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Michigan Books: Sailing Grace by John Otterbacher

Sailing Grace by John Otterbacher (Samadhi Press) is the story of former Michigan legislator John Otterbacher of Grand Rapids surmounting the challenges of 8 heart surgeries in 8 months. From the Sailing Grace web site (where you can also see…
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Michigan Books: Returning to Earth by Jim Harrison

Returning to Earth by Jim Harrison (Grove Press) is Harrison's ninth novel. It's the tale of Donald Burkett, a 45-year-old, terminally ill Chippewa-Finnish man who is determined to chronicle his family's history before he dies. An excellent…
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Michigan Books: The Red Parts: A Memoir by Maggie Nelson

The Red Parts: A Memoir by Maggie Nelson (Free Press) is the story of the killing of Jane Mixer - Ms. Nelson's aunt - and its impact on her family. The crime was originally considered one of the famous "Michigan Murders" that occurred in Ann…
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Michigan Books: A Primer on Parallel Lives by Dan Gerber

A Primer on Parallel Lives by Dan Gerber (Copper Canyon Press) is Gerber's seventh book of poetry and explores his fears and doubts as a youth growing up in western Michigan. Gerber won the 1992 Michigan Author Award and is a past recipient…
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Southeast Michigan Bookstores

Even with a whole lot of Southeast Michigan booksellers on the list, we know we're missing many more - add them in the comments! One Way by soleilani Marwil Bookstore, Detroit Marwil Bookstore offers an incredible variety of books and…
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Michigan Books: Paper Tiger: One Athlete's Journey to the Underbelly of Pro Football by Ted A. Kluck

Paper Tiger: One Athlete's Journey to the Underbelly of Pro Football by Ted A. Kluck (Lyons Press) employs humor and the behind-the-scenes style of journalism pioneered in George Plimpton's classic Paper Lion. In the book, Kluck details his…
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The Saline Fiddlers

The Saline Fiddlers are one of the most extraordinary extracurricular music programs in the United States. The group began 14 years ago with the goal of providing a different style of music education to students and has grown into a model program…
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Michigan Books: One Thousand Tracings: Healing the Wounds of World War II by Lita Judge

One Thousand Tracings: Healing the Wounds of World War II by Lita Judge (Hyperion Books for Children) is the story of Judge's mother and grandmother, set during World War II in Pinckney. The book is illustrated with a combination of paintings,…
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Northeast Michigan Bookstores

Northeast Michigan is the next stop on or bookstore tour. There must be some we've missed - if you know of any booksellers - with our without web sites - that we missed, add a comment! Saturn Booksellers, Gaylord Gaylord's hometown bookstore…
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Cars, Cows, Politics & Tigers

Well, there was supposed to be a Five Things you need to know about Michigan here but my job got in the way. Here's a couple things that would have been here ... you can see why this sort of thing is normally grouped under the "Five Things you…
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Bookstores in Michigan's Upper Peninsula

There must be more bookstores in Michigan's Upper Peninsula, but these are the only ones we could find with web pages. If you know of any UP Michigan bookstores that we missed, let us know in the comments! Book store. Copper Harbor, Michigan…
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"My Brave Mechanics:" The First Michigan Engineers and Their Civil War by Mark Hoffman

Today we take a look at "My Brave Mechanics:" The First Michigan Engineers and Their Civil War by Mark Hoffman (Wayne State University Press). Hoffman is deputy department director of the Michigan Department of History, Arts and Libraries and…