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Stateside: Wednesday, Dec. 20, 2023

On today's Stateside, a premium year in pages! We reviewed some notable Michigan books published in 2023. Writer and critic Keith Taylor has a list of reads that got his attention—just in case you have last-minute gifting need or are looking for something good to curl up with this week. Plus, true tales of how Michigan’s pizza barons changed the industry - and the culture in episode three of our Dough Dynasty podcast.

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GUESTS ON TODAY’S SHOW:

  • Keith Taylor, poet and literary critic
  • Bill McGraw, journalist
  • Stuart deGeus, former vice president of concept and industry intelligence at Little Caesars Pizza
  • Denise Ilitch, president of Ilitch Enterprises
  • Stephen Henderson, journalist and host of the daily talk show, Detroit Today on WDET
  • Scott Weiner, columnist for Pizza Today Magazine
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