1. Wolverine writers to read this summer

    There’s still time to get in at least one more beach read, and what better place to find it than your favorite alumni shelf? U-M authors are as prolific as ever, penning titles ranging from young adult fiction to international thrillers.

  2. Tongue-tied and illiterate?

    A Moroccan encounter with the ancient Berber alphabet leaves novelist Nicholas Delbanco feeling tongue-tied.

  3. What goes up

    What goes up must come down, states the law of gravity. Nicholas Delbanco asks: Does that apply to literature too?

  4. Winners take all

    Former New York Times columnist Anand Giridharadas delivers a new book that exposes ‘the elite charade of changing the world.’

  5. Summer book-busters

    Frank Beaver gives an update on summer reads bound for silver screens.

  6. What's the buzz

    What defines a beloved tavern, dive, or watering hole? New York-based artist/author John Tebeau, BS ’86, has a pretty good idea. In fact, he left his heart at Dominick’s and the Del Rio.

  7. The writers' workshop

    Creativity soars when novice and novelist give and take, says Nicholas Delbanco

  8. A moment's thought?

    Most writing that appears seamless likely has been stitched, unstitched, and stitched again.

  9. Detroit's dark secret: Slavery

    U-M historian chronicles a time in Detroit’s history when Native Americans and African Americans were considered property.