Calendar

Jul
11
Fri
Reading: Conn Ingulden @ Nicola's Books
Jul 11 @ 11:00 pm – Jul 12 @ 12:30 am

Meet historical fiction author Conn Iggulden (author of War of the Roses: Stormbringer).

Jul
18
Fri
U-M Alum reading: Crystal Ng @ Literati Bookstore
Jul 18 @ 11:00 pm – Jul 19 @ 12:30 am

Celeste Ng will read from her new novel, Everything I Never Told You, at Literati Bookstore. She has an MFA from U-M.

Jul
25
Fri
RC Alum reading: Alyson Foster @ Literati Bookstore
Jul 25 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm

RC alum Alyson Foster will read from her debut novel, God is an Astronaut. Set in the immediate future of civilian space tourism, the novel unfolds through the emails of one woman whose marriage is crumbling beneath her.

Sep
2
Tue
Zell Fellows Reading Series @ Literati Bookstore
Sep 2 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm

2nd Annual Zell Fellow Reading Series features poetry and prose from U-M Zell fellows and alums. This year’s series will feature themed readings.

Sep
7
Sun
Kerrytown BookFest @ Kerrytown
Sep 7 @ 3:00 pm – 9:00 pm

Among the many participating writers and artists at the 12th annual BookFest: the RC’s Ken Mikolowski, U-M alum James Tobin, Ann Arborites Dave Coverly and Don Faber.

Sep
8
Mon
Jon Sweeney Reading @ Literati Bookstore
Sep 8 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Jon M. Sweeney, author of When St. Francis Saved The Church as well as the recent bestseller The Pope Who Quit, has worked in book publishing for 25 years and since 2004 has been editor-in-chief of Paracletes Press in Massachusetts. The Press’ website notes: “Today he is a Catholic but prays most regularly with his wife, Michal Woll, who is the rabbi of the Ann Arbor Reconstructionist Congregation.” They live in Ann Arbor, and in 2013 published Mixed-Up Love: Relationships, Family, and Religious Identity in the 21st Century.

 

Sep
11
Thu
Conversation: Poets Forrest Gander & CD Wright @ Stern Auditorum, Museum of Art
Sep 11 @ 9:10 pm – 10:00 pm

Details . . . . .

Sep
12
Fri
Remember Me: Interpretations of Ken Mikolowski’s poems
Sep 12 @ 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm

Art opening at RC Art Gallery, featuring artwork and reinterpretation of Ken Mikolowski’s poems by Michael Gould.

Poetry reading: Forrest Gander & CD Wright @ white lotus farm
Sep 12 @ 11:00 pm – Sep 13 @ 12:30 am

Details…..

Sep
15
Mon
Reading: Chronicling Childhood Cancer @ Literati Bookstore
Sep 15 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Authors will read from Chronicling Childhood CancerA Collection of Personal Stories by Children and Teens with Cancer. In Chronicling Childhood Cancer, ten children and teens use their own words and colorful drawings to share their personal experiences with cancer. This diverse collection of patient stories provides insight into the unique lives of these individuals; some are recently diagnosed and undergoing treatment for cancer while others are in remission or have relapsed. A celebration of September as Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, the reading and/or book signing will be an opportunity to meet the people behind these stories as well as to learn more about how this collaborative U-M research project. All proceeds will be donated: 50% to the Block Out Cancer campaign for pediatric cancer research at the University of Michigan and 50% to the Child and Family Life Program at U-M C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital.
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