All Write in Sin City

• When Detroit Played the Numbers, with Felicia B. George

  Felicia B. George is a native Detroiter who loves Detroit history and culture. She earned her doctorate in anthropology from Wayne State University, where she is now an adjunct professor. Her recent book, When Detroit Played the Numbers: Gambling’s History and Cultural Impact on the Motor City, was released by Wayne State University Press in 2024 and has been named as a 2025 Michigan Notable Book by the Library of Michigan.www.doctordetroit.nethttps://wsupress.wayne.edu/9780814350768/

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• Limbo Moon with Peter Hrastovec

  Born and raised in Windsor, Ontario, Peter Hrastovec is the author of three books of poetry, In Lieu of Flowers, Sidelines and There Will Be Fish, which we covered on a podcast episode in May of 2022. Peter is the current Poet Laureate of Windsor, and he has contributed to several anthologies, most recently, Where the Map Begins. Limbo Moon is his new chapbook. It was featured at BookFest Windsor 2024 and published by Woodbridge Farm Books.

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• Marty Gervais THE SKY ABOVE

  Marty Gervais is perhaps the most well-known figure in the Windsor writing community. He is an award-winning Canadian journalist, poet, playwright, historian photographer and editor. He won Toronto’s Harbourfront Festival Prize for his contributions to Canadian letters and to emerging writers, and he was awarded the Milton Acorn People’s Poetry Award. He was also awarded the City of Windsor Mayor’s Award for literature, and he is Windsor’s Poet Laureate Emeritus. He received an honorary doctor of laws from Assumption University in 2010. Gervais has written more than a dozen books of poetry, two plays and a novel. His most successful work, The Rumrunners, a book about the Prohibition period was a Canadian bestseller in 1980 and was #10 on The Globe and Mail’s non-fiction bestsellers list. His most recent book is the poetry collection, The Sky Above, is an engaging book that follows his long and colourful career of spinning stories.We recorded the launch of The Sky Above. It was held at Biblioasis and hosted by André Narbonne and Kalie Chapman. This episode was created from that recording. 

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• Dearborn with Ghassan Zeineddine

  Ghassan Zeineddine was born in Washington, DC, and raised in the Middle East. He is an assistant professor of creative writing at Oberlin College, and co-editor of the creative nonfiction anthology Hadha Baladuna: Arab American Narratives of Boundary and Belonging. He lives with his wife and two daughters in Ohio. His book of short stories, Dearborn: Stories is published by Tin House Books. https://tinhouse.com/author/ghassan-zeineddine/

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• The Forest King's Daughter with Elly Blake

  Elly Blake is the New York Times bestselling author of the Frostblood Saga. After earning a BA in English literature, she has worked as a project manager, customs clerk, graphic designer, reporter for a local business magazine, and library assistant. She lives in Southwestern Ontario with her husband and kids. Her latest book is The Forest King's Daughter published by Hachette Canada. https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/elly-blake/the-forest-kings-daughter/9780316395724/EllyBlake.com

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