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The fictional characters of "Dearborn," Ghassan Zeineddine's new short story collection, reflect the very real experiences of many Arab Americans in Dearborn.

Steve Amick joins us to talk about the inspiration and the writing process behind his book You Shall See the Beautiful Things.

Preparing for potential Michigan wildfires, Steve Amick's new novel featuring three fishers, and a Filipino baker brings flavor to Detroit

The charges resulting from the 2022 GOP gubernatorial petition fraud, an author on his new cinema history book, hospital system profits during the pandemic, and what a partial shutdown of Line 5 in Wisconsin could mean for Michigan.

Today, how new gun safety laws may or may not be enforced throughout the state by county sheriffs. Then, we heard about the recent explosion in compulsive gambling. We also discussed Jemele Hill's recent memoir in preparation for the Michigan Radio Reads book club. Plus, a tip to elevate your cooking from Zak Rosen's Best Advice Show.

On today's show, 1A host Jenn White joined for a conversation about her Michigan roots. Plus, more on proposed manufacturing plants, the Reconstruction era revisited, and Dearborn's new health department.

On today's show, we spoke about gun-related police encounters and heard about a recent school lockdown. Plus, a novelist discussed her book and we heard about Isle Royale updates.

Detroiters were on the case this year. Or at least, they were reading about the cases. Mysteries lead this year’s top books at the Detroit Book Library.

On today's show, we heard about an event to raise money for Ukrainians in need and a book exploring Zingerman's gourmet empire. Plus, two Native American farmers talked about food sovereignty in Michigan.

Today on Stateside, we caught up with poet Keith Taylor to get his three favorite reads from Michigan writers. Then, we revisited our conversation with writer Desiree Cooper and Kalamazoo poet Diane Seuss who won a Pulitzer Prize this year.