By Staff
The Library of Michigan has announced the 2006 Michigan Notable Books. Each year the list features 20 books published the previous calendar year that are about or set in Michigan or the Great Lakes region or are written by a native or resident of Michigan. Selections include nonfiction and fiction and typically have a wide appeal to the audience, covering a range of topics and issues close to the hearts of Michigan residents.
The 2006 Michigan Notable Books program is sponsored by the Michigan Humanities Council, the National Endowment for the Humanities, Cooley Law School, ProQuest, LaSalle Bank, the Library of Michigan, the Library of Michigan Foundation, Michigan Center for the Book and Schuler Books &Music. The Library of Michigan is proud to welcome the Lansing State Journal as a media partner.
The following 2006 Michigan Notable Books are available for check-out at the library.
Booking Passage: We Irish and Americans by Thomas Lynch
While rediscovering his Irish roots in County Clare, the Milford-area writer takes us on a journey of personal discovery and provides glimpses into ancestral tales and traditions.
Grit, Noise, &Revolution: The Birth of Detroit Rock 'n' Roll by David A. Carson
The essence of the Detroit rock 'n' roll sound is captured in this front-row-seat look into the Motor City's rock scene.
Harry Sue by Sue Stauffacher
Harriet Susan Clotkin aims to become a criminal and be reunited with her incarcerated mother. But Harry Sue's heart keeps moving her in a different direction. This young-adult tale is set in the fictional Michigan community of Marshfield.
Made in Detroit: A South of 8 Mile Memoir by Paul Clemens
In this fascinating glimpse into growing up white in the predominantly black city of Detroit, the author wrestles with the question of racism and his own personal struggles and triumphs.
Michigan Shadow Towns: A Study of Vanishing and Vibrant Villages by Gene Scott.
Historic small-town Michigan is illuminated in this important study of 128 Michigan towns across the Upper and Lower peninsulas.
Please Don't Come Back From the Moon by Dean Bakopoulos
In the fictional community of Maple Rock, an ethnic enclave in southwest Detroit, the town's men have mysteriously vanished, or "gone to the moon." Michael Smolij, the narrator, is left with his unemployed mother, a younger and embattled brother and a town full of young males his age and in the same predicament.
Singing in a Strange Land: C.L. Franklin, the Black Church, and the Transformation of America by Nick Salvatore
This compelling book follows the life and career of the Reverend C.L. Franklin, from his dire beginnings in the Mississippi Delta to his fame as radio personality and leader of the Temple Bethel church in Detroit. C.L.