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Cathy Park Hong’s first book, Translating Mo’um was published in 2002 by Hanging Loose Press. Her second collection, Dance Dance Revolution, was chosen for the Barnard Women Poets Prize and was published in 2007 by[...]

Local young adult fiction writer Lara Zielin and short story writer Alex Kourvo show how to tighten sentences, eliminate repetition, tone plot, and do other things to improve your writing. For adult and teen (grade 6[...]

Amelia Gray is the author of four books: AM/PM, Museum of the Weird, THREATS, and Gutshot. Her fiction and essays have appeared in The New Yorker, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Tin House,[...]

Readings by U-M creative writing grad students, including fiction writer Elizabeth Ward Dickey and poet Hannah Webster.  

RC students direct and perform this popular semiannual 90-minute program of short scenes on a variety of topics and in a variety of styles, many written by RC students. Also October 3.

More Information: bit.ly/1NoaXVt Nicola’s Books will be at this event throughout the day selling books. Homegrown Talent Schedule Schedule (subject to change) 8-8:55 AM:  Registration / Mingle / Coffee 9-9:10 AM:  Welcome and Opening 9:10-9:20 AM:  Brief Introduction to[...]

RC students direct and perform this popular semiannual 90-minute program of short scenes on a variety of topics and in a variety of styles, many written by RC students.

Dempsey and Egen are authors of Michigan at Antietam. Jack Dempsey is a lawyer and Michigan native. He co-founded and is the president of the Michigan Civil War Association, which is dedicated to erecting a[...]

All adults and teens in grade 6 & up invited to learn about this nonprofit promotion (also known as NaNoWriMo) encouraging teens and adults to tackle the challenge of writing a 50,000-word novel by the[...]

All poets invited to compete in a poetry slam judged by a randomly chosen panel from the audience. The program begins with a poetry open mike and (occasionally) a short set by a featured poet.[...]

Jonathan is the coauthor of The Comic Book Story of Beer (Random House), a nonfiction graphic novel telling the story of the world’s favorite alcoholic beverage from 7,000 B.C. to the present. The book is[...]

Poet, novelist, and Fence founder Rebecca Wolff’s internal monologue made external in poetry is uncanny. Her musical and darkly funny fourth collection, One Morning— (published September 2015), spans language, culture, art history, love, passion, grief, consumerism,[...]

John Steadman, author of H.P. Lovecraft and the Black Magickal Tradition, discusses why he chose to write about Lovecraft and why Lovecraft’s work has had, and continues to have, such an enduring influence on Western[...]

Gwendolyn Calvert Baker will read from her memoir, How Fudge Sundae in a White Paper Cup: A Spirited Black Woman in a White World. Gwendolyn will be joined by Deborah Loewenberg Ball, the dean of UM’s School of[...]

RC Writers Tea, open to majors and current writing students who are non majors,  and current students interested in the writing major. In RC’s Greene Lounge.

Wil Haygood will read from his latest, Showdown: Thurgood Marshall and The Supreme Court Nomination That Changed America. Wil Haygood is currently the Wiepking Visiting Distinguished Professor in the department of media, journalism, and film[...]

Three local children’s book illustrators discuss their work. Deb Pilutti’s Bear and Squirrel Are Friends explores the possibility of friendships between predators and prey. Deborah Marcero’sSadie’s Story concerns a funny witch who helps Sadie deal with her disappointment[...]

An open mike for poets, who are welcome to read their own work or a favorite poem by another writer. Followed by a reading by a featured poet TBA. 

Stefan Szymanski will  read from his latest, Money and Soccer. Stefan Szymanski is professor of economics and the MBA Dean at the Cass Business School, City University London. He is the coauthor of Fans of the[...]

Ann Arbor Storytellers Guild members host a storytelling program. Audience members are encouraged to bring a 5-minute story to tell.

Literati  partners with its neighbors at 826michigan for this one-of-a-kind event! Join for an evening of bedtime tales, all expertly written by 826michigan students from Huron High School, illustrated by world-renowned artists, and read (this one[...]

John U. Bacon has written for “Time”, “The New York Times”, and “ESPN Magazine”, among other publications, earning national honors. He is the author of five books on sports and business, including End Zone, and[...]

Michael Witwer will read from his book, Empire of Imagination: Gary Gygax and the Birth of Dungeons & Dragons. Witwer has written a dynamic, dramatized biography of Gygax from his childhood in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin to his untimely[...]

