The Knoxville Mercury highlighted Chris Hebert‘s new novel Angels of Detroit in this story. The book features dozens of characters including activists, executives, the working poor, and the dispossessed. Ultimately, the city itself—its crumbling civic infrastructure, its faded industrial glory, its uncertain future—is the central character of the novel.
Hebert, assistant professor of English, also sat down for a question-and-answer interview with the publication. Read the full story online.