U-M English professor Susan Parrish reads from her new book and discusses it with U-M history professor Perrin Selcer.
5:30-7 p.m., 100 U-M Hatcher Grad Library Gallery, enter from the Diag. Free. 764-3166.
All invited to read and discuss their poetry or short stories. Bring about 6 copies of your work to share. Hosted by local poets and former college English teachers Joe Kelty and Ed Morin.
U-M women’s studies professor Wang Zheng, political science professor Mary Gallagher, and history professor Kathleen Canning discuss Zheng’s new book.
3:10-5 p.m., 2239 Lane Hall, 204 S. State. Free. 764-9537.
Independent White House press corps member Paul Brandus discusses his new history of the White House and the people who designed, inhabited, and decorated it. Signing & reception.
7 p.m., Ford Library, 1000 Beal. Free. 205-0555.
The first 50 guests to RSVP to this event will receive a complimentary copy of Beth’s book, Make Your Kid a Money Genius (Even If You’re Not). Must be present to receive copy. Literati Bookstore will be on hand for additional sales.
This event will be co-hosted with Michigan Jump$tart Coalition, an organization dedicated to increasing the prominence of personal financial literacy and promoting the teaching of personal finance. The Michigan Coalition (a non-profit volunteer organization), is comprised of public, private and non-profit organizations. Beth will be introduced by James Studinger, Chair of Michigan Jump$tart Coalition.
Did you know your child’s basic money habits are formed by the age of seven? Research shows that even preschoolers can understand basic money concepts.
For the first time since her groundbreaking New York Times bestseller, Get A Financial Life: Personal Finance in Your Twenties and Thirties, personal finance journalist, financial literacy advocate, and author Beth Kobliner hits the road to give talks about her important, new book for parents and teachers and share fresh insights on how to teach kids money smarts. Her wise, practical, and relatable advice is detailed in her new book, Make Your Kid a Money Genius (Even If You’re Not). It turns out the key to raising a money genius isn’t to teach that four quarters equal a dollar or how to pick a stock. Instead, it’s about instilling values that have been proven to make people successful—not just financially, but in life: delaying gratification, working hard, living within your means, getting a good education, and acting generously toward others.
More specifically, Kobliner explains why allowance isn’t the Holy Grail when teaching your kid to handle money, and why after-school jobs aren’t always the answer either. She offers insight on the right age to begin the “money talk” (earlier than you think) and what you shouldn’t tell your kids. Other lessons in Make Your Kid a Money Genius (Even If You’e Not) include: why doling out a wad of cash can actually be a good parenting move, why paying your kid for chores can turn him into a slacker, and when to introduce credit cards. Along with the latest research from the fields of behavioral psychology, economics, and personal finance, Kobliner shares her stories and offers valuable tips to help any kid develop good money skills, a strong work ethic, and a solid financial future. Instilling good money practices early can mean the difference between a life of economic stability and one fraught with financial worry.
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Reading by Grand Valley State University creative writing professor Amorak Huey, a widely published poet and former Grand Rapids Press assistant sports editor whose most recent collection is Ha Ha Thump. Followed by a poetry and short fiction open mike
join Aunt Agatha’s at the downtown library (543 South 5th Ave) to enjoy a panel discussion with Loren D. Estleman, Doug Allyn and Laura Joh Rowland. All have new books out. Mr. Estleman’s is his latest Amos Walker, The Lioness is the Hunter; Doug Allyn’s is a new Detroit novel, The Jukebox Kings; and Laura’s is the start of a new Victorian series, The Ripper’s Shadow.
Breeda Kelly Miller, a 2014 Ann Arbor Moth StorySlam winner, discusses how she developed “Ticket to Heaver,” her award-winning story that was broadcast on the NPR Moth Story Hour.
7-8:30 p.m., U-M North Campus Research Complex, Bldg, 10 Research Auditorium, 2800 Plymouth Rd. $8. 998-9351
Literati is pleased to be the bookseller for this Osher Lifelong Learning Institute event with Scott Ellsworth, author of The Secret Game: A Wartime Story of Courage, Change, and Basketball’s Lost Triumph. You can find more information about the event here. The Secret Game won the 2016 PEN/ESPN Book Award, and was named a best book of the year by Sports Illustrated and the Chicago Tribune.
Mar. 8: All invited to read and discuss their poetry or short stories. Bring about 6 copies of your work to share. Hosted by local poets and former college English teachers Joe Kelty and Ed Morin.
Mar. 22: Readings by Jennifer Clark, a Kalamazoo poet who has a forthcoming 2nd collection Johnny Appleseed: The Slice and Times of John Chapman, and InsideOut Literary Arts Project (Detroit) interim director and Al-Mutanabbi Street Starts Here Detroit project coordinator Alise Alousi, whose work is featured in Inclined to Speak: An Anthology of Contemporary Arab American Poetry. Followed by a poetry and short fiction open mike.
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7-9 p.m., Crazy Wisdom, 114 S. Main. Free. 665-2757
