Great Lakes and Michigan Literature

In Line for the Exterminator

Jim Daniels

A major new collection by one of America’s foremost poets of city life and work, In Line for the Exterminator brings Jim Daniels back to his native Detroit.

Voices of the Lost and Found

Dorene O’Brien

A gripping and original debut collection of short stories from Michigan writer Dorene O’Brien.

The Women Were Leaving the Men

Andy Mozina

Intriguing, quirky, and deeply felt stories from Michigan fiction writer Andy Mozina, collected in his first full-length fiction release.

House of Fields: Memories of a Rural Education

Anne-Marie Oomen

The follow-up to Pulling Down the Barn, House of Fields is a collection of evocative personal essays that recall the many facets of a young girl’s formal and informal education in rural Michigan.

Blue-Tail Fly

Vievee Francis

A poetic treatment of the period of American history between the beginning of the Mexican War and the end of the Civil War, by Michigan poet Vievee Francis.

Broken Symmetry

Jack Ridl

Michigan poet Jack Ridl leads readers into reflective connection with the everyday world in this unique and enjoyable volume.