Tag Archives: Michigan literary events
Author Scott Sparling Lights it Up in ‘Wire To Wire’
Scott Sparling is bringing his hip thriller Wire to Wire home to Michigan. Sparling’s recent release is the wild, amped-up story of train-hopping Michael Slater, who tries to pull his life together after taking a live wire to the head … Continue reading
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Bonnie Jo Campbell’s ‘Once Upon A River’ Sets Sail
Things are looking way up for Kalamzaoo author Bonnie Jo Campbell. This week W.W. Norton & Company released Campbell’s much anticipated new novel, Once Upon A River, to the reading world at large. Due to early buzz and glowing reviews, Once Upon A … Continue reading
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Ann Patchett’s ‘State of Wonder’ Certain to Leave You Wondering
We’ve come to expect big things from bestselling author Ann Patchett. As winner of the PEN/Faulkner Award and the Orange Prize for her international beauty Bel Canto back in 2002, Patchett unwittingly raised her literary bar and cleared the way … Continue reading
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Ellen Airgood’s ‘South of Superior’ Seduces With Rustic Charm
Ellen Airgood is an unlikely author. Clocking outrageous hours as a waitress and baker at the small diner she owns with her husband in Grand Marais, Michigan, it’s a wonder she has a second to write up anything other than … Continue reading
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Author Jerry Dennis Shares his Passion for the Great Lakes at Michigan Writers’ Conference
“Write what you know” is the sage advice for any writer, and clearly Michigan author Jerry Dennis believes in such wise counsel. What Dennis “knows” settled in his heart as a young boy in Grand Traverse County who believed that … Continue reading
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‘It’s All Relative’ for Michigan Author Wade Rouse
If you’re anywhere near Petoskey this Tuesday evening, you might want to duck into indie booksellers McLean and Eakin for a few laughs with Wade Rouse. The Michigan author will be on hand for a discussion and signing of his … Continue reading
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‘The Known World’ Falls Flat for Friends Book Group
It had been a while since my last visit it to the Friends Don’t Let Friends Read Alone book group discussion at Zuma Coffee House in Birmingham. The Baldwin Public Library’s monthly group met just last week, so I made … Continue reading
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Boyle’s ‘Arc of Justice’ is Back in the Spotlight as this Year’s Great Michigan Read
Author and Detroit native Kevin Boyle is pretty pumped about the idea of coming home this fall. The reason? Boyle’s compelling book, Arc of Justice: A Saga of Race, Civil Rights and Murder in the Jazz Age has been selected … Continue reading
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Heffernan Offers Humor, Allusions, and Exotic Locales ‘At the Bureau of Divine Music’
Poets Michael Heffernan and Thomas Lynch are teaming up for a few appearances in northern Michigan this week. The dynamic literary duo will kick off their Notable Books Tour on Monday, May 16th, 2011, at Petosky’s McLean & Eakin as part … Continue reading
Author Richard Ford Edits and Assembles for Ann Arbor’s 826michigan
If you didn’t catch the Detroit Free Press feature on Pulitzer Prize-winning author Richard Ford last Sunday, then you just might be unaware of Ford’s recent release, Blue Collar, White Collar, No Collar: Stories of Work, and his contributions toward fostering the written … Continue reading
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