John U. Bacon

John U. Bacon on Paul Davis, Tom Izzo, and a strange moment for Michigan State basketball Commentator John U. Bacon discusses changes for the Michigan football program, a bizarre disruption at a Michigan State men's basketball game, and more sports news.

Great way to wrap up my first week back @michiganpublic.bsky.social after time off…. talking sports with @johnubacon.bsky.social Some college football, college basketball, and the Pistons. You can read or listen! www.michiganpublic.org/sports/2026-...

I try, but clearly fall short!
But I understand your reasons, so I'll try harder.

Hardcover Nonfiction Books - Best Sellers - Books - Dec. 28, 2025 - The New York Times The New York Times Best Sellers are up-to-date and authoritative lists of the most popular books in the United States, based on sales in the past week, including fiction, non-fiction, paperbacks, chil...

On the last NYTimes bestseller list of the year, arguably the most competitive, THE GALES OF NOVEMBER: The Untold Story of the Edmund Fitzgerald hit #3 (six weeks in a row, eight total) -- ahead of famous folks who have no idea who I am.
THANKS FOR YOUR SUPPORT!
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With 32 stops in 10 states, from Miami to Montana, I met thousands of people and signed even more books. With a nod to the Dead: What a long, great trip it's been. THANK YOU! (2/2)

The tour for THE GALES OF NOVEMBER: The Untold Story of the Edmund Fitzgerald, started on 10/6 in a Cleveland library, with an SRO crowd . It ended for 2025 on 12/15 in the Great Lakes Brewery Company, with an SRO crowd, incl John McCarthy, son of the Fitz's first mate. 1/2

The GALES OF NOVEMBER: The Untold Story of the Edmund Fitzgerald, will be #7 on the New York Times bestseller list, its 6th week on the list, and 4th in a row. All outlets should have plenty. Thank you, readers!
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In other news...
The GALES OF NOVEMBER: The Untold Story of the Edmund Fitzgerald, will be #7 on the NYTbestseller list for the 6th week, and 4th in a row. All outlets should have plenty.
Thank you, readers!
(For Michigan coverage, follow me on Twitter. Plenty there.)
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THE GALES OF NOVEMBER: The Untold Story of the Edmund Fitzgerald, has made the NYT bestseller list 3 weeks in a row, 5 total. ALSO, after the 5th and 6th printings, B&N and Indies have thousands, and amazon is again delivering in 2-3 days. THANK YOU!
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Great thanks, Elton!

From a great writer, novelist, and mentor like @dcrbooks.bsky.social, this means a lot. Thanks, Dan!

There and Schuler!

108 years ago today, at 9:04:35 am, a ship carrying 6 million pounds of high explosives headed to the Great War accidentally exploded in Halifax, creating the biggest manmade explosion until the A-Bomb. You can read about it in The Great Halifax Explosion. johnubacon.com/books/

Great thanks, John.

There will soon be tens of thousands of more books available in all stores nationwide.

TUNE IN MONDAY to the Morning Show 8-10am PT on @ksvysonoma.bsky.social Guests: @johnubacon.bsky.social NYT bestselling author, on his new book, The Gales of November; Eric Marshall, master storage designer; Ashley Burnett of WINE WOMEN. Listen in at 91.3 fm locally or online at ksvy.org.

Great thanks, Greg -- a noted expert on the subject!

Amazon has just named THE GALES OF NOVEMBER: The Untold Story of the Edmund Fitzgerald one of the best history books of 2025. Might make a nice holiday gift!

John U. Bacon on Lions-Packers Thanksgiving game and Michigan-Ohio State rivalry Michigan Public sports commentator John U. Bacon previews the Lions' Thanksgiving game against the Packers and the 2025 edition of Michigan vs. Ohio State.

Special holiday edition of @michiganpublic.bsky.social sports with @johnubacon.bsky.social. We discuss Lions-Packers - a critical moment for Detroit. And we look ahead to Michigan-Ohio State on Sat., and the future of the MSU football program. Read or listen! www.michiganpublic.org/sports/2025-...

When you look at the storm data from yesterday and today, I can guarantee you two things: 50 years ago, commercial ships would still be sailing, and yesterday, none of them were. That's one of the byproducts of the Fitzgerald tragedy. (4/4)

P. 372: "The most eye-opening outcome of all these reforms: In the half century since the Edmund Fitzgerald went under, not one commercial ship has sunk on the Great Lakes...The families are acutely aware [of it], and they justly take pride in that fact." (3/4)

But after the Edmund Fitzgerald went down on November 10, 1975, the complacent shipping industry woke up. They got serious about forecasting, communicating the information to the captains, and not least, common sense. (2/4)

Two unbelievable statistics from The Gales of November:

P. 14: "Between 1875 and 1975 alone, the Great Lakes claimed at least 6,000 ships... plus a minimum of 30,000 sailors -- an average of one shipwreck per week, and nearly one casualty a day, every day, for a century." (1/4)

The Ten Best History Books of 2025 Our favorite titles of the year resurrect overlooked histories and examine how the United States ended up where it is today

The Smithsonian Magazine just named THE GALES OF NOVEMBER: The Untold Story of the Edmund Fitzgerald, one of the Top 10 history books of 2025. Thank you!

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And let me add, which people from Twitter know: I'm happy to engage with anyone who knows how to disagree without being disagreeable. But some folks just aren't willing or able to do so. It's a better world when they do!

After a silly exchange with a sarcastic, rude, know-it-all who won't sign his name -- Uncivilservice, I believe, was the handle -- in which I refuted his point with facts, naturally he blocks me, only proving my point about keyboard cowards.
Have a nice day.

And you should have read the book, because I did.
Several, in fact, from the NWS, the NOAA, UM's Naval Architecture school, and the founder of Michigan Tech's Great Lakes Research Center
Also, tough guy, sign your name. I do every time.
Have a nice day.

I can't see you at all, because you're hiding.
Have a nice day.

And you should have read the book, because I did.
Several, in fact.
Also, tough guy, sign your name. I do every time.
Have a nice day.

10 Books to Read: The Best Reviews of October The fate of a Great Lakes freighter, a biblical idea that changed the world, the joy of the tuba and more.

The Wall Street Journal just named THE GALES OF NOVEMBER: The Untold Story of the Edmund Fitzgerald, one of its "Ten Books to Read: The Best Reviews of October."

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This week THE GALES OF NOVEMBER: The Untold Story of the Edmund Fitzgerald, comes in at #7 on the New York Times Bestseller List -- right behind someone named Ken Burns at #6. Score one for the Ann Arbor Public Schools, with two alumni in the top seven.

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