by Gary Graff
Detroit-based music journalist Graff 鈥 who鈥檚 previously written books about Alice Cooper, Bob Seger, and Neil Young 鈥 edited this new collection of his (and his fellow journalists鈥) takes on the albums that defined the last decade of not just the 20th century but also social media- and download-free artistic consumption. Get a copy at .听
by Christina Wyman
For the middle school-age reader on your gift list, Slouch focuses on Stevie, a seventh grader who鈥檚 5 foot 10 and tired of talking about it. Though her parents nudge her to become an athlete (like her older brother), she鈥檚 not interested in doing something that draws even more attention to her body. She鈥檚 already dealing with unwanted comments and attention from men riding the subway, as well as the rigid social mores of preteen life. Wyman, based in Lansing, imbues this coming-of-age story with humor and heart.听Get a copy at .听
by John Gallagher
Longtime Detroit Free Press journalist Gallagher chronicles his career 鈥 from his earliest jobs elsewhere to covering major Detroit stories, like former Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick鈥檚 rise and fall; the newspaper strikes; the auto companies鈥 federal bailout; and the city鈥檚 bankruptcy. Of course, newsrooms underwent seismic changes during his tenure, too, so Gallagher additionally shares experiences and thoughts on the state of his own industry.听Get a copy at .听
by Josh Malerman
This is the latest offering from Ferndale鈥檚 resident horror novelist, who gained an even bigger audience when the Netflix movie adaptation of his book Bird Box, starring Sandra Bullock, became a sensation in 2018. Incidents tells the tale of an 8-year-old girl haunted by an entity she calls 鈥淥ther Mommy鈥 who asks her daily, 鈥淐an I go inside your heart?鈥 and wreaks havoc around the girl鈥檚 family home.听Get a copy at .听
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