When I set out to interview all of the folks that were doing work that I respected back in the ‘90s, during the golden age of zines, there was one person I knew I wouldn’t be able to speak with. I’d been told by multiple people that Doug Holland, the man behind the legendary zine […]
Tag Archives: reading
Three ways to turn a local kid on to reading and change the world for the better
I’ve been thinking a lot about the power of books lately. First it was the conversation I had with New York Times bestselling author Shaka Senghor about his discovery of literature in prison and how transformative that was for him. Then, a little bit after that, I heard local historian Matt Siegfried, standing in front […]
Posted in Uncategorized, Ypsilanti Also tagged anime, books, call to action, children's books, comic books, foster care, Jazmin Truesdale, LaRon Williams, literature, Matt Siegfried, Peri Stone-Palmquist, prison, Shaka Senghor, Student Advocacy Center, summer reading programs, The Keepers: Origins, the power of books, Xavier Small, Ypsilanti District Library 16 Comments
The role of the public library in modern America, Ypsi’s Little Bird Cafe, and who knows what else… on this weekend’s edition of the Saturday Six Pack
This evening’s episode of the Saturday Six Pack promises to be interesting. I tried, to the best of my ability, to book a full and complete show, but things kept getting in way. It was like the universe was pushing back against me. The harder I worked to cobble something together, the more things would […]
Posted in Ann Arbor, Local Business, The Saturday Six Pack, Uncategorized, Ypsilanti Also tagged AADL, Ann Arbor District Library, Beth Ernat, Beth Kwiatkowski, entrepreneurism, food entrepreneurship, future of journalism, Josie Parker, journalism, Lisa Hoenig, Little Bird, Melissa Kuz, pulp, Rail, train, Ypsilanti District Library 3 Comments