Jill Hamilton-Krawczyk
Jill Hamilton-Krawczyk asked Mark Matthews:

Hello fellow Michigander! I’m looking forward to picking up some of your books. I love reading stories that take place in SE Michigan! Which book do you suggest I start with? Cheers!

Mark Matthews Hey Jill! Thanks for the questions. I definitely feel like real settings are easier to write, since i can soak in the environment and write it with verity and such.

My newest book might be most specific, taking place in Northville Psychiatric Hospital. Not sure if you know of the place, but its on 7 Mile west of Haggerty, and was legendary for trespassers for 20 years or so before it was torn down. (it releases on 1/28/21)

Milk-Blood is about heroin addiction and poverty, and takes place on Brentwood in Detroit. It is a piece of meta-fiction, where the author (presumably, but not necessarily me) writes directly to the reader, and then gets pulled into the story at the end. It is based partly on my experiences working as a social worker in Detroit.

Thanks for the question! I hope one of them suits your tastes.

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