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North Wind Books may be the most interesting independent small bookshop in Michigan's Upper Peninsula. Part of Finlandia University, NWB is much more than a traditional university bookstore. Special book collections feature Finnish, Great Lakes and Upper Michigan history and literature, and a wide selection of related topics including maritime history, copper mining, Native Americans, nature and the environment. An entire room of the bookshop is dedicated to children's picture books and young adult fiction. There is also a large selection of adult trade books that will satisfy even the most discriminating reader. Be sure not to miss the frequent author book signings hosted by North Wind Books. Autographed copies of titles by many well-known contemporary authors are available for purchase. We look forward to welcoming you to North Wind Books. Come in and browse! We hope you will visit or contact us, soon.

The Bridge Click here to see the latest books featured in THE BRIDGE catalog!	Local Interest Books by Local Authors & Themed to the Upper Peninsula
The Kalevala Explore Finland's great mythical epic in a variety of forms, editions, and translations.	Children's Literature in Translation Parents, we have what you need to help keep your children in touch with their heritage in an entertaining way! We offer children's books in Finnish: aapinens (alphabet books), picture dictionaries and story books like the Moomin tales.
Children's Literature on Finnish-American themes Serious and delightful books examining the intertwining of Finnish and American cultues, these books have a little of both heritages wrapped up in their covers.	Finnish History & Culture Make us your source for hard-to-find books from Finnish publishers, translated into English. We offer many beautiful books about Finnish history, art, culture, sauna, food and music.
Finnish Reference Our unique collection of Finnish reference books includes dictionaries, phrase books and texts, studies of the Kalevala and history, music books and much more.	Literature in Translation We proudly offer translations of Finnish literature and Finnish-American literature, both classics and modern works. Several books in this category are by Upper Peninsula authors or those with Scandinavian ties.
Finnish Literary Society These books published by the Finnish Literary Society offer new research and background on the Finnish language and written heritage.	Finnish Language Learn and understand Finnish with these variety of books, cassettes, and CDs for the self-taught, scholar, or merely curious.
Finnish and English Dictionaries Browse through our diverse selection of dictionaries for aiding you in your understanding or study of Finnish!	Finnish Art, Architecture, and Design Famous internationally for its art and design, discover Finland's treasures and cutting edge art through these books.
Finnish Graphic Books Explore the best of both worlds with Finnish stories and legends illustrated by some of the best graphic illustrations Finland has to offer.	Finnish and American Culture Explore Finnish and American culture with these familiar items.
Topics on Finnish-Americans A rich collection of stories of Finnish immigrants, their families, and their place in history and time.	Finnish Poetry Rich, varied, and elegant, come explore Finland's great poetical tradition with these English translations.