Made in Michigan Writers Books in Order
Below you'll find the complete list of Made in Michigan Writers books in publication order. This is generally the recommended reading order for the series.
Reading order verified: January 2026
Publication Order
Blue-Tail Fly (By: Vievee Francis)
Buy on Amazon2006
Broken Symmetry (By: Jack Ridl)
Buy on Amazon2006
The Women Were Leaving the Men (By: Andy Mozina)
Buy on Amazon2007
After-Music (By: Conrad Hilberry)
Buy on Amazon2008
Wide Awake in Someone Else's Dream (By: M.L. Liebler)
Buy on Amazon2008
Trespassing (By: Janet Kauffman)
Buy on Amazon2008
The Lost Tiki Palaces of Detroit (By: Michael Zadoorian)
Buy on Amazon2009
If the World Becomes So Bright (By: Keith Taylor)
Buy on Amazon2009
American Salvage
Buy on Amazon2009
By Cold Water (By: Chris Dombrowski)
Buy on Amazon2009
As If We Were Prey (By: Michael Delp)
Buy on Amazon2010
Birth of a Notion; Or, the Half Ain't Never Been Told (By: Bill Harris)
Buy on Amazon2010
Voices of the Lost and Found (By: Dorene O'Brien)
Buy on Amazon2010
An American Map (By: Anne-Marie Oomen)
Buy on Amazon2010
In Which Brief Stories Are Told (By: Phillip Sterling)
Buy on Amazon2011
At The Bureau of Divine Music (By: Michael Heffernan)
Buy on Amazon2011
Love/Imperfect (By: Christopher T. Leland)
Buy on Amazon2011
The Light Between (By: Terry Blackhawk)
Buy on Amazon2012
To Embroider the Ground with Prayer (By: Teresa J. Scollon)
Buy on Amazon2012
The World of a Few Minutes Ago (By: Jack Driscoll)
Buy on Amazon2012
Allegiance (By: francine j. harris)
Buy on Amazon2012
Booker T & Them (By: Bill Harris)
Buy on Amazon2012
Practicing to Walk Like a Heron (By: Jack Ridl)
Buy on Amazon2013
Earth Again (By: Chris Dombrowski)
Buy on Amazon2013
Living Together (By: Gloria Whelan)
Buy on Amazon2013
Making Callaloo in Detroit (By: Lolita Hernandez)
Buy on Amazon2014
Quality Snacks (By: Andrew Mozina)
Buy on Amazon2014
Know the Mother (By: Desiree Cooper)
Buy on Amazon2016
Sharp Blue Search of Flame (By: Zilka Joseph)
Buy on Amazon2016
I Want to Be Once (By: M.L. Liebler)
Buy on Amazon2016
States of Motion (By: Laura Hulthen Thomas)
Buy on Amazon2017
The Forgetting Tree (By: Rae Paris)
Buy on Amazon2017
The Lake Michigan Mermaid (By: Anne-Marie Oomen,Linda Nemec Foster)
Buy on Amazon2018
Field Recordings (By: Russell Brakefield)
Buy on Amazon2018
Meet Behind Mars (By: Renee Simms)
Buy on Amazon2018
Eden Springs (By: Lola Lafon,Laura Kasischke)
Buy on Amazon2018
I Got To Keep Moving (By: Bill Harris)
Buy on Amazon2018
Welcome to Replica Dodge (By: Natalie Ruth Joynton)
Buy on Amazon2019
Ragged Anthem (By: Chris Dombrowski)
Buy on Amazon2019
Unblinking (By: Lisa Lenzo)
Buy on Amazon2019
The Desk on the Sea (By: Jonathan Johnson)
Buy on Amazon2019
Shades: Detroit Love Stories (By: Esperanza M. Cintrón)
Buy on Amazon2019
Gut Botany (By: Petra Kuppers)
Buy on Amazon2020
You're in the Wrong Place (By: Joseph Harris)
Buy on Amazon2020
A Fine Canopy (By: Alison Swan)
Buy on Amazon2020
You Are My Joy and Pain (By: Naomi Long Madgett)
Buy on Amazon2020
How Other People Make Love (By: Thisbe Nissen)
Buy on Amazon2021
When the Heart Needs a Stunt Double (By: Diane Decillis)
Buy on Amazon2021
Gun/Shy (By: Jim Daniels)
Buy on Amazon2021
Frequently Asked Questions
The recommended reading order for the Made in Michigan Writers series is publication order: 1. Blue-Tail Fly (By: Vievee Francis) (2006), 2. Broken Symmetry (By: Jack Ridl) (2006), 3. The Women Were Leaving the Men (By: Andy Mozina) (2007), 4. After-Music (By: Conrad Hilberry) (2008), 5. Wide Awake in Someone Else's Dream (By: M.L. Liebler) (2008), and 44 more. This is generally the best way to experience the story as the author intended.
The Made in Michigan Writers series by Bonnie Jo Campbell contains 49 books. The series began in 2006 and continues to be a popular choice for readers.
The Made in Michigan Writers series is written by Bonnie Jo Campbell. You can find more books and series by this author on our website.
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