Estleman’s Amos Walker gets his own collection

Amos Walker gets his own book

Old skool meets new skool at MSU

Thursday, 29 July 2010, 3:06 | Category : Children's Books, Literary sites, Photography
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Old skool reader looks to the future

Bryan Gruley’s new book adds to his reputation as an Up North noir writer

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 [...]

Mr. Greenjeans takes a break to read

Tuesday, 27 July 2010, 16:36 | Category : Uncategorized
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I found Mr. Greenjeans today all by himself sitting in the shade and enjoying a book in a “secret” garden near the Radiology Building on the campus of MSU. When I asked him what he was reading he said, “a book by the Bailey guy”. 
He told me he preferred him to a “new age” guy named Pollan.
The secret [...]

New book by former Lansing resident and actor features several interesting love triangles

Sunday, 25 July 2010, 14:03 | Category : Author Visit, Fiction
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A cow is front and center on Thom Vernon’s new book

Three Kerrytown Bookfest authors garner attention

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

NMU seeking Native American stories, art for new book

Northern Michigan University is seeking submissions for new book on native American contemporary stories

John King Books having a firesale sort of

Thursday, 22 July 2010, 16:01 | Category : Bookstore news
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John King books in Detroit is having a sale

It’s a day to celebrate Ernest Hemingway’s birthday

Michael Federspiel’s new book details the Hemingway mystique.

Idlewild Michigan to host writers’ conference

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