michigan books

Patti Smith is a lot of things: artist, musician, poet, ex-Michigander. A new book explores the life and impact of the punk rock icon and poet.

The new CEO of Planned Parenthood of Michigan discussed her hopes for abortion access in the state. Then, a new book features the works of Arab Americans in Detroit. Also, we talked with the co-founder of Detroit’s first and only Bud and Breakfast.

Republicans in Michigan are facing intraparty strife as different factions vie for control and the future of conservative politics. We talked about it with reporter Craig Mauger. We also revisited some of our favorite conversations with authors over the past year.

This segment originally aired on February 19, 2021. Angeline Boulley’s debut young adult novel opens with a heart-pounding scene: a girl stands frozen in…

Walk into the children’s section of pretty much any bookstore or library in Michigan and you’re likely to find Gijsbert van Frankenhuyzen’s work staring…

Some poets construct images as immediate as a freshly snapped Polaroid. Others form lyrical landscapes like meticulously composed oil paintings.…

Every year, the Library of Michigan releases a list of Michigan Notable Books, which features books that are about or set in Michigan — or that were…

Today on Stateside, an Ann Arbor bookstore is racing to come up with a way to do business online after the coronavirus pandemic forced it to close its…

Today on Stateside, we step back in time to the summer of 1963, to hear how Martin Luther King Junior set the stage in Detroit for the March on Washington…

Now that winter is feeling a little more, well, wintry, it’s a good time to hunker down inside with a book. If you’re looking for something new to read,…