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 2025 and 2026 lists.

Updated January 12, 2026
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The gales of November : the untold story of the Edmund Fitzgerald
Bacon, John U.
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Smithsonian * 10 Best History Books of 2025 Bookpage * Best Books of 2025 "A work of spectral beauty destined to be a classic. Readers of Sebastian Junger's The Perfect Storm, Erik Larsen's Dead Wake, and Nathaniel...
Funny story
Henry, Emily
Audiobook
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER ∙ A shimmering, joyful novel about a pair of opposites with the wrong thing in common, from #1 New York Times bestselling author Emily Henry. A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK OF 2024 Named a Must-Read Book of 2024 by...
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
Audiobook
A master of rural noir returns with a fierce, mesmerizing novel about exceptional women and the soul of a small town. On an island in the Great Massasauga Swamp--an area known as "The Waters" to the residents of nearby Whiteheart, Michigan--herbalist and eccentric Hermine...

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