Michigan Literary Luminaries: From Elmore Leonard to Robert Hayden

Exploring the literary heritage of Michigan, this book highlights the influence of the "Third Coast" on renowned writers from Ernest Hemingway to Joyce Carol Oates. It delves into the life of Pulitzer Prize-winning Theodore Roethke, the shared traits of Detroit crime writers Elmore Leonard and Donald Goines, and Dudley Randall's impact on poetry. Author Anna Clark combines history, literary criticism, and original reporting to reveal the extraordinary cultural narrative shaped by Michigan's landscape and its storytellers.