Marquette Fiction

More Upper Peninsula Authors All of the following books are set in Upper Michigan Please also support independent publishers by visiting these websites of members of the Upper Peninsula Publishers & Authors Association (UPPAA)
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.
Brady, Jenifer - Author of the Abby Camp Days Series. Return to Summer Camp Memories in Upper Michigan.

Bradley-Holliday, Valerie - is an Upper Peninsula author with two published books, Places to Be Blessed and Northern Roots and third book, Elmwood is in progress.
Buege, Larry - author of Cold Turkey, a political satire, and proponent for making the Amorous Spotted Slug the state slug of Michigan.
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.
DuTemple, Lesley - is an award winning author of more than two dozen children's books. Her work ranges from pre-school (One Little Balsam Fir) through high school reading level (The Complete Idiot's Guide to Life Science).
Edwards, Clif - A Michigan State police officer tells of lessons learned in the line of duty
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.

Forstrom, Guy - has family roots in Dickinson County, in Michigan's Upper Peninsula, going back four generations.
Frontiera, Deborah - Frontiera is an award-winning children's author of the Eric and the Enchanted Leaf series and Living on Sisu about the 1913 Union Copper Strike and Italian Hall Tragedy which won First Place for historical fiction in the Purple Dragonfly Awards. Her other books range from photographic histories of the Keweenaw to a book on her family's battle with Child Protective Services.
Goloversic, Mary Brandt - Local Upper Michigan author who writes with a Christian message.
Hamilton, Steve - award-winning author of the Alex McKnight mystery series, set around Paradise and Sault Ste. Marie, as well as several other novels.
Harju, Jerry - The noted local newspaper columnist, Jerry Harju's many books include novels and essays.

Hill, Richard - Author of Lake Effect: A Deckhand's Journey on the Great Lakes Freighters and Hitchhiking After Dark.
Huttenstine, Jan - Author of Remotely Yours: A Historic Journey Into the Whitefish Point Area, the first in a series.
Jackson, Colleen O'Hara - Author of The Butterfly Woman, as well as designer of water coloring books and note cards.
Kinnunen, Mary - Mary Kinnunen is Founding Editor & Publisher of the Marquette Monthly.
Kluck, Kevin and Randy - The Kluck brothers have put together a well-researched guide to Upper Peninsula taverns, bars and Microbreweries.
Laurila, Mel - A graduate of Michigan Technological University with B.S. and M.S. degrees in metallurgical engineering, he is very familiar with the mines in Michigan’s Copper Country.
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 Ordinary Heroes: 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.
Palmer, Carolyn - a poet inspired by her belief in God and the U.P.
Parland, John - Harvesting the Wilderness. This unique U.P. history book tells the story of the Tyoga Lumber Company, Onota Township and much of Alger County, as well as serving as a microcosm of the Upper Peninsula of Michigan’s history, including Native American, logging, and mining history. www.harvestingthewilderness.com
Preston, Gretchen - Author of the children's book Valley Cats: The Adventures of Boonie and River, the first in a series that takes place in Upper Michigan.
Rankin, Carroll Watson - The grandmother of Marquette Fiction – Carroll Watson Rankin was 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, the novel was followed by several sequels and Watson went on to write numerous children’s books. The book is available from the Marquette Regional History Center.
Riekki, Ron - Ron Riekki has an M.F.A. in Theater Arts from Brandeis University, an M.F.A. in Creative Writing from the University of Virginia, and a Ph.D. in Literature & Creative Writing from Western Michigan University.
Robertson, Alan - Crime and suspense novels set in Upper Michigan.
Sawaski, James - Sawaski is the author of an engaging novel about how the Escanaba Eskimos Chess Team goes to a tournament and the horrific consequences that result. Keep an eye out for the sequel!
Shiel, Lisa - Novels and non-fiction about Bigfoot in Upper Michigan

Smolens, John - The award-winning author John Smolens writes about everything from prison escapes in the U.P. to historical novels about the American Revolution and McKinley and Kennedy Assassinations. www.johnsmolens.com
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
Winters, Donna - Author of the Great Lakes Romances Series

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Tyler R. Tichelaar

More Upper Peninsula Authors

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Books

Tyler R. Tichelaar

Please also support independent publishers by visiting these websites of members of the
Upper Peninsula Publishers & Authors Association (UPPAA)