McLean & Eakin Booksellers

The Lake, the River and the Other Lake by Steve Amick ~ From The Los Angeles Times: "The last writer to celebrate the charms of rural Michigan with equal panache was probably Ernest Hemingway."

Vintage Views of the Charlevoix-Petoskey Region by M. Christine Byron & Thomas R. Wilson ~ From the Publisher: "The authors have a special talent for researching and selecting the most appropriate graphics to display the genuine feeling for this area. Their overview of the history of the locale along with illustrations will conjure up memories that will long be cherished."

The Indians of Hungry Hollow by Bill Dunlop & Marcia Fountain-Blacklidge ~ Told in stories gathered from archives, memories and interviews, Bill Dunlop (Ottawa) and Marcia Fountain-Blacklidge (Chippewa) have written a most moving history of our area's Native American heritage.

A Look Around Little Traverse Bay by Candace Fitzsimons ~ A stunning visual history of the Little Traverse Bay region, written and compiled from the archives of the Little Traverse Regional Historical Society.

A Cold Day in Paradise: Book 1, Alex McKnight Mysteries by Steve Hamilton ~ From The Detroit Free Press: "A well-plotted and tightly written thriller."  From the Publisher: "In an unprecedented literary event, Steve Hamilton's A Cold Day In Paradise hit mystery's Double Play, winning the two most prestigious honors in the business -- the Edgar and Shamus Awards for Best First Novel. Now, open its covers and see for yourself why this extraordinary novel has galvanized the literary and mystery community as no other book before it.

The Nick Adams Stories by Ernest Hemingway ~ If you were as of yet unaware that Hemingway spent much of his boyhood in these woods and on Walloon Lake, just pick up a copy of The Nick Adams Stories and you'll fall right into this place he knew so well.

Northern Michigan Almanac by Ron Jolly ~ From the Publisher: "A huge compendium of fascinating and little-known facts about Michigan's northern Lower Peninsula, the Northern Michigan Almanac is the ultimate source for information about the northern Lower Peninsula."

The Legend of the Petoskey Stone by Kathy-jo Wargin, illustrated by Gijsbert van Frankenhuyzen ~ From The School Library Journal: "In 1787, on the shores of northern Michigan, a son is born to an Odawa princess and a French fur trader. As he grows, he becomes a skilled hunter and trader, and is so respected by the people in the area that their town is named after him."

Crooked Tree by Robert C. Wilson ~ From The New York Times: "An intense, meticulously researched thriller that handles Native American beliefs with both suspense and dignity."  From New York Newsday: "It makes your hair stand on end. A cross between "Jaws" and "The Exorcist.""