This local children’s writer and illustrator discusses his books: The Woodcutter and the Most Beautiful Tree is about a tree who cleverly avoids the axe through 3 seasons and gets a pleasant surprise in the[...]

All poets invited to compete in a poetry slam judged by a randomly chosen panel from the audience. The program begins with a poetry open mike and (occasionally) a short set by a featured poet.[...]

This legendary punk rocker and award-winning writer reads from M Train, her new memoir told through the prism of the cafés and haunts she’s worked in around the world, from Frida Kahlo’s Casa Azul in[...]

Joe Meno is a fiction writer and playwright who lives in Chicago. A winner of the Nelson Algren Literary Award, a Pushcart Prize, a Great Lakes Book Award, and a finalist for the Story Prize, he[...]

Benjamin Paloff will read from his second collection And His Orchestran. Paloff grew up in Atlantic City and is a poetry editor at Boston Review. His poems have appeared in The New Republic, A Public[...]

Acclaimed local poet Carson and Oscar-winning actress Binoche discuss the current production of Antigone (see Oct. 14 listing) that stars Binoche and was translated by Carson. The program begins with a staged reading of Antigonick, Carson’s alternate translation of[...]

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.

Eileen Pollack will read from her latest, The Only Woman in the Room: Why Science Is Still A Boys’ Club. The Only Woman in the Room shows us the struggles women in the sciences have been hesitant[...]

Tasha Alexander talks about her latest Lady Emily mystery, The Adventuress.

Local adult fiction writer Lara Zielin and short story writer Alex Kourvo  host an open house for writers to connect with each other and/or work on their projects.

Jon Falk is the author of Forty Years in the Big House. He is in his 40th season as the head equipment manager for the Michigan football program. He is responsible for the overall budgeting of[...]

Literati is the bookseller for this installment of “Exploring the Mind: Community Talks by University of Michigan Psychology Faculty.” Dr. Richard E. Nesbitt, the author of Intelligence and How to Get It and Mindware: Tools for Smart Thinking will[...]

Local writers Rohn Federbush and Renci Denham read their spooky short stories included in this collection. Signing. For a mature audience.  

Maggie Smith will read from her latest collection, The Well Speaks of Its Own Poison. The book was selected by Kimiko Hahn as the winner of the Dorset Prize and was released in April 2015 by Tupelo[...]

Reading by Tarfia Faizullah, a U-M English lecturer whose 2014 collection Seam won the Crab Orchard Series in Poetry First Book Award. The program begins with open mike readings.

Readings by U-M creative writing grad students, including fiction writer Christin Lee and poet Amanda Rybin Koob.  7 p.m., UMMA Auditorium, 525 S. State

Do you feel right at home with a microphone in your hand? Want the chance to find out? We want to hear your comedy routine, vocal talent, and slam poetry on the TCA stage! Last[...]

Reading by Northwestern Michigan College (Traverse City) creative writing teacher Teresa Scollon, author of To Embroider the Ground with Prayer, a collection of poems that explore her father’s illness and death as well as the richness[...]

Carl Cohen is professor of philosophy at U-M. His newest book is A Conflict of Principles: The Battle Over Affirmative Action at the University of Michigan. He is also the author of Affirmative Action and Racial[...]

All poets invited to compete in a poetry slam judged by a randomly chosen panel from the audience. The program begins with a poetry open mike and (occasionally) a short set by a featured poet.[...]

Anthony Marra will read from his latest story collection, The Tsar of Love and Techno. Marra is the author of A Constellation of Vital Phenomena (2013), which won the National Book Critics Circle’s inaugural John Leonard Prize, the Anisfield-Wolf Book[...]

Bonnie Jo Campbell will read from her latest collection Mothers, Tell Your Daughters. Campbell teaches in the low-residency MFA program at Pacific University. The author of Once Upon a River and American Salvage, she lives in Kalamazoo, Michigan.  

Monthly open mike storytelling competition sponsored by The Moth, the NYC-based nonprofit storytelling organization that also produces a weekly public radio show. Each month 10 storytellers are selected at random from among those who sign[...]

Michael A. Gould-Wartofsky is the author of the new book, The Occupiers: The Making of the 99 Percent Movement (Oxford University Press, 2015). A graduate of Harvard College and a PhD Fellow in Sociology at New York[...]

