The Waters" by Bonnie Jo Campbell is a coming-of-age story set in rural Michigan, centered around a young woman named Donkey who grows up on an island in the Great Massasauga Swamp. As she learns the secrets of the swamp from her powerful grandmother, she becomes entangled in the complex dynamics between the island women and the men of the nearby town.

Scarlet in Blue” was a 2023 Michigan Notable Book. Told through the alternating voices of Blue, Scarlet, and Henry, “Scarlet in Blue” is a page-turning story about the ramifications of past trauma, the way art can hold our lives together, and, most of all, the enduring bond between mother and child.