Searching For Home: Author Brian Smith Tells the Stories of Those Who Have Lost Families, Livelihoods, and More

January 24, 2019

Smith’s new book chronicles the lives of residents in his hometown of Tucson, Arizona.

Tucson Salvage

Tucson Salvage, Brian Smith

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Author Brian Smith writes about the kind of folks most people tend to ignore.

Addicts and former addicts, the homeless, the downtrodden, and those who struggle with depression and mental illness.

Smith, a former editor for the Metro Times, has released a new book, called Tucson Salvage, chronicling the lives of residents in his hometown of Tucson, Arizona. 

He’ll be reading at the Book Beat in Oak Park this Saturday and at the Lo-Fi Bar in Ann Arbor on Sunday.

CultureShift’s Amanda LeClaire spoke with him about his new book and what it means to find home. 

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  • Amanda LeClaire is an award-winning journalist and managing editor and lead reporter of WDET's new environmental series, the Detroit Tree Canopy Project, as well as WDET's CuriosiD podcast. She was the host of WDET’s CultureShift and a founding producer of the station’s flagship news talk show *Detroit Today*. Amanda also served as a Morning Edition host at WDET and previously worked as a host, audio and video producer, and reporter for Arizona Public Media.

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