MORE UPPER MICHIGAN BOOKS
All of the following books are set in Upper Michigan
Barr, Nancy - Upper Michigan Mysteries with a female newspaper reporter turned detective.
Behrend, Carl - local writer, songwriter, and musician writes about sailing the Great Lakes
Bohnak, Karl - celebrity U.P. weatherman, Karl Bohnak, tells the history of Upper Michigan weather, including the greatest storms and blizzards of our history.
Cabell, Brian - UP author whose novel, Money in the Ground, fictionalizes a present-day mining controversy, complete with a murder mystery.
Chabot, Larry - UP author who writes about history in the 1930s and 1940s, the CCC, and the UP in World War II.
Dillman, Chris Shanley - The historical novel Finding My Light follows 16-year-old Emma Truckey's adventures as she helps her mother run the Marquette Michigan Lighthouse while her father is away fighting in the Civil War—based on a true story.
Emerick, Lon and Lynn
Award-Winning Books from the North Country by Lynn and Lon Emerick. Enjoy the beauty, history (and humor) of the Upper Peninsula of Michigan.
Goloversic, Mary Brandt - Local Upper Michigan author who writes with a Christian message.
Harju, Jerry - The noted local newspaper columnist, Jerry Harju's many books include novels and essays.
Jackson, Colleen O'Hara - Author of The Butterfly Woman, as well as designer of water coloring books and note cards.
Longtine, Sonny - Author of Marquette Then & Now and several other favorites including the recently released Wading in Blood: Murder in Michigan.
Mukkala, Ben Ben Mukkala writes about the iron, timber, and copper industries of Upper Michigan, and about the outdoors and wildlife of our wonderful woodland peninsula.
Mullen, Barbara - author of several books, including Dominic's Daughter, a memoir about her mother Ruth Hogan, who grew up in South Marquette at the beginning of the twentieth century.
Oja, Dan - author of Six Stars in the Window, a non-fiction historical book about six brothers serving in World War II. The brothers were from West Ishpeming, MI so the book contains significant detail about the Upper Peninsula from the 1930s to the mid-1940s. Digital versions and a documentary video are also available.
Rankin, Carroll Watson - The grandmother of Marquette Fiction - the first author to set a novel in Marquette, disguised as "Lakeville." Dandelion Cottage is the story of four girls who use a church cottage as their playhouse in the summer. Published in 1904 and followed by numerous sequels now out of print.
Robertson, Alan - Crime and suspense novels set in Upper Michigan.
Shiel, Lisa - Novels and non-fiction about Bigfoot in Upper Michigan
Szukalowski, Marvin - Upper Michigan Native Marv Szukalowski offers advice and wisdom while telling his personal story of overcoming alcoholism
Traver, Robert (pseudonym of John Voelker) - the great U.P. court case and source for the film starring Jimmy Stewart and Lee Remick. John Voelker wrote numerous novels, essays, and short story collections set in Upper Michigan.
Ward, L.E. - Poet from Iron River, MI writes about going to the Delft Theatre as a boy in the 1940s and 1950s, along with many poems to family, growing up, and honoring movies and movie stars. Read my review of "The Child Who Loved Movies" in the Marquette Monthly.
Williams, Matthew- Upper Michigan Mysteries
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