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Readings by featured poets, preceded by a poetry open mike. Reading by Marlin Jenkins, a Detroit poet (and U-M creative writing grad) whose poems often come off as fragments of a visionary spiritual autobiography. 7-9 p.m. (sign-up …

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Open mike storytelling competition sponsored by The Moth, the NYC-based nonprofit storytelling organization that also produces a weekly public radio show. Each night 10 storytellers are selected at random from among those who sign up …

Moth Storyslam: Schooled Read More »

Literati is excited to be a part of Rasa Festival! Tonight we are hosting readings from poets Ashwini Bhasi, Tarfia Faizullah, and Ambalila Hemsell Ashwini Bhasi is from Kerala, India and lives in Ann Arbor, Michigan. She …

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Sweetwaters and Toastmaster community members are creating a new Toastmasters Club at Sweetwaters! We will have 1 or 2 prepared speeches, showcase some of our (kind, encouraging and gentle) evaluations of the speeches, and some …

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Barbara Cohn’s new book, The Detroit Public Library, is a photographic tour of the Detroit Public Library’s rich art and architectural history.

 Literati is excited to welcome David Daley and his new book Ratf**cked The explosive account of how Republican legislators and political operatives fundamentally rigged our American democracy through redistricting. With Barack Obama’s historic election in 2008, pundits …

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Literati is excited to welcome Kathryn Remlinger and her new book Yooper Talk: Dialect as Identity in Michigan’s Upper Penisula About Yooper Talk: Yooper Talk is a fresh and significant contribution to understanding regional language and culture in North America. The …

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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 …

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Literati is excited to welcome Amos N. Guiora and his new book The Crime of Complicity Complicity is a ground-breaking examination of the legal culpability of the bystander told through the lens of the author’s family experiences in …

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On Sept. 11, local short story writer Alex Kourvo and young adult novelist Bethany Neal discuss how to set up a realistic writing schedule and maintain it in the face of writer’s block and other …

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Local short story writer Alex Kourvo and young adult novelist Bethany Neal are joined by children’s nonfiction author Virginia Loh-Hagan, who has published children’s books on everything from extreme mountain biking to starting a dog-walking …

Emerging Writers: Writing and Publishing Children’s Nonfiction Read More »

The University of Michigan’s Ross School of Business is pleased to welcome Daniel Pink, author of New York Times best-sellers A Whole New Mind, Drive, and To Sell is Human, to speak at Hill Auditorium. …

Handleman Lecture: Daniel Pink Read More »

This event is a ticketed event which includes the purchase of the trade paperback copy of ‘The Lost City of the Monkey God’.  This event will include a 45-minute audio/visual presentation as well as a …

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Literati is thrilled to welcome designer Oliver Uberti and his new book Where the Animals Go. For thousands of years, tracking animals meant following footprints. Now satellites, drones, camera traps, cellphone networks, and accelerometers reveal the natural world …

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Tonight Literati is thrilled to host author and translator Clayton Eshleman in conversation with Keith Taylor on the work of Aimé Césaire The Complete Poetry of Aimé Césaire gathers all of Cesaire’s celebrated verse into one bilingual edition. …

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Ann Arborite Paul Dimond discusses his experiences doing research for his historical novel set in Ann Arbor and northern Michigan in the 1st half of the 20th century. He is joined by his wife, Marty, …

Paul Dimond: The Belle of Two Arbors: Researching the Historical Novel in Three Ann Arbor Libraries Read More »

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. 7-9 …

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 Scott Stabile’s inspirational posts and videos have attracted a huge and devoted social media following. A contributor to the Huffington Post, Stabile lives in Michigan.Big Love What happens when you fully commit yourself to love? …

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Native Detroiter Jessica Care Moore discusses her visual art installation and collection of poems that honors the life of Sandra Bland, a black woman who was found hanged in a jail cell in Texas in …

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Literati is excited to welcome John U Bacon in support of the new book about the life of legendary sports broadcaster John Saunders, Playing Hurt: My Journey