Andrew Herscher joins in a discussion of his book, The Unreal Estate Guide to Detroit, which can be read online for free (http://dx.doi.org/10.3998/dcbooks.12103229.0001.001), purchased in paperback (http://www.press.umich.edu/4145908/unreal_estate_guide_to_detroit), or borrowed from the library (http://mirlyn.lib.umich.edu/Record/012111429). There's no reading requirement to participate, but we encourage you to at least check out the book’s introduction so you can follow the discussion. We guarantee good conversation along with free coffee, treats, and collectible letterpress bookmarks handmade at Wolverine Press.

Herscher is Associate Professor of Architecture at the University of Michigan. He also co-founded the Detroit Unreal Estate Agency, an open access platform for research on urban crisis using Detroit as a focal point, and is currently a member of the We the People of Detroit Community Research Collective.

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