"Binelli masterfully provides a broader story, a 300-year tour through the formerly wondrous and now wondrously devastated metropolis. A child of suburban Detroit, Binelli astonishes with spot-on research, fluid prose, and a discerning eye for the peculiar...Binelli offers a wildly compelling biography of a city as well as a profound commentary on postindustrial America" (Publishers Weekly, Starred review).
Binelli will feature his book during his public lecture next Thursday, Nov. 7th in the Graduate Library (1st Floor Gallery Room) starting at 5:10pm, followed immediately by an audience question and answer session and reception. He will also have a book signing event the night before (on Nov. 6) at Nicola's Books at 7pm. Both of these events are free and open to the public. More information can be found on the PitE website: http://www.lsa.umich.edu/pite/events
Binelli is also hosting a "Students-Only" Question and Answer Session on Nov. 7th (2-3pm, 2024 Dana), to give students an opportunity to ask questions and learn even more about his experience writing the book.
The UM News Service has picked up Binelli's presentation: http://www.ns.umich.edu/new/event-announcements/21763-u-m-author-examines-afterlife-of-detroit
