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Literati is pleased to welcome Jon M. Sweeney in support of his most recent title,The Enthusiast: How the Best Friend of Francis of Assisi Almost Destroyed What He Started. Popular historian and award-winning author Jon[...]

Local short story writer Alex Kourvo and young adult novelist Bethany Neal discuss how to make the most of blogs, Facebook, Twitter, and other social media to learn new things, network with fellow writers, help[...]

Ray Robertson is the author of Lives of the Poets (with Guitars): Thirteen Outsiders Who Changed Modern Music, and the novels Home Movies, Heroes, Moody Food, Gently Down the Stream, What Happened Later, and David, as well[...]

Literati is pleased to welcome Sarah D. Wald in support of her book The Nature of California: Race, Citizenship, and Farming since the Dust Bowl. The California farmlands have long served as a popular symbol[...]

Pulitzer Prize winning author David Maraniss joins us to discuss his latest book, Once in a Great City: A Detroit Story, which is one of the Library of Michigan’s 2016 Michigan Notable Books. A Q&A[...]

Jane Hilberry is the author and editor of several books, including Still the Animals Enter (2016), and the poetry collection Body Painting (Red Hen Press, 2005), which won the Colorado Book Award and got Hilberry banned[...]

Every 1st & 3rd Sun. 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[...]

Tom Stanton is author of several nonfiction books, among them the critically acclaimed Tiger Stadium memoir “The Final Season” and the Quill Award finalist “Ty and The Babe.” A journalist for more than thirty years,[...]

Literat is thrilled to host the launch of Julie Lawson Timmer’s second novel,Untethered! When Char Hawthorn’s husband dies unexpectedly, she is left questioning everything she once knew to be true: from the cozy small town life they[...]

Literati is delighted to welcome Nathan Bomey in support of Detroit Resurrected: To Bankruptcy and Back. In Detroit Resurrected, Nathan Bomey delivers the inside story of the fight to save Detroit against impossible odds. Bomey, who covered[...]

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.  [...]

Literati is pleased to welcome Gloria Whelan back to the store in support of the anthology Bob Seger’s House and Other Stories. Bob Seger’s House and Other Stories is a collection of short stories written[...]

Local children’s writer and poet Shutta Crum reads her poetry. “Shutta invites us to sit on the front porch, to listen to the crickets, to watch the fireflies sparkle and dance on a warm summer[...]

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

Barbara J. Rebbeck is a teacher and writer who lives in Royal Oak, Michigan. She has degrees from Eastern Michigan University and Oakland University in French and English. She has published poetry, fiction and professional[...]

Local young-adult novelist Patrick Flores-Scott, author of the award-winning debut novel Jumped In, discusses his writing and announces the 2016 winners of the annual AADL teen short story writing contest, which features $1,500 in prizes.[...]

Arthur W. Wiggins is the author of The Joy of Physics (with cartoons by Sidney Harris) and the coauthor, with Charles M. Wynn Sr., of the The Five Biggest Ideas in Science, Quantum Leaps in[...]

Literati is delighted to welcome staff-favorite Rebecca Makkai in support of Music for Wartime! Rebecca will be joined in conversation by Whiting Award-winning author Michael Byers. Music for Wartime is a collection of short stories with intelligence,[...]

Crazy Wisdom Book and Performance Event — Come join the co-authors Greg Jobin-Leeds, Dey Hernández, Jorge Diaz and movement leaders for a multi-media hour of art, theatre and lively conversation. Longtime social activist Greg Jobin-Leeds[...]

Literati is pleased to host Megan Tompkins-Stange in support of her book Policy Patrons: Philanthropy, Education Reform, and the Politics of Influence. Policy Patrons offers a rare behind-the-scenes view of decision making inside four influential[...]

June 16-18. The first of 3 book crawls (see 17 Friday & 18 Saturday kicks off at Cardamom restaurant (1739 Plymouth, Courtyard Shops) with a reading by local poetDawn Richberg. 7 p.m. (Bookbound, Courtyard Shops):[...]

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.

The 2nd of 3 book crawls (see June 16 & 18) begins at the Ypsilanti District Library (229 W. Michigan Ave.) with storytelling by LaRon Williams (3 p.m.), a talk on ethnic and gender diversity[...]

Sale of a wide variety of books, plus readings and spoken word performances, a drum circle (12:30-2 p.m.), balloon artists (2:30-4:30 p.m.), and more. Food available. The festival also includes 3 book crawls (see listings[...]

Calling all aspiring writers! Literati is happy to be the bookseller for the Ann Arbor Book Festival’s Writers’ Workshop, featuring three authors much beloved by our store: Jim Ottaviani, Chris McCormick, and Airea ‘Dee’ Matthews.[...]

Jonathan Rudinger, RN LMT has been instrumental in developing the field of canine massage for people at home and PetMassageTM at the professional level since the mid-1990’s. PetMassage workshops draw students from all over the worlds. Jonathan[...]

This Chicago crime writer and documentary filmmaker discusses Brighton, his new thriller about 2 lifelong friends in a rapidly changing Boston who must face the sins of their youth in the midst of a series[...]

Literati is pleased to welcome Benjamin Landry as part of the Ann Arbor Book Festival‘s book crawl! Ben will read from his most recent collection, Burn Lyrics. Benjamin Landry is a poet currently residing in Ohio[...]

Every 1st & 3rd Sun. 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[...]

Literati is pleased to welcome Andrew J. Hoffman in support of his most recent title, Finding Purpose: Environmental Stewardship as a Personal Calling. Both thoughtful and thought-provoking, Finding Purpose aims to challenge our understanding of how humanity interacts[...]

Reading by Joshua Davis, a widely published poet from Athens (OH). The program begins with open mike readings.

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[...]

Literati is delighted to welcome Amy Haimerl in support of her memoir, Detroit Hustle. About the book: Journalist Amy Haimerl and her husband had been priced out of their Brooklyn neighborhood. Seeing this as a great opportunity[...]

Reading by Huron High School English teacher R. J. Fox, a widely published poet. Followed by a poetry and short fiction open mike.    

Bryon Quertermous was born and raised in Michigan. His short stories have appeared in Plots With Guns, Thuglit,  and Crime Factory, among others, and in the anthologies Hardcore Hardboiled, The Year’s Finest Crime, Mystery Stories, and Uncage[...]

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

All invited to join a discussion with this award-winning San Francisco-based mystery writer about her best-selling series of mysteries featuring the Paris-based PI Aimee Leduc, including the recent Murder on the Quai, a mystery about[...]

This Chicago writer reads from and discusses A Girl Like You, her new romantic mystery, set in 1930s Chicago, about a taxi dancer who goes undercover to help an aloof inspector investigate a murder in[...]