If you could come up with a phrase to describe the type of writing mystery authors Bryan Gruley, William Kent Krueger, Steve Hamilton and Elizabeth Kane Buzzelli are writing it would be Up North Noir. Gruley’s newest book “The Hanging Tree” which is pure Up North with all its unusual conventions and the charms you can [...]

A cow is front and center on Thom Vernon’s new book

Three Michigan authors recently got raves and all three will be at the Kerrytown BookFest

Michael Federspiel’s new book details the Hemingway mystique.

Idlewild Michigan once known as Black Eden will host a writers’ conference

Hemingway’s time in Michigan takes on mythic proportions

Bryan Gruley’s second book is almost here

Chewing the fat with Zingerman’s

Brighton Michigan author Amy Ackley went from laid off to a writer’s dream in six months. Ackley who lost her job at the beginning of the year just won Amazon.coms equivalent of the lottery, The Breakthrough Novel Award. Except winning this prize is more than just luck -it requires talent. The award comes with a [...]

Kerrytown BookFest announces it 2010 lineup