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Wednesday, March 10,2010

Black and white and red-faced all over

Editor Gerald Boyd broke down barriers, until scandal ended his career

by Bill Castanier
Stone was recently on the Michigan State University campus as part of the School of Journalism’s centennial celebration and to promote Boyd’s book, “My Times In Black and White,” which has just been published.
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Wednesday, March 3,2010

She said/ she said

HerStories series recognizes unsung heroines and stories

by Bill Castanier
Now, Law Burns is one of the authors, storytellers and poets who will help pass the torch to other women yearning to tell their own stories and the stories of others.
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Wednesday, February 24,2010

Bewitching

Kim Harrison puts 'Magic' on the page

by Bill Castanier
Author Kim Harrison, who grew up in Northern Michigan, describes herself as a “geeky girl with my nose in a book.” However, the books she read were not your typical young adult books. Harrison, who writes edgy, urbanfantasy novels with a brew of magic, vampires, witches, warlocks and other creatures, read the likes of Arthur C.
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Wednesday, February 17,2010

Shattering the silence

Author Glancy speaks for Sacajawea

by Bill Castanier
“I especially like to give a voice to his torical characters who previously had none,” Glancy notes, pointing to her book “Stone Heart” as an example. “Stone Heart” spotlights Sacajawea, the Shoshone woman who accompanied Lewis and Clark on their expedition, with a baby strapped to her back.
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Wednesday, February 10,2010

Read more, spend less

Buying used books can be thrifty and fun

by Bill Castanier
Reading used books instead of the hot best-sellers may mean you have to show a little patience, but it will result in big savings. With the price of newly published hardbacks approaching ' and sometimes exceeding ' $30 and paperbacks at nearly $8 it’s worth changing your reading habits and shopping the used-book stores and sales in Lansing.
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Wednesday, February 3,2010

Northern exposure

‘Almanac’ a trove of trivia about the U.P.

by Bill Castanier
 Full disclosure: My maternal grandmother Nina was born in Sault Ste. Marie, MI. I still have relatives there. I love pasties — the ones you eat with ketchup. So I guess that makes me a Yooper, at least at heart. That’s why it was like Christmas when I got the new &ldqu...
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Wednesday, January 20,2010

A 'World' gone wild

Pandemic ravages U.S. in eerie novel

by Bill Castanier
Interviewed at her home in Chelsea ' she is on leave from her teaching position at the University of Michigan and working on a Guggenheim Fellowship ' Kasischke said all her novels involve unexpected death. This one is certainly no different. The opening line is “If you are reading this you are going to die.
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Wednesday, January 6,2010

I wanna text you up

Two books compile raunchy messages from Kilpatrick and college students

by Bill Castanier
Texting even helped Detroit Free Press reporters Jim Schaefer and M.L. Elrick win a Pulitzer Prize last year.
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Wednesday, December 30,2009

What you Aught to read

The best Michigan-related books of the ´00s

by Bill Castanier
Another children’s book worth a long look is “Tracings,” by Lita Judge. Not many children’s books will make an adult reader tear up, but this one will. The 2007 book examines the impact of war on survivors and innocent victims, as it shares the humble heroism of a young Michigan couple who launch an amazing program to help Germans after World War II.
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Tuesday, December 29,2009

Take note

National Book finalists, Times Best-Seller among Michigan’s best for 2009

by Bill Castanier
Bobbie Jo Campbell, author of the gritty short story collection “American Salvage,” said the awards offer a strong message about the value of Michigan’s writers. “These awards give us the opportunity to convince readers to look within our own shores for people who will best tell our state´s stories,” Campbell said.
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