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Washtenaw Literacy Celebrates 50 Years of Service With Gala Storytelling Event
by Beth Dempsey
Washtenaw Literacy, a non-profit organization devoted to eradicating adult illiteracy, is celebrating its 50th anniversary throughout the 2021-22 school year. Washtenaw Literacy’s purpose is straightforward: the…
U-M Lecturer Philip D’Anieri’s Book Maps the Appalachian Trail Through the Stories of its Developers
by Martha Stuit
The 2,000+-mile Appalachian Trail spans the eastern United States from Georgia to Maine, traversing 14 states in total. The trail looms large in the consciousness of many people, from sightseers…
An Interview With Phil Christman About His New Nonfiction Essay Collection, “Midwest Futures”
by Martha Stuit
What words come to mind when you think of the Midwest?
You may think about its geography, the middleness, or its position and moniker as the heartland with farming and small towns.
You might look at a map to see…
Ann Arbor Author Harry Dolan’s New Thriller is a Must Read
by Kurt Krug
Author Harry Dolan’s latest novel is different from his earlier novels.
The Good Killer is more of a thriller than a traditional murder mystery.
And that’s not a bad thing.
According to the…
Regrets, He’s Had a Few: Former Wolverine and NFL Wide Receiver Braylon Edwards is Forever “Doing it My Way”
by Jenn McKee
Former University of Michigan All American wide receiver and NFL Pro Bowler Braylon Edwards has a reputation for being outspoken, to say the least. But even so, he had to warm up to the idea of writing Doing…
Can Ann Arbor Build Its Way to Housing Equity? A New Book Suggests Not
Sam Stein's Capital City: Gentrification and the Real Estate State offers a blistering and persuasive critique of how real estate dominates city planning—to the detriment of most residents.
"Through his analysis of how these housing…
Local Students Win Over $43,000 in 2017 U-M Hopwood Contest
by Jared Wadley
On April 20, the University of Michigan announced the winners of the Avery and Jule Hopwood Awards during the 2017 Graduate and Undergraduate Hopwood Awards Ceremony at Rackham Auditorium.
The awards are funded by a…
Michigan’s Braille and Talking Book Library Named #1 in the Nation by Library of Congress; Wins Top Honor
by Jeannie Vogel
FOR THE MORE than 11,000 patrons who use the Braille and Talking Book Library (BTBL), it’s no surprise it took top honors by winning the 11th Annual Network Library of the Year Award from the National Library Service for…
Mich. Lit. — The Library of Michigan’s 2015 Notable Book List
by Martin Ackley
DETROIT’S WORLD WAR II role as the “arsenal of democracy,” fishing the Au Sable River and Kalamazoo favorite son Derek Jeter’s dream-come-true children’s book about playing shortstop for the New York Yankees are among…
The Foodist: Lentil Underground Author Liz Carlisle Coming to Ann Arbor April 20
by Ari LeVaux
THE HUMBLE LENTIL is found in the earthiest of foods. Not the kind of fancy dishes that tap dance around the table atop a frozen cloud of nitrogen, but simple, nourishing foods like Indian dal or hippy mush, foods that feed…