This year, when you sit down for Thanksgiving dinner with all the fixings, give thanks to Sarah Josepha Hale for creating Thanksgiving Day and its celebration on the fourth Thursday of November. How …
Fifty years ago, just like today, Michigan voters were faced with perplexing decisions in the upcoming election. In addition to Richard Nixon facing off against Sen. George McGovern for president, …
When Kai Harris got the news her book “What the Fireflies Knew” was reviewed in The New York Times, she said, “It was surreal.” For a book by a first-time author to be …
W.S. Penn’s new book, “Raising Bean,” is a written testament to Native American storytelling. Penn wrote the collection of essays for his granddaughter Bean (Clare) in the form of …
The title of their Emmy Award-winning television program may be “Under the Radar,” but the producers of the Michigan Travel and Tourism program are flying high. They have …
Renowned Michigan author Jack Driscoll’s “Twenty Stories” is the last book he’ll write in Michigan. Following his the death of his wife, Lois, early last year, he has decided …
Librarians across Michigan have a lot on their minds as Banned Book Week approaches on Sept. 18. This past election cycle, residents in Michigan’s Jamestown Township in Ottawa County, …
If you ever met Eddie Farhat (and I did), he came across as a mild-mannered family man. But when he entered the “squared circle” —the wrestling ring — he switched on his …
If Pulitzer Prize-winning author David Maraniss has one regret about his riveting new book, “Path Lit By Lightning: The Life of Jim Thorpe,” it’s the unfortunate publication …
