Category Archives: Authors
Wrap Yourself in Winter with ‘The Windward Shore’
Slowing things down in our furiously paced society is a discipline or luxury few of us can afford. Technology, economy, and mere 21st century self-preservation have together constructed a high-speed connection to a life that leaves many of us sapped … Continue reading
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Childress Turns Up Southern Heat and Humor in “Georgia Bottoms”
Looking for scandal and a splash of sass? Then you must meet Ms. Georgia Bottoms of Six Points, Alabama. Mark Childress, author of One Mississippi and Crazy in Alabama, turns up that sultry southern heat in his latest novel featuring … Continue reading
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Some Haunting Lit for Halloween Lovers
Looking for a few scary reads this Halloween season? Below are just a few links from the many available lists online. Feel free to comment and add your personal frightening faves. – Amazon’s Top Ten Scariest Books – Listverse Top … Continue reading
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Bohjalian Shoots to Thrill With ‘The Night Strangers’
Yes, it’s October, and inevitably with it’s arrival comes the dark urban legends and tales that tingle our spines and goose-up our flesh. Publishers find readers more receptive to the bizarre, and therefore seize the month to release their edgier … Continue reading
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Mitchell Zuckoff Brings ‘Lost in Shangri-La’ to Grosse Pointe War Memorial
Several noted military attacks took place as part of World War II combat on May 13, 1945. However, on that very same day there also occurred a more anonymous incident of devastation that has, until now, slipped historians and the … Continue reading
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Women’s National Book Association Hosts Hot Authors Bonnie Jo Campbell and Samuel Park at BPL
Fans of fiction opted out of the beautiful sunshine this past weekend to head indoors instead. Why? Authors Bonnie Jo Campbell and Samuel Park were in town for a reading and signing of their latest books as part of the … Continue reading
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The Ambiguous ‘Charms’ of Mitchell Zuckoff’s ‘Lost in Shangri-La’
As a reader I often find myself wondering about little tangential topics, quirks, or details that cushion a story. As my eyes move over one page my thoughts might still be caught a few paragraphs back, roaming around with questions … Continue reading
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Author Boyle Returns Home for Great Michigan Read
Author and Detroit native Kevin Boyle is pretty pumped about the idea of coming home. The reason? Boyle’s compelling book, Arc of Justice: A Saga of Race, Civil Rights and Murder in the Jazz Age is the Michigan Humanities Council featured title for … Continue reading
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Fallada Lives on in ‘Every Man Dies Alone’
After finishing Hans Fallada’s Every Man Dies Alone, I needed some time to sit and really think about the book. In itself, the story is extremely powerful, but the fact that Fallada lived, breathed and navigated the ruthless currents of … Continue reading
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