local authors

"The Greeks of Beaubien Street": Part murder mystery, part family drama

Rebecca Thiele — Fri, 21 Dec 2012 20:05:26 +0000

Saugatuck Township resident Suzanne Jenkins has just released the first book in her series called The Greeks of Beaubien Street. The book is part murder mystery, part drama.The main character, Jill Zannos, is a homicide detective whose family owns a grocery store in Greektown in Detroit. Jenkins says Jill is always walking a fine line between her rough, modern job and her old-fashioned family. But Jill soon finds out that her family has a few secrets that makes her realize they are not as perfect as they seem.

Seven Thousand Ways to Listen

Lorraine Caron — Wed, 07 Nov 2012 00:00:00 +0000

Kalamazoo writer Mark Nepo is best known for The Book of Awakening, which was on the New York Times best seller list last year. Nepo's new book is called Seven Thousand Ways to Listen.

Woo-Woo: Becoming a Psychic at Fifty

Lorraine Caron — Fri, 26 Oct 2012 04:00:00 +0000

Janet Alm has written a book about her experience of becoming a psychic at the age of 50. For almost ten years now, the Mattawan resident has been a psychic medium and animal communicator.

Hank the Hangar: A children's book that teaches kids how to stop bullying

Rebecca Thiele — Tue, 23 Oct 2012 04:00:00 +0000

Kathryn Lynn Seifert wrote Hank the Hangar to teach kids who were being bullied how to stop the bullying.

Graphic novel "Swallow Me Whole" by Nate Powell

Annie Kelley and Andy Fitzpatrick — Tue, 16 Oct 2012 04:00:00 +0000

Nate Powell’s Swallow Me Whole won an Eisner award for best graphic novel. Powell’s artwork will be on display at the Kalamazoo Book Arts Center until October 26th. WMUK’s graphic novel experts Annie Kelley and Andy Fitzpatrick of the Battle Creek Enquirer talked about Swallow Me Whole in this review: