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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[...]

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[...]

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

On Aug. 8, local short story writer Alex Kourvo and young adult novelist Bethany Neal discuss how to figure out exactly where your novel or non-fiction book belongs on the shelf, and why knowing that[...]

Peter Ho Davies is the author of two novels, The Fortunes and The Welsh Girl (long-listed for the Man Booker Prize), and two short story collections, The Ugliest House in the World (winner of the[...]

Aunt Agatha’s co-owner (and BookFest president) Robin Agnew discusses the 13th annual BookFest and introduces a new AADL exhibit organized in conjunction with the BookFest that showcases entries in its 9th annual Book Cover design[...]

Started in 2003, the Kerrytown BookFest is an event celebrating those who create books and those who read them. The primary goal is to highlight the area’s rich heritage in the book and printing arts[...]

We are thrilled to welcome acclaimed journalist and author Peter Kornbluh, who accompanied President Obama on his historic visit to Cuba, to Literati Bookstore. Peter will be joined in conversation by the University of Michigan’s Jesse[...]

Literati is proud to be the bookseller for the United Way of Washtenaw County’s 2016 Campaign Kickoff. H. Luke Shaefer, co-author of $2.00 a Day: Living on Almost Nothing in America, will address the growing economic[...]

The Ross School of Business is excited to welcome Malcolm Gladwell to the University of Michigan! Malcolm is the author of five New York Times best-sellers and one of TIME Magazine’s 100 most influential people.[...]

Sept. 14: 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[...]

Literati is pleased to welcome Dr. Jeffrey Kutcher and journalist Joanne Gerstner for a discussion of Back in the Game: Why Concussion Doesn’t Have to End Your Athletic Career. Back in the Game, co-authored by[...]

This 2-time Olympic gold medalist soccer player discusses her new memoir, Forward. Signing. 7 p.m., Rackham. $10 ($30 includes the book) in advance at literatibookstore.com. 585-5567.

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[...]

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 thrilled to welcome Eileen Pollack back to the store in support of her latest book, A Perfect Life. Love and science converge in Eileen Pollack’s luminous new novel, A Perfect Life. With singular insight and narrative[...]

The Hopwood Awards Program celebates summer awardees with a reception at 3:15 and awards at 4:10. Three RC students won summer awards: San Pham, Hopwood Fiction Award, Maria Robins-Somerville, Hopwood Poetry Award. Kristina Perkins, Hopwood Nonfiction[...]

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.

L Literati is delighted to partner with the University of Michigan’s Department of Germanic Languages and Literatures to celebrate new work by their esteemed faculty. Authors include: Johannes von Moltke is Professor of Screen Arts and[...]

Sept. 28:Readings by Leah Zazulyer, author of a recent collection of translations of Yiddish poems by Soviet refugee Israel Emiot, and Mitzi Alvin, a veteran Detroit poet whose poems have been described as “jewels of[...]

Literati is proud to be the bookseller for Sam Kean’s visit to Ann Arbor. Thanks toMiSciWriters and RELATE, this New York Times-bestselling author will be visiting the University of Michigan campus to talk about science writing. This event will[...]

Literati is pleased to welcome poets Raymond McDaniel, Christina Quintana, Sarah Sala, and Keith Taylor for the latest installment of our Poetry at Literati reading series. Raymond McDaniel is the author of Murder, Saltwater Empire,[...]