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Locals Explore Wolverines’ 1997 National Championship in New Book
by Jenn McKee
Books about the University of Michigan’s football team could easily fill several shelves, but strangely, one thing that’s been missing is a deep-dive chronicle of the 1997 National Championship season.
Don’t worry,…
“Books Across America” Documentary Visits 50 Places in 50 Days, Including Ann Arbor
Literati Bookstore has a relatively small physical footprint. But what the space lacks in size, it makes up for in reputation and has become one of the most beloved independent bookstores in the literature world.
That's one reason…
Friends of the AADL Celebrate 70 Years of Support for the City’s Library System
In 1953, the Friends of the Ann Arbor District Library (FAADL) shared a historical moment alongside Ernest Hemingway. The library’s volunteer organization became a nonprofit the same month Hemingway won the Pulitzer Prize for Literature for…
Poet and Writer Naomi Shihab Nye Set Her Latest Middle-Grade-Fiction Novel, “The Turtle of Michigan,” in Ann Arbor
by Jenn McKee
Naomi Shihab Nye is best known for her poetry—she was chancellor of the Academy of American Poets from 2010-15, and the Poetry Foundation’s Young People’s Poet Laureate from 2019-21.
So perhaps it’s no surprise…
U-M Prof’s Novel “Such A Fun Age” is the 2023 Washtenaw Read Book
by Martha Suitt, Pulp
The 2023 Washtenaw Read is Such a Fun Age by University of Michigan professor Kiley Reid, whose plot-driven novel details what happens and how people feel amidst misunderstandings and omissions…
“Firekeeper’s Daughter” Native Teen Discovers Intrigue and Betrayal in a Michigan Upper Peninsula Community
by Martha Stuit, Pulp
When author Angeline Boulley wrote her new young adult novel, Firekeeper’s Daughter, she had a goal for the thriller. She writes about her main character, Daunis Fontaine, in her Author’s Note:
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The Pleasure Principle: The Characters in Lydia Conklin’s Short Story Collection “Rainbow Rainbow,” Seek Gratification and Identity
by Martha Stuit, Pulp
Characters in Lydia Conklin’s Rainbow Rainbow perch on the precipice of something—a decision, a change, the start or end of a relationship, or even the dangerous cliff above a quarry where people…
An Ode for the Anthem: U-M Professor Mark Clague’s “O Say Can You Hear? A Cultural Biography of the Star-Spangled Banner”
Jenn McKee, Pulp
It seemed a little on the nose to be reading U-M associate professor Mark Clague’s new book, O Say Can You Hear? A Cultural Biography of the Star-Spangled Banner, on the 4th of July—at U-M’s Camp Michigania, no…
U-M Writer Phil Christman Has a New Collection of Essays: “HOW TO BE NORMAL”
by Martha Stuit, Pulp
Phil Christman takes on the problem of How to Be Normal in his new essay collection by interrogating broad categories of life. Like his earlier book, Midwest Futures, the essays are…
Grains, Beans, Seeds and Legumes: Chef Abra Berens’s New Book “Grist” Offers Context and Recipes
by Martha Stuit
When you start paying closer attention to a food or beverage, you notice more details among different types or brands. Experts who focus on wine or coffee, for example, are able to discuss the nuances and tasting notes…