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The Metro: Detroit Public Library is ready to help in many ways

Tia Graham, Cary Junior II, The Metro April 22, 2025

If you go to the library to borrow a book, you are just scratching the surface of all the tools...

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WDET intern Natalie Albrecht and Metro co-host Tia Graham pose with Neil Rubin, honorary chairperson of Bookstock, at WDET Studios.
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The Metro: Bookstock, Detroit’s largest used-book sale, supporting literacy initiatives across the state

Tia Graham, The Metro, Lauren Myers April 17, 2025

Subscribe to The Metro on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, NPR.org or wherever you get your podcasts. As spring arrives, so does Bookstock — Michigan’s largest used book...

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"Rethinking Chronic Absenteeism: Why Schools Can't Solve It Alone" by Jeremy Singer and Sarah Lenhoff.
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The Metro: New book reexamines chronic absenteeism and potential solutions

Cary Junior II, The Metro, Robyn Vincent April 14, 2025

Subscribe to The Metro on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, NPR.org or wherever you get your podcasts. Last school year, the number of Michigan students who missed more...

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"Jazz-A-Bet: An Original Jazz Alphabet" - “Um ABC do Jazz” by Detroiter Robin Wilson is a bilingual picture book that celebrates the history of jazz music through poetic verse.
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The Metro: ‘Jazz-A-Bet’ book bridges music history and children’s literature

Tia Graham, The Metro, Lauren Myers April 8, 2025

Subscribe to The Metro on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, NPR.org or wherever you get your podcasts. The city of Detroit has long been a hotbed for jazz....

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Anthropologist and author of the book “So Much Stuff," Chip Colwell, joined The Metro to discuss why humans accumulate so much stuff.
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The Metro: Curbing the impulse to buy more stuff

Cary Junior II, The Metro April 7, 2025

Subscribe to The Metro on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, NPR.org or wherever you get your podcasts. For some of us, we have accumulated a lot of STUFF...

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Books donated to Birdie's Bookmobile are shared with children and families via school visits, free book fairs and community events.
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The Metro: Birdie’s Bookmobile is turning the page on Michigan’s literacy crisis

Tia Graham, The Metro, Lauren Myers March 25, 2025

Subscribe to The Metro on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, NPR.org or wherever you get your podcasts. Education plays an important role in the way in which society...

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Photo of Bridgett M. Davis, author of "Love, Rita."
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The Metro: ‘Love, Rita’ takes a personal look at systemic racism in the US health care system

Tia Graham, The Metro March 19, 2025

Bridgett M. Davis is an author and daughter of Detroit.  She’s written about her mom’s business running the numbers in...

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"A Domestic Cook Book: Containing a Careful Selection of Useful Receipts for the Kitchen," by Malinda Russell is the first known cookbook published by a Black woman.
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The Metro: Preserving the oldest known published cookbook written by a Black woman

Tia Graham, The Metro, Lauren Myers March 5, 2025

Subscribe to The Metro on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, NPR.org or wherever you get your podcasts. "A Domestic Cook Book: For the Kitchen," published by Malinda Russell...

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"Rust Belt Reporter" by John Gallagher.
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The Metro: ‘Rust Belt Reporter’ John Gallagher releases memoir

The Metro, John Filbrandt, Sam Corey February 10, 2025

Subscribe to The Metro on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, NPR.org or wherever you get your podcasts. Detroit Free Press Reporter and columnist John Gallagher had a front...

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The Metro: New book details the struggle to integrate Detroit schools

The Metro, Trevor McConico, Sam Corey January 29, 2025

Subscribe to The Metro on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, NPR.org or wherever you get your podcasts. Many school districts throughout metro Detroit, and Detroit in particular, are...

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Author Dina Begum says her new cookbook is a love letter to herself and others, celebrating Bangladeshi food and culture.
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‘Made in Bangladesh’ cookbook highlights stories from Bangladesh, home kitchens 

Nargis Rahman January 13, 2025

Metro Detroit has a growing Bangladeshi population. That’s why there’s more interest in the region’s culture and food. Dina Begum is...

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Cover art for "MetalGhost: Kashif and the Echoes from a Past Life," by author Ali Mohammad Rizwan.
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First-time author aims to bring Muslim representation to the superhero genre with new book

Nargis Rahman December 30, 2024

Ali Mohammad Rizwan, author of the book, "MetalGhost: Kashif and the Echoes from a Past Life," explores the life of...

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