Sarah Shun-lien Bynum is the author of two novels, Ms. Hempel Chronicles, a finalist for the 2009 PEN/Faulkner Award, and Madeleine Is Sleeping, a finalist for the 2004 National Book Award and winner of the[...]

Literati is proud to be the bookseller for “An Evening with Roz Chast” at Towsley Auditorium on the campus of Washtenaw Community College. New Yorker cartoonist and author Roz Chast discusses her new graphic novel, Can’t[...]

Literati is delighted to partner with Argus Farm Stop to bring Andrew Moore to town in support of his book, Pawpaw: In Search of America’s Forgotten Fruit. Andrew will read, sign, and do a food demonstration[...]

Chris Belden‘s Shriver is set at a writers’ conference,where  one man finds himself caught in a whirlwind of literary pretention, a suspect in a criminal investigation, and hopelessly in love with a woman who thinks he’s someone[...]

A chance to meet 15 writers whose books were selected as a Michigan Notable Book by the Library of Michigan. The program begins with a panel discussion with 4 of the writers–outdoor writer and poet[...]

Literati brings Joseph Fink and Jeffrey Cranor to Ann Arbor for an in-conversation event in support of the novel Welcome to Night Vale. The event is ticketed. Each ticket includes admittance to the event and signing. Included is[...]

All invited to listen to guild members swap stories or bring their own to tell.

With an eye toward the upcoming NaNoWriMo, novelist Lawrence Coates will lead a discussion / workshop on conceiving and developing your novel idea. The evening will feature an outline of the seven basic plots, some[...]

RC Lecturer Alumnus Ken Mikolowski is the author of four previous books, Thank You Call Again, little mysteries, Big Enigmas, and Remember Me. His poems have been published in Brooklyn Rail, Hanging Loose, Exquisite Corpse, and Abandon Automobile, A Detroit Anthology, and[...]

All poets invited to compete in a poetry slam judged by a randomly chosen panel from the audience. The program begins with a poetry open mike and (occasionally) a short set by a featured poet.[...]

Literati welcomes authors Jeff Parker and Pasha Malla in support of Erratic Fire, Erratic Passion (Featherproof, 2015), with special guest Sean Kilpatrick Erratic Fire, Erratic Passion, a collection of poetry by Jeff Parker and Pasha[...]

Tickets cost $65, $57.50 and $50; visit www.ticketmaster.com or call 800-745-3000. David Sedaris has become one of America’s pre-eminent humor writers.  Sedaris is the author of ‘Barrel Fever’ and ‘Holidays on Ice,’ as well as[...]

RC creative writing senior Julia Byers won an honorable mention in the 84th Annual Writer’s Digest Writing Competition, this past summer, in the Children’s/Young Adult Fiction section Julia’s story, “The Sun and More,” appears on her[...]

Winner of the Pulitzer Prize, Louise Glück is a former Poet Laureate of the United States and the author of a dozen widely acclaimed books. Her new collection of poems,  Faithful and Virtuous Night, won the[...]

Once he was certain that technology could save the world – but five years spent in the developing world changed his mind. “Even in an age of incredible machines, there is no social change without deep change[...]

Readings by Michael Lauchlan, a Detroit poet whose new collection Trumbull Ave. portrays his and others lives growing up and doing manual labor in Detroit, Julie Babcock, a widely published local poet whose debut collection Autoplay was praised by poet Christine Butterworth-McDermott for[...]

Presented by Nicola’s Books. Tickets on sale at Nicola’s Books, Ticketmaster.com, and all Ticketmaster outlets. Charge by phone 800-745-3000. Nicola’s Books presents  An Evening with Drew Barrymore at the Michigan Theater celebrating the release of her[...]

Winner of the Pulitzer Prize, Glück is a former Poet Laureate of the United States and the author of a dozen widely acclaimed books. Her new collection of poems,  Faithful and Virtuous Night, won the[...]

For those who have yet to witness the magic of “Red Eye,” it is a theatre experience where writers, directors, actors, and stage managers create and perform two one-act scenes all in the span of[...]

Diane Seuss will read from her latest collection, Four-Legged Girl.  She is the author of two previous poetry collections, It Blows You Hollow and Wolf Lake, White Gown Blown Open, winner of the Juniper Prize for Poetry. Her[...]

Readings by U-M creative writing grad students, including fiction writer Cristina Crocker Escribano and poet Jenny Boychuk.