![]() The book captures the sense of loss and hardheaded optimism that characterized his ‘80s generation, young people who’d only experienced cities as places being abandoned. Giffels manages to sound both clear-eyed and optimistic as he delves into Akron’s past. The Hard Way on Purpose is essential reading for any Rust Belter. Giffels wound up on NPR, and Beth Macy wrote in the New York Times Book Review, “A region on the mend has found its voice…” (Watch for that blurb to appear on his next book jacket cover.) This collection of essays is about growing up and choosing to stay in a city that people were leaving. The Akronite was previously best known for All the Way Home, a poignant memoir about renovating a once-fancy, holes-in-the-roof old house. Very few people can say that they’ve never left Akron and still become famous, but David Giffels can. The Hard Way on Purpose, by David Giffels They include Thrity Umrigar, the Case professor and novelist praised by the New York Times Book Review, and George Bilgere, a John Carroll poet who’s shared his work alongside literary celebs like Billy Collins and Garrison Keillor.ġ. Northeast Ohio has an impressive cadre of writers, and several of them have fine new books out this year. Instead, check out Fresh Water’s local author reading list. ![]() Don’t grab the latest bestseller from the rack of overpriced paperbacks at the airport. ![]() You’re headed on vacation and need a good page-turner for the airplane or beach. ![]()
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