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U-M Lecturer Molly Beer’s New Book “Angelica: For Love and Country in a Time of Revolution”

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Sep 22, 2025

by Martha Stuit You likely have heard of Alexander Hamilton, but do you know his sister-in-law, Angelica Schuyler Church? Angelica led a wide-ranging social life, born in the United States in 1756 and spending time as an adult in…

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Ann Arbor Author’s Short Story Collection Nominated For Ursula K. Le Guin Prize for Fiction

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Aug 11, 2025

by Christopher Porter The first tale in Dr. Ursula Whitcher's novella-length short-stories collection, North Continent Ribbon, offers a striking example of the sci-fi author's poetic prose: I stepped toward him with a…

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The Main Character of Ann Arbor Author Maria Leonhauser’s “Murder at Twin Beeches” is Good at Investigating, Bad at Relationships

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Jan 21, 2025

By Martha Stuit Who killed Michael Porter in the pantry with a candlestick during the preview party for the annual house and garden tour? This question sets the scene for the cozy mystery novel Murder at Twin Beeches by Ann…

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“Books Across America” Documentary Visits 50 Places in 50 Days, Including Ann Arbor

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Aug 18, 2023

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…

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U-M Prof’s Novel “Such A Fun Age” is the 2023 Washtenaw Read Book

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Feb 6, 2023

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…

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The Pleasure Principle: The Characters in Lydia Conklin’s Short Story Collection “Rainbow Rainbow,” Seek Gratification and Identity

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Aug 3, 2022

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…

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U-M Writer Phil Christman Has a New Collection of Essays: “HOW TO BE NORMAL”

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team May 16, 2022

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…

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Grains, Beans, Seeds and Legumes: Chef Abra Berens’s New Book “Grist” Offers Context and Recipes

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Mar 1, 2022

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…

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Haisley Elementary First School in City to Launch Little Free Library

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Oct 31, 2014 0

by Donna Iadipaolo THIS FALL, HAISLEY Elementary School became the first school in the Ann Arbor Public Schools (AAPS) to participate in the national “Little Free Library” (LFL) program. The Little Free Library movement began in 2009…

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CULTURE VULTURE: An Interview With Bonnie ZoBell

The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team Aug 11, 2014 0

by Mary Akers TWICE IN MY life, I have flown through an airport only hours before another plane crashed there. In 1994, with my two young daughters in tow, we landed in Charlotte, NC for an extended visit. Later that evening, a band of…

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