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 July 6, 2026
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The wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald
Stonehouse, Frederick.
Paper Book
Tin camp road
Airgood, Ellen
Paper Book
Laurel Hill and her precocious daughter Skye live on Lake Superior, where the local school has classes of just four children, and the nearest hospital is a helicopter ride away. One otherwise normal afternoon, their landlord decides to evict them in favour of a more profitable summer rental, and,...
The women of the copper country : a novel
Russell, Mary Doria
Paper Book
From the bestselling and award-winning author of The Sparrow comes an inspiring historical novel about "America's Joan of Arc" Annie Clements--the courageous woman who started a rebellion by leading a strike against the largest copper mining company in the world. In July...
Ice hunter a woods cop mystery
Heywood, Joseph.
Paper Book
Meet Grady Service: a former Marine, renowned tracker, Conservation Officer, and the last person any errant hunter wants to cross. In Ice Hunter, the first of a new series of mysteries set in Michigan's Upper Peninsula, Service defends his turf with the tenacity of a bear and the wisdom of an...
Hunter's moon : a novel in stories
Caputo, Philip
Paper Book
"Powerful....Caputo's wisdom runs deep. Few writers have better captured the emotional lives of men." --The New York Times Book Review From Philip Caputo--the author of A Rumor of War, The Longest Road, and Some Rise By Sin<...
A face in the rock : the tale of a Grand Island Chippewa
Graham, Loren R.
Paper Book
Eight miles long and four miles wide, Grand Island lies off the south shore of Lake Superior. It was once home to a sizable community of Chippewa Indians who lived in harmony with the land and with each other. Their tragic demise began early in the nineteenth century when their fellow tribesmen...
The Marsh King's daughter
Dionne, Karen
Paper Book
THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER   "Brilliant....About as good as a thriller can be."--The New York Times Book Review "[A] nail-biter perfect for Room fans."--Cosmopolitan "Sensationally good psychological...
Firekeeper's daughter
Boulley, Angeline
Paper Book
An Instant #1 New York Times Bestseller! A Reese Witherspoon x Hello Sunshine Book Club Pick! A Printz Medal AND Morris Award Winner! "One of this year's most buzzed about young adult novels." --Good Morning America A groundbreaking thriller about...
Firekeeper's daughter
Boulley, Angeline
Audiobook
"Isabella Star LaBlanc brings an authentic-sounding narration to this powerful audiobook...Dialogue, including words in other languages, is handled with effortless transitions and clear depictions between characters. This audiobook should not be missed." -- AudioFile Magazine, Earphones...
The women of the copper country
Russell, Mary Doria
Paper Book
A New York Times Bestselling AuthorIn July 1913, twenty-five-year-old Annie Clements has spent her whole life in the copper-mining town of Calumet, Michigan, where men risk their lives for meager salaries and women labor in the houses of the elite and send their husbands and sons deep underground...
The wicked sister
Dionne, Karen
Paper Book
She thought she'd buried her past. But what if it's been hunting her this whole time? From the bestselling and award-winning author of The Marsh King's Daughter comes a startling novel of psychological suspense as two generations of sisters try to unravel their tangled...
Go find : my journey to find the lost - and myself
Purvis, Susan
Ebook
Firekeeper's daughter
Boulley, Angeline
Paper Book
An Instant #1 New York Times Bestseller! A Reese Witherspoon x Hello Sunshine Book Club Pick! A Printz Medal AND Morris Award Winner! "One of this year's most buzzed about young adult novels." --Good Morning America A groundbreaking thriller about...
Go find : my journey to find the lost- and myself
Purvis, Susan
Ebook
The women of the copper country
Russell, Mary Doria
Paper Book
From the bestselling and award-winning author of The Sparrow comes an inspiring historical novel about "America's Joan of Arc" Annie Clements--the courageous woman who started a rebellion by leading a strike against the largest copper mining company in the world. In July...
Firekeeper's daughter
Boulley, Angeline.
Audiobook
The Marsh King's daughter
Dionne, Karen
Paper Book
THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER   "Brilliant....About as good as a thriller can be."--The New York Times Book Review "[A] nail-biter perfect for Room fans."--Cosmopolitan "Sensationally good psychological...
The Marsh king's daughter : a novel
Dionne, Karen
Paper Book
THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER   "Brilliant....About as good as a thriller can be."--The New York Times Book Review "[A] nail-biter perfect for Room fans."--Cosmopolitan "Sensationally good psychological...
The Marsh King's daughter : a novel
Dionne, Karen
Audiobook
THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER   "Brilliant....About as good as a thriller can be."--The New York Times Book Review "[A] nail-biter perfect for Room fans."--Cosmopolitan "Sensationally good psychological...
The wicked sister
Dionne, Karen
Paper Book
She thought she'd buried her past. But what if it's been hunting her this whole time? From the bestselling and award-winning author of The Marsh King's Daughter comes a startling novel of psychological suspense as two generations of sisters try to unravel their tangled...
The Marsh king's daughter a novel
Dionne, Karen
Paper Book
THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER   "Brilliant....About as good as a thriller can be."--The New York Times Book Review "[A] nail-biter perfect for Room fans."--Cosmopolitan "Sensationally good psychological...

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