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Literati is pleased to welcome Ypsilanti’s own Amy Shrodes, co-author of Lost and Found Cat: The True Story of Kunkush’s Incredible Journey, for an all-ages event. The true story about one cat’s journey to be[...]

This local novelist reads from The Mountain Goddess, the 2nd in her Sadhana fantasy trilogy that explores the spiritual struggles of women in the Buddha’s time. In this book, the young prince Siddhartha falls for[...]

Literati is pleased to welcome Nickolas Butler in support of his new novel, The Hearts of Men. The Hearts of Men is an epic novel of intertwining friendships and families set in the Northwoods of[...]

Mar. 8: 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 thrilled to be the partner-bookseller for the Zell Visiting Writers Series, presented by the Helen Zell Writers’ Program, which brings world-renowned poets and fiction writers to Helmut Stern Auditorium in the University of[...]

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

Literati is pleased to welcome Will Schwalbe in support of his latest work, Books for Living. From the author of the beloved New York Times best-selling The End of Your Life Book Club comes an[...]

Literati is pleased to welcome Joseph Scapellato in support of his debut collection, Big Lonesome. Joseph will be joined by UM professor Claire Vaye Watkins, author of Battleborn and Gold Fame Citrus. Reinventing a great[...]

“Slugg: A Boy’s Life in the Age of Mass Incarceration” is a blueprint for survival and a demonstration of the power of love, sacrifice, and service. The son of a Kingpin and the prince of[...]

FRUIT is an independent, community-led reading and dialogue series for and by marginalized voices, hosted in Literati Bookstore. This month’s installment features readings by TBD. FRUIT is a moment and a movement of reclamation. It[...]

RC students present an original play that has been conceived, written, and rehearsed within the past 24 hours.

Literati is pleased to partner with the University of Michigan to present Theodoris Chiotis, editor of the anthology Futures: Poetry of the Greek Crisis. Futures features some of the most daring new voices in Greek[...]

Vicky Delany launches her new series  – a Sherlock themed cozy titled Elementary, She Read.

Literati is pleased to welcome Jung Yun in celebration of the paperback release of her debut novel, Shelter, a staff favorite and a semifinalist for the Center for Fiction’s First Novel Prize. Kyung Cho is[...]

Literati is thrilled to be the partner-bookseller for the Zell Visiting Writers Series, presented by the Helen Zell Writers’ Program, which brings world-renowned poets and fiction writers to Helmut Stern Auditorium in the University of[...]

Literati is delighted to welcome Dan Chaon in support of his latest novel, the staff-favorite Ill Will. Dan will be joined for a post-reading conversation by UM MFA first year in fiction Sam Krowchenko. Two[...]

Readings by U-M creative writing grad students, including fiction writer Kristen Roupenian and poet Robert Heald. 7 p.m., UMMA Auditorium, 525 S. State. Free. 615-3710. The Mark Webster Reading Series presents emerging writers in a[...]

Mar. 17 & 18. RC students present the acclaimed contemporary NYC-based playwright David Adjmi’s award-winning 2012 tragicomic satire of the empty-headed narcissism of the congenitally rich in the guise of the daily life of the[...]

Mar. 17 & 18. RC students present the acclaimed contemporary NYC-based playwright David Adjmi’s award-winning 2012 tragicomic satire of the empty-headed narcissism of the congenitally rich in the guise of the daily life of the[...]

RC drama instructors Martin Walsh and Kate Mendeloff’s students direct and perform 8 short plays by Ives, an acclaimed contemporary American playwright best known for his one-act comedies. 7:30 p.m., RC Keene Theater, East Quad,[...]

Literati is delighted to welcome Deepak Unnikrishnan in support of his debut novel, Temporary People, winner of the Restless Books Prize for New Immigrant Writing. In the United Arab Emirates, foreign nationals constitute over 80[...]

Literati is pleased to partner with the University of Michigan’s Sweetland Center for Writing and WCBN Radio for the latest installment of Word^2: Writer to Writer, a series which puts a UM professor and member of[...]

Mar. 22: Readings by Jennifer Clark, a Kalamazoo poet who has a forthcoming 2nd collection Johnny Appleseed: The Slice and Times of John Chapman, and InsideOut Literary Arts Project (Detroit) interim director and Al-Mutanabbi Street[...]

These 2 mystery writers discuss their latest thrillers. Canadian writer Chevy Stevens’ Never Let You Go is about a woman who had escaped with her daughter from an abusive marriage who feels she is now[...]

Literati is pleased to partner with the Ann Arbor District Library for a reading by YA author Leopoldo Gout from his book Genius: The Game. Trust no one. Every camera is an eye. Every microphone[...]

Literati is thrilled to welcome Lindy West in celebration of the paperback release of her memoir, Shrill: Notes from a Loud Woman, a New York Times bestseller, winner of the 2016 Stranger Genius Award for[...]

Literati is pleased to welcome Kevin Davis in support of his latest work, The Brain Defense: Murder in Manhattan and the Dawn of Neuroscience in America’s Courtrooms. Called “the best kind of nonfiction” by Michael[...]

Readings by U-M creative writing grad students, including fiction writer Rebecca Marie Fortes and poet Young Eun Yook. 7 p.m., UMMA Auditorium, 525 S. State. Free. 615-3710. The Mark Webster Reading Series presents emerging writers[...]

All invited to listen to guild members swap stories or bring their own to tell. 2-4 p.m., Ann Arbor District Library Freespace (3rd floor), 343 S. Fifth Ave. Free. 971-5763.

Literati is pleased to welcome poets Fleda Brown and Patricia Clark in support of their most recent collections. The author of nine books of poetry and two essay collections, Fleda Brown was the Poet Laureate[...]

Reading by U-M creative writing lecturer Cody Walker, author of the collection The Self-Styled No-Child. “The light verses in Walker’s new collection often have dark edges to them,” says poet Mary Jo Salter. “This word-wizard[...]

Literati is thrilled to be the partner-bookseller for the Zell Visiting Writers Series, presented by the Helen Zell Writers’ Program, which brings world-renowned poets and fiction writers to Helmut Stern Auditorium in the University of[...]

Literati is pleased to welcome Corey Dolgon in support of his latest work, Kill It to Save It: An Autopsy of Capitalism’s Triumph over Democracy. For decades now, American voters have been convinced to support[...]

In celebration of Literati Bookstore’s fourth birthday, please join us for a reading of poetry and prose by booksellers past and present, including Gina Balibrera, Russell Brakefield, John Ganiard, Sam Krowchenko, Lillian Li, and Mairead[...]

Written and directed by RC Creative Writing student Clare Higgins. AUDREY KELLAN is a brash, well-spoken but socially clueless young woman in her early twenties who has recently had to leave her university due to[...]