Story and Song Bookstore, Fernandina Beach, Fla., hosted Jodie Adams Kirshner (left), author of Broke: Hardship & Resilience in a City of Broken Promises (St. Martin’s), in conversation with educator Nancy Dickson. The store reported that “Kirshner’s stories about Detroit’s bankruptcy, and how it affected the lives of ordinary citizens just trying to get by, were touching and revealing.”