michigan writers

What should Michigan voters be paying attention to in the governor and U.S. Senate races as the midterms get closer? Plus, a new book that explores a giant in the avant-garde literary scene—that operated out of Michigan for three decades. And how one city block in Detroit is annually transformed into a corner of the Star Wars universe every year.

Dams across Northern Michigan are at risk of failing as snow melts, ground thaws, and rain pours down. And, a northern Michigan writer talks about the harms of social media on our attention.

In this edition of Stateside, we discuss the implications of recent changes in tariffs for Michigan's manufacturing sector. We also delve into a new memoir by Detroit native Daria Burke. Additionally, we have a conversation with a former Gannett editor about their journey in starting an independent news network. Lastly, we cover a TikTok that informed thousands of Kent County residents about a chemical spill.

In this edition of Stateside, we discuss the impact of rising prices on state tax collections. We also hear a conversation with Chief Justice Elizabeth Clement regarding her recent resignation. Additionally, we explore the state’s efforts to assist in the conservation of the Great Lakes piping plovers. Lastly, we feature a discussion with one of the winners of the Whiting Award.

The impacts of tariffs on cars from Chinese automakers, a new graphic novel on the fallibility of the mind and body, and how an adoptee from Detroit found his distant relatives in Finland.

Slate podcast producer Cheyna Roth and her husband joyously welcomed their first child after using in-vitro fertilization. But no one prepared them for the possibility that the treatment might not work again. After nearly a decade of isolating, unsuccessful attempts, Roth connected with other women experiencing the same thing, and she channeled their stories into an award-winning podcast episode.

Southwest Michigan writer Maria Dong’s debut novel “Liar, Dreamer, Thief,” is a page-turning fantastical thriller. Her book is listed as a Most Anticipated Book of 2023 by Goodreads and Overdrive.

Detroit writer Kelsey Ronan’s debut novel poses rich questions about how we carry the collective histories of the places and people we come from.

Michigan is about to receive nearly $800 million in settlement money from opioid manufacturers and distributors to address addiction in the state. Today’s show digs into the settlement and where that money will go to tackle Michigan’s opioid crisis. After that, we revisit two of our favorite author conversations from the past year.

The strangeness and beauty of bodies and how we live in them is a theme that weaves itself throughout poet Petra Kuppers’ work. These are intensely…