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Made in Michigan Writers Series

Series Editors: M. L. Liebler, Wayne State University; Michael Delp, Interlochen Center for the Arts
The Made in Michigan Writers Series is devoted to highlighting the works of distinguished statewide writers to showcase Michigan's diverse voices. The series publishes poetry, creative nonfiction, short fiction, and essays by Michigan writers with the aim of encouraging the recognition of the state's artistic and cultural heritage throughout Michigan, the Midwest, and the nation.

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Grief's Country

A Memoir in Pieces

Gail Griffin

An intimate look at widowhood.

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Published: March 2020
ISBN: 9780814347393
$19.99
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Published: March 2020
ISBN: 9780814347409
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Gut Botany

Poems by Petra Kuppers

Poetry that inhabits and queers bodies and lands in an ecosomatic investigation.

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Published: March 2020
ISBN: 9780814347638
$17.99
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Published: March 2020
ISBN: 9780814347645
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These are Love(d) Letters

Ames Hawkins

Intimate and unwavering exploration of love, loss, and the queer possibilities inherent in artistic aspiration.

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Published: October 2019
ISBN: 9780814347263
$26.99
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Published: October 2019
ISBN: 9780814347270
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come see about me, marvin

poems by brian g. gilmore

An imagined personal exchange with Marvin Gaye, in verse, on life in Michigan.

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Published: September 2019
ISBN: 9780814347225
$17.99
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Published: September 2019
ISBN: 9780814347232
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Teacher/Pizza Guy

Poems by Jeff Kass

Explores the emotional and physical labor necessary to work nights as a pizza delivery driver and days as a high school English teacher.

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Published: August 2019
ISBN: 9780814347157
$17.99
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Published: August 2019
ISBN: 9780814347164
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Black Indian

A Memoir by Shonda Buchanan

A moving memoir exploring one family’s legacy of African Americans with American Indian roots.

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Published: August 2019
ISBN: 9780814345801
$26.99
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Published: August 2019
ISBN: 9780814345818
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Shades

Detroit Love Stories

Esperanza Cintrón

Interconnected stories exploring life, love, and passion in an ever-changing community.

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Published: August 2019
ISBN: 9780814346884
$19.99
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Published: August 2019
ISBN: 9780814346891

The Desk on the Sea

A Memoir by Jonathan Johnson

Meditations on life and death from the shores of Lake Superior to the North Sea.

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Published: June 2019
ISBN: 9780814346655
$19.99
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Published: June 2019
ISBN: 9780814346662
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Unblinking

Stories by Lisa Lenzo

An unflinching look at race, class, life after death, disability, and family.

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Published: May 2019
ISBN: 9780814346716
$19.99
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Published: May 2019
ISBN: 9780814346723
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Night Manual

Poems by David Hornibrook

Reflections on grief, family, and faith set against the seasonal changes and landscapes of Michigan.

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Published: May 2019
ISBN: 9780814346624
$17.99
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Published: May 2019
ISBN: 9780814346631

Saint Peter and the Goldfinch

Poems by Jack Ridl

A collection of meditations and reflections on being.

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Published: April 2019
ISBN: 9780814346457
$17.99
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Published: April 2019
ISBN: 9780814346464
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Ragged Anthem

Poems by Chris Dombrowski

Searing new poems from a vital American voice.

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Published: March 2019
ISBN: 9780814346532
$17.99
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Published: March 2019
ISBN: 9780814346549
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Welcome to Replica Dodge

A Memoir by Natalie Ruth Joynton

A story about place, interfaith, and what it means to come home.

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Published: March 2019
ISBN: 9780814345573
$20.99
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Published: March 2019
ISBN: 9780814345580
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I Got to Keep Moving

Stories by Bill Harris

African American characters navigate a physical and spiritual journey beginning in the antebellum South.

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Published: November 2018
ISBN: 9780814345931
$19.99
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Published: November 2018
ISBN: 9780814345948
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Elemental

A Collection of Michigan Creative Nonfiction

Edited by Anne-Marie Oomen

New creative nonfiction by some of Michigan’s most well-known and highly acclaimed authors.

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Published: November 2018
ISBN: 9780814345672
$24.99
eBOOK
Published: November 2018
ISBN: 9780814345689

Stiff

Stories by Steve Hughes

Surreal stories highlighting the struggle of carving out a home for one’s self.

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Published: November 2018
ISBN: 9780814345887
$19.99
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Published: November 2018
ISBN: 9780814345894
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Premonitions

Poems by Elizabeth Schmuhl

An intimate look at a woman on the verge who is in tune with her body and nature.

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Published: September 2018
ISBN: 9780814344989
$17.99
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Published: September 2018
ISBN: 9780814344996
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Meet Behind Mars

Stories by Renee Simms

Explores the bonds of family, neighbors, lovers, and friends as they are tested in new environments.

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Published: May 2018
ISBN: 9780814345122
$19.99
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Published: May 2018
ISBN: 9780814345139
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The Official Report on Human Activity

Stories by kim d. hunter

Jazz, opera, and various blues serve as the soundtrack for this collection of fairytales for grown-ups of all ages.

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Published: April 2018
ISBN: 9780814345207
$19.99
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Published: April 2018
ISBN: 9780814345214

Field Recordings

Poems by Russell Brakefield

Poetry that uses American folk music as a lens to investigate themes of family, art, and masculinity.

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Published: March 2018
ISBN: 9780814344965
$17.99
eBOOK
Published: March 2018
ISBN: 9780814344972

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