Digital Bookshelf

Explore our collection of books below. All books are about the Great Lakes, written by Great Lakes authors, or have some other connection to the region. Click on covers to read descriptions and find links to the books in your local library!

Cover Image: Afloat in the Sea of Wonder by Ellie Harold

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The Accidental Reef

The Accidental Reef

and Other Ecological Odysseys in the Great Lakes

by Lynne Heasley
All the Time You Want

All the Time You Want

Selected Poems 1977-2017

by Keith Taylor
The Best Part of Us

The Best Part of Us

by Sally Cole-Misch
Bringing Conservation to Cities

Bringing Conservation to Cities

Lessons from Building the Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge

by John Hartig
Burning Rivers

Burning Rivers

Revival of Four Urban-Industrial Rivers That Caught On Fire

by John Hartig
The Death and Life of the Great Lakes

The Death and Life of the Great Lakes

by Dan Egan
The Devil’s Element

The Devil’s Element

Phosphorus and a World Out of Balance

by Dan Egan
Ecosystem-Based Management of Laurentian Great Lakes Areas of Concern

Ecosystem-Based Management of Laurentian Great Lakes Areas of Concern

Three Decades of U.S.-Canadian Cleanup and Recovery

by John Hartig
Firekeeper’s Daughter

Firekeeper’s Daughter

by Angeline Boulley
The Gales of November

The Gales of November

The Untold Story of the Edmund Fitzgerald

by John U. Bacon
Great Lakes Champions

Great Lakes Champions

Grassroots Efforts to Clean Up Polluted Watersheds

by John Hartig
Great Lakes for Sale

Great Lakes for Sale

by David Dempsey
The Great Lakes Water Wars

The Great Lakes Water Wars

by Peter Annin
The Great Lakes: Fact or Fake?

The Great Lakes: Fact or Fake?

by David Dempsey
Half Wild: People, Dogs, and Environmental Policy

Half Wild: People, Dogs, and Environmental Policy

People, Dogs, and Environmental Policy

by David Dempsey
The Heart of the Great Lakes

The Heart of the Great Lakes

Freshwater in the Past, Present, and Future of Southeast Michigan

by David Dempsey
A History of Wales

A History of Wales

by John Davies
Honoring our Detroit River

Honoring our Detroit River

Caring For Our Home

by John Hartig
Lake Nation

Lake Nation

People and the Fate of the Great Lakes

by Dave Dempsey
The Living Great Lakes

The Living Great Lakes

Searching for the Heart of the Inland Seas

by Jerry Dennis
On The Brink

On The Brink

The Great Lakes in the 21st Century

by Dave Dempsey
Rouge River Revived

Rouge River Revived

How People Are Bringing Their River Back to Life

by John Hartig
Ruin and Recovery: Michigan’s Rise as a Conservation Leader

Ruin and Recovery: Michigan’s Rise as a Conservation Leader

Michigan’s Rise as a Conservation Leader

by Dave Dempsey
Under RAPs

Under RAPs

Toward Grassroots Ecological Democracy in the Great Lakes Basin

by John Hartig
Waterfront Porch

Waterfront Porch

Reclaiming Detroit's Industrial Waterfront as a Gathering Place For All

by John Hartig
The Waters

The Waters

A Novel

by Bonnie Jo Campbell
The Waters of Michigan

The Waters of Michigan

by Dave Dempsey
What Can The Matter Be?

What Can The Matter Be?

by Keith Taylor
The Windward Shore

The Windward Shore

A Winter on the Great Lakes

by Jerry Dennis
Wisdomkeepers

Wisdomkeepers

Meetings with Native American Spiritual Elders

by Harvey Arden & Steven Wall