Michigan Notable Book Winners (28 books)

The Michigan Notable Books program annually selects 20 of the most notable books published in the year. The selections are reflective of Michigan's diverse ethnic, historical, literary, and cultural experience.

This program has roots stretching back to Michigan Week 1991. The Library of Michigan has had primary responsibility for this program since the 2002 awards. Before 2004, the program was called Read Michigan.

Please see Library of Michigan for further details.

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1	Canada by Richard Ford 3.53 avg rating — 28,074 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
1	Unto the Daughters: The Legacy of an Honor Killing in a Sicilian-American Family by Karen Tintori (Goodreads Author) 4.08 avg rating — 255 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
1	The Black Utopians: Searching for Paradise and the Promised Land in America by Aaron Robertson 3.80 avg rating — 219 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4	The World of a Few Minutes Ago by Jack Driscoll 4.14 avg rating — 94 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
5	Everyday Klansfolk: White Protestant Life and the KKK in 1920s Michigan by Craig Fox (Goodreads Author) 4.19 avg rating — 21 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
6	Lord of Misrule (National Book Award) by Jaimy Gordon 3.36 avg rating — 3,101 ratings score: 97, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
7	American Salvage by Bonnie Jo Campbell 3.98 avg rating — 2,888 ratings score: 96, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
8	Season of Water and Ice by Donald Lystra (Goodreads Author) 3.71 avg rating — 99 ratings score: 95, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
9	Stitches: A Memoir by David Small 4.06 avg rating — 27,955 ratings score: 94, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10	Travelin' Man: On the Road and Behind the Scenes With Bob Seger (Painted Turtle) by Tom Weschler 3.78 avg rating — 46 ratings score: 93, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
11	When March Went Mad: The Game That Transformed Basketball by Seth Davis 4.03 avg rating — 1,231 ratings score: 92, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
12	Up the Rouge!: Paddling Detroit's Hidden River (A Painted Turtle Book) by Joel Thurtell 4.15 avg rating — 26 ratings score: 91, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
13	Annie's Ghosts: A Journey into a Family Secret by Steve Luxenberg (Goodreads Author) 3.78 avg rating — 3,524 ratings score: 90, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
14	Roses and Revolutions: The Selected Writings by Dudley Randall 4.53 avg rating — 15 ratings score: 89, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
15	Pandora's Locks: The Opening of the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Seaway by Jeff Alexander 3.71 avg rating — 45 ratings score: 88, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
16	Our People, Our Journey: The Little River Band of Ottawa Indians by James M. McClurken 4.38 avg rating — 16 ratings score: 87, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
17	The Art Student's War by Brad Leithauser 3.27 avg rating — 351 ratings score: 86, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
18	Bath Massacre: America's First School Bombing by Arnie Bernstein (Goodreads Author) 4.10 avg rating — 520 ratings score: 85, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
19	Fordlandia: The Rise and Fall of Henry Ford's Forgotten Jungle City by Greg Grandin (Goodreads Author) 3.66 avg rating — 4,132 ratings score: 84, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
20	Have a Little Faith: a True Story by Mitch Albom (Goodreads Author) 4.20 avg rating — 91,477 ratings score: 83, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
21	Isadore's Secret: Sin, Murder, and Confession in a Northern Michigan Town by Mardi Jo Link (Goodreads Author) 3.74 avg rating — 746 ratings score: 82, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
22	January's Sparrow by Patricia Polacco 4.48 avg rating — 759 ratings score: 81, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
23	The Lost Tiki Palaces of Detroit (Made in Michigan Writer Series) by Michael Zadoorian (Goodreads Author) 3.79 avg rating — 160 ratings score: 80, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
24	Michigan's Columbus: The Life of Douglass Houghton by Steve Lehto 3.80 avg rating — 30 ratings score: 79, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
25	Nothing but a Smile by Steve Amick 3.35 avg rating — 270 ratings score: 78, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
26	Orlando M. Poe: Civil War General and Great Lakes Engineer by Paul Taylor 4.20 avg rating — 10 ratings score: 77, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
27	The English Major by Jim Harrison 3.62 avg rating — 4,092 ratings score: 76, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
28	White Pine Whispers by Larry Massie 3.75 avg rating — 8 ratings score: 75, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars