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Detroit, Michigan, The United States

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Scott Lasser is the author of four novels: Battle Creek, All I Could Get, The Year That Follows, and Say Nice Things About Detroit. His non-fiction has appeared in magazines ranging from Dealmaker (for which he wrote a regular book column) to the New Yorker. He splits his time between Los Angeles and Colorado.

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Detroit, South Detroit, and the NYT.com

Today the New York Times published an Op-Ed piece I wrote about Detroit. As you can see by clicking here, it's called "When the Lights Go Down in the City." Please, check it out.

The title of the piece obviously comes from the Journey song of the same name. I am grateful that the New York Times came calling; I only wish we could have used a title from a Detroit band, or at least a song about Det... Read more of this blog post »

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Average rating: 3.30 · 859 ratings · 213 reviews · 6 distinct works · Similar authors

	Say Nice Things About Detroit 3.3 of 5 stars 3.30 avg rating — 404 ratings — published 2012 — 7 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Year That Follows by Scott Lasser (Goodreads Author), Mel Foster (Read by), Tanya Eby Sirois (Read by) 3.34 of 5 stars 3.34 avg rating — 379 ratings — published 2009 — 9 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Battle Creek 3.3 of 5 stars 3.30 avg rating — 33 ratings — published 1999 — 3 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	All I Could Get: A Novel 3.03 of 5 stars 3.03 avg rating — 37 ratings — published 2002 — 2 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Say Nice Things about Detroit 3.75 of 5 stars 3.75 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2012 — 2 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	All I Could Get 0.0 of 5 stars 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2007	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Damascus Gate 3.39 of 5 stars 3.39 avg rating — 469 ratings — published 1998 — 15 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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