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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 is thrilled to welcome Thomas Lynch in support of the anthology The Good Book: Writers Reflect on Favorite Bible Passages, edited by Andrew Blauner. In The Good Book: Writers Reflect on Favorite Bible Passages,[...]

Literati is pleased to welcome Rebecca Scherm back to the store in support the paperback release of her acclaimed novel Unbecoming. In a grubby antiques shop on the outskirts of Paris, Grace restores bric-a-brac, mends[...]

C. S. Giscombe’s poetry books are Prairie Style, Giscome Road, Here, etc.; his book of linked essays (concerning Canada, race, and family) is Into and Out of Dislocation. Ohio Railroads (a poem in essay form)[...]

Local short story writer Alex Kourvo and young adult novelist Bethany Neal discuss how to make the most of your writing time, conquer writer’s block, and develop solid work habits to finish your book. For[...]

One MFA student of fiction and one of poetry, each introduced by a peer, will read their work. Tonight: Will Klein and Kathleen Schenck. The Mark Webster Reading Series presents emerging writers in a warm and[...]

This event is intended for grade 6 – adult Huron High School English teacher and Love & Vodka:My Surreal Adventures in Ukraine author R.J. Fox will lead participants through the process of turning real life[...]

Literati welcomes Julie Posselt as she launches her title Inside Graduate Admissions: Merit, Diversity, and Faculty Gatekeeping. Joining Julie will be Gloria Thomas, director of the Center for the Education of Women at the University[...]

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.

Maggie Shipstead is the author of two novels: Astonish Me and Seating Arrangements, which was aNew York Times bestseller, a finalist for the Flaherty-Dunnan First Novel Prize, and the winner of the Dylan Thomas Prize[...]

Storytellers Guild members present a program of old tales and personal stories for grownups. annarborstorytelling.org, facebook.com/annarborstorytellers. 665-2757.

Literati welcomes Richard Polt in support of his book The Typewriter Revolution. Joining Richard will be representatives from our friends at Harlequin Creature, a hand-typed literary journal. What do thousands of writers, makers, kids, poets,[...]

Literati Welcomes Bette Adriaanse in support of her debut novel Rus Like Everybody Else. Rus is a creature of habit. His mother left him an apartment and a debit card, from which he withdraws money every[...]

This is Nicola’s Books first winter Local Authors Event to showcase local authors to the community.  By bringing authors together “we hope to bring in a larger crowd to give the authors more exposure and help[...]

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 contributors from Great Lakes Review Issue 6 to read from their work! The Great Lakes Review publishes fiction, nonfiction, drama, and poetry from Toronto, Chicago, Cleveland, Detroit, Milwaukee, Buffalo, Hamilton and the rest of the Great Lakes region.[...]

Nicholas Petrie received his MFA in fiction from the University of Washington, won a Hopwood Award for short fiction while an undergraduate at U-M, and his story “At the Laundromat” won the 2006 Short Story Contest[...]

Reading by Fire Historical and Cultural Arts Collaborative (Kalamazoo) cofounder Denise Miller, author of the recent CORE, a collection of poems based on the stories of African American sharecroppers of the Great Migration. The program[...]

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[...]

U-M Professors Tiya Miles and Martha Jones discuss Miles’ new book The Cherokee Rose, a  novel that examines a little-known aspect of America’s past—slaveholding by Southern Creeks and Cherokees—and its legacy in the lives of[...]

Anne Carson was born in Canada and teaches ancient Greek for a living. Her awards and honors include the Lannan Award, the Pushcart Prize, the Griffin Trust Award for Excellence in Poetry, a Guggenheim fellowship,[...]

Local short story writer Alex Kourvo and young adult novelist Bethany Neal host an open house for writers to connect with one another and/or work on their projects.

When the 17th c. British philosophers founded modern natural history, they proposed finding a poet to compile a poetic account of everything that existed in nature. This witty, learned, and satirical collection follows a year’s[...]

One MFA student of fiction and one of poetry, each introduced by a peer, will read their work. Tonight: poet Hanae Jonas and fiction writer Emily Chew. The Mark Webster Reading Series presents emerging writers[...]

JACK DEMPSEY & BRIAN JAMES EGEN will read from their book,  MICHIGAN AT ANTIETAM: THE WOLVERINE STATE’S SACRIFICE ON AMERICA ‘S BLOODIEST DAY Jack Dempsey Jack Dempsey is a lawyer and Michigan native. He co-founded[...]

Fiction and poetry reading by this New York Times best-selling writer, a 4-time Hopwood winner and author of the novels Gone to Soldier, Braided Lives, The Longings of Women, and Woman on the Edge of[...]

John F. Buckley has published the poetry collection Sky Sandwiches and chapbooksBreach Birth and Leading an Aquamarine Shoat by Its Tail. He collaborated with Martin Ott on two additional books of poetry. His poems appear[...]

Joshua Cohen will present from the title A Field Guide to the Natural Communities of Michigan. The culmination of three decades of work, this field guide provides readers with an accessible introduction to Michigan’s natural[...]

Readings by John F. Buckley, a recent U-M creative writing MFA who has published 2 chapbooks and the collection Sky Sandwiches, and Kim D. Hunter, a veteran Detroit poet known for what he calls the[...]

R.J. Fox is author of Love and Vodka: My Surreal Adventures in Ukraine. He is also tthe award-winning writer of several short stories, plays, poems, and fifteen feature-length screenplays. He is also the writer and[...]

In Elephants and Kings, Trautmann traces the history of the war elephant in India and the spread of the institution to the west—where elephants took part in some of the greatest wars of antiquity—and Southeast Asia. He[...]

Ana Fernandez teaches art courses at the University of Michigan’s Residential College in drawing and printmaking. Her artwork includes elements of drawing, printmaking, fibers and collage. It reflects a tactile sensibility and an affinity for[...]

Paul Lisicky will read from his memoir The Narrow Door. In The Narrow Door, Paul Lisicky creates a compelling collage of scenes and images drawn from two long-term relationships, one with a woman novelist and the other with[...]

This event will be recorded From Ernest Hemingway’s rural adventures to the gritty fiction of Joyce Carol Oates, the landscape of the “Third Coast” has inspired generations of the nation’s greatest storytellers. Join Michigan Notable[...]

Jan. 29 & 30. 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.

Jan. 29 & 30. 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.