A LITTLE TOO QUIET: THE FERNDALE LIBRARY PODCAST

New Mystery Novels (Reading Recommendations)

Librarian Susan Paley joins us to provide reading recommendations for fans of MYSTERIES! 

Pretty Little Wife: https://bit.ly/3cvrHh7

Well of Ice: https://bit.ly/3tnkHbZ

Fortune Favors the Dead: https://bit.ly/3rcFc9y 

Tenant: https://bit.ly/3jdLKlE 

Every Waking Hour: https://bit.ly/2Mk0GCM 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Music provided by Chad Stocker: https://honesttogoodness.bandcamp.com/ 

M.L. Liebler and Jim Daniels Discuss 'RESPECT: The Poetry of Detroit Music'

While there have been countless books written about Detroit, none have captured its incredible musical history like this one.

This collection of poems and lyrics covers numerous genres including jazz, blues, doo-wop, Motown, classic rock, punk, hip-hop, and techno. It was curated & edited by M.L. Liebler and Jim Daniels, recently awarded the Michigan Notable prize of 2021. Daniels is a poet & writer based out of Pittsburgh (with Michigan ties) and Liebler is also a writer, poet, and editor, based here in Detroit--both of these gentlemen teach at esteemed universities such as Carnegie Mellon and Wayne State respectively. Their book was published through Michigan State University Press. 

 

Music provided by Chad Stocker: https://honesttogoodness.bandcamp.com/ 

In Conversation with Rochelle Riley - Author of 'That They Lived'

Rochelle Riley recently ended a 20-year career as a nationally-syndicated, award-winning Detroit columnist in 2019 to become the City of Detroit’s Director of Arts and Culture. In 2018, she published 'The Burden: African Americans and the Enduring Impact of Slavery,' and she's just followed that up with a new book, 'That They Lived: African Americans Who Changed the World.' In this new book, which is out this week via Wayne State University Press, Riley's words describe the formative moments in the lives of some of the icons of Black History, and those words are paired with the stunning photography of Cristi Smith-Jones, capturing black and white images of her daughter Lola, and Riley's grandson Caleb, dressed in full costume to recreate some of the most memorable images from our history books. 

 

 

"That They Lived fills in gaps in the history that American children have been taught for generations. For African American children, it will prove that they are more than descendants of the enslaved. For all children, it will show that every child can achieve great things and work together to make the world a better place for all. Available where books are sold and from WSU."

 

More info: https://www.rochelleriley.com/the-burden/ 

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Music provided by Chad Stocker: https://honesttogoodness.bandcamp.com/ 

Galleries as Gathering Spaces: M Contemporary Art's Melannie Chard

Melannie Chard (owner/director M Contemporary Art) is an art consultant and agent with more than a dozen years of experience working in the art world, including stints with Sotheby's and Galerie Camille. Chard founded M Contemporary in 2018, where she provides seasoned and emerging collectors with an unparalleled client experience. On the podcast, we're talking about the important role galleries can serve for their communities and the ways in which they support local artists. 

M Contemporary is located directly across the street from the Ferndale Library. They're open Thursday through Saturday, 12p-6p. For more info, and to see details about upcoming exhibitions, click here: https://www.mcontemporaryart.com/upcoming 

Dorene O'Brien on Maintaining Motivation

Dorene O'Brien is a Detroit-based creative writing teacher and writer whose stories have won the Red Rock Review Mark Twain Award for Short Fiction, the Chicago Tribune Nelson Algren Award, the New Millennium Writings Fiction Prize, and the international Bridport Prize.

This is our final episode in a mini-series on maintaining motivation, heading into 2021. 

 

https://www.doreneobrien.com/ 

Sarah Miller on Maintaining Motivation

Sarah Miller began writing her first novel at 10 years old, and has spent half her life working in libraries and bookstores. She has spent much of the last decade releasing books that illuminate the experiences of women with incredible stories who tend to get overlooked by most history textbooks. Miller joined us in the summertime for our local author showcase series, Beginning / Middle / End. She will be releasing a new book in April. http://www.sarahmillerbooks.com/