Megan Shaffer
National Writers Series and Beyond – A Book Lover’s Trip Worth Taking
There’s good reason that Traverse City was recently ranked as a top city for book lovers. Not only does this lakeshore city hum a little literary tune all its own, but it also falls in line with a mighty band of independent booksellers strung in solidarity along Michigan’s stunning northern shores.
These indies, each offering their [...]
2012 Michigan Notable Books Announced
The much anticipated 2012 Michigan Notable Books were announced today. The Library of Michigan annually decides on 20 of the most notable books that “are reflective of Michigan’s diverse ethnic, historical, literary, and cultural experience” and feature “high-quality titles with wide public appeal.” (via)
This year’s list, which features fiction, nonfiction, picture and children’s books alike, [...]
Wrap Yourself in Winter with ‘The Windward Shore’
Slowing things down in our furiously paced society is a discipline or luxury few of us can afford. Technology, economy, and mere 21st century self-preservation have together constructed a high-speed connection to a life that leaves many of us sapped and stopping to smell only the virtual roses.
If winter, which was once respected as a [...]
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