<p><strong>A Michigan Notable Book 2025</strong></p><p></p><p>In his debut collection of nonfiction Jim Daniels writes about trees backyard swing sets above-ground swimming pools pets and hoarding carrying his beloved Detroit with him wherever he goes. A memoir in essays doubling as a rich and textured biography of place<em> An Ignorance of Trees</em> enriches the terrain of the Midwest with heart as bruised and beautiful as ever.</p>