Hanna Lee-Kleb

Hanna joined the National Writers Series with a background in account management, digital marketing, and communications. She has worked with leading publishers like Penguin Random House and several digital marketing agencies, specializing in client engagement, campaign strategy, and brand development. Originally from the East Coast, Hanna relocated to Traverse City in 2020, quickly embracing the […]

Anne Stanton: The super-rich and their sorrows, the solace of songbirds, and a saunter through the ’60s

When did multi-billionaires become a thing?

Just ask Kevin Kwan, author of the “Crazy Rich Asians” trilogy, whose satiric novels of the excessively rich–adapted into one of the country’s most popular movies — has entertained millions of Americans, who rooted for the “normal girl,” an economics professor who unwittingly fell in love with one of the richest men on the planet. And that wasn’t necessarily a good thing.

Hampton Sides to take the stage at National Writers Series

GRAND TRAVERSE COUNTY, Mich. (WPBN/WGTU) –New York Times bestselling author Hampton Sides will take the stage at the City Opera use in Traverse City to talk about his new book “The Wide Wide Sea.”

Anne Stanton: NWS presents new year, new authors and new classes

After more than a year, the National Writers Series is bringing back live shows!

In August, the popular event will be returning to the City Opera House stage.

The first in-person guest author will be John U. Bacon.

During the event, Bacon will be discussing his newest book Let Them Lead.

Isiah Smith

Isiah Smith, Jr., was born in 1948 in Blakely, Georgia, nicknamed “The Meanest Little Town in America” because of its history of fierce racial violence. After high school, Smith left Georgia and moved to Miami, Florida, which he often refers to as “home.” He attended the University of Miami (UM) in Coral Gables, Florida, where […]