Uploaded June 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Ruta Sepetys’ new book, “A Fortune of Sand,” is a historical drama set in Detroit during the 1920s. One Detroit contributor Lauren Smith of PBS Books recently sat down with Sepetys, a Michigan native, at the Penn Theatre in Plymouth. Sepetys reflected on her Michigan roots, the surprising stories she uncovered through her research and why Detroit's past still resonates so powerfully today.

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