel set at the...
Everything I learned, I learned in a Chinese restaurant : a memoir
Chin, Curtis
Ebook
This "vivid, moving, funny, and heartfelt" memoir tells the story of Curtis Chin's time growing up as a gay Chinese American kid in 1980's Detroit (Lisa Ko, author of The Leavers). Nineteen eighties Detroit was a volatile place to live, but above the fray stood a safe haven:...
Tom Lake : a novel
Patchett, Ann
Audiobook
My murder
Williams, Katie
Ebook
NATIONAL BESTSELLER  NAMED A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR BY NPR AND GLAMOUR! "One of those rare emotionally intelligent books that are also fun reads... Going to keep readers turning pages late into the night." -The New York Times ...
The rediscovery of America : native peoples and the unmaking of U.S. history
Blackhawk, Ned
Ebook
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