Bonior releases new book, 'Eastside Kid'

UPDATE: In addition to the Dec. 4 book-signing event (details below) Bonior will discuss his book at 7 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 11, at the Mount Clemens Public Library.


Former longtime congressman Dave Bonior has released his third book, "Eastside Kid: A Memoir of My Youth from Detroit to Congress."
The book is about his early life, his Polish and Ukrainian ancestry, and growing up in Hamtramck and East Detroit (now Eastpointe). 
There's not a lot of politics in this book though the former Mount Clemens Democrat talks about helping his father, Ed, campaign for East Detroit City Council and mayor. The story also touches on his four years in the state Legislature before winning the congressional seat that he held for 26 years.
Here's a bit of a news story written by The Macomb Daily about the book, which debuted Tuesday:

“'In the book I talk about the history of East Detroit and what it was like growing up in a working-class city,' he said. 'I also wrote it to better evaluate myself and to understand where my values came from.'

"Bonior began his research by digging into his grandparents’ past. In the memoir he includes a whole chapter on where they came from and how they ended up in metro Detroit.

“'I never got much information about life before they migrated to Hamtramck,' he said. 'They were always looking towards the future and didn’t talk much  about the past.'”

Bonior's book is available online from Amazon and Barnes
 & Noble. The former lawmaker has 

scheduled a book signing at the Barnes & Noble
 in Shelby Township at 7:30 p.m. on Dec. 4.