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Literati is pleased to host Oneita Jackson in support of her books, Letters from Mrs. Grundy and Nappy-Headed Negro Syndrome. Oneita Jackson is a satirist and Detroit cab driver who has an English degree from Howard University.  She …

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Literati is pleased to welcome Michelle Kuo in support of her memoir, Reading with Patrick. A memoir of race, inequality, and the power of literature told through the life-changing friendship between an idealistic young teacher and …

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Literati is thrilled to welcome Lynne Cox in celebration of the paperback release of her latest memoir, Swimming in the Sink. In this stunning memoir of life after loss, open-water swimming legend and bestselling author of Grayson …

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Literati is delighted to welcome Molly Patterson in support of her debut novel, Rebellion. A sweeping debut that crosses continents and generations, Rebellion tells the story of Addie, Louisa, Hazel, and Juanlan: four women whose rebellions, big and …

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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 Tommye Blount, Nandi Comer, and Nathan McClain. FRUIT is a moment …

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Literati is pleased to welcome Paul Dimond and Martha Buhr Grimes in support of their novel, The Belle of Two Arbors. Born at the turn of the twentieth century in Glen Arbor, near the dunes of …

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Literati is delighted to welcome Stephanie Burgis back to Michigan in support of her latest children’s novel, The Dragon with a Chocolate Heart. Stephanie will be joined by Merrie Haskell, Jim C. Hines, and Patrick Samphire for …

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Literati is pleased to welcome Kristina Riggle and Jacquelyn Vincenta in support of their recent novels. About Kristina’s Vivian in Red: Famed Broadway producer Milo Short may be eighty-eight but that doesn’t stop him from going …

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Literati is delighted to celebrate the publication of Discriminating Taste: How Class Anxiety Created the American Food Revolution by S. Margot Finn. For the past four decades, increasing numbers of Americans have started paying greater attention to …

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Literati is pleased to welcome Danya Kukafka in celebration of her debut novel, Girl in Snow, named a Best Beach Read of 2017 by Elle, Yahoo, and Refinery 29. When a beloved high schooler named Lucinda Hayes …

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Literati is delighted to welcome Thomas J. Kitson, translator for the novel Rapture by Iliazd About Rapture The draft dodger Laurence yearns to take control of his destiny. Having fled to the highlands, he asserts his independence by …

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Literati is pleased to welcome Sherry Stanfa-Stanley in support of her memoir, Finding My Badass Self: A Year of Truths and Dares. Fighting midlife inertia, Sherry Stanfa-Stanley chose to stare down fear through The 52/52 Project: …

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Literati is pleased to welcome Chuck Carlise and Susanna Lang for the latest installment of Poetry at Literati. Chuck Carlise is the author of the brand new collection, In One Version of the Story (New Issues Press 2016), as …

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We are thrilled to host a panel discussion of contributors for the new collection And Here: 100 Years of Upper Peninsula Writing, 1917-2017  About And Here: Upper Peninsula literature has traditionally been suppressed or minimized in Michigan anthologies …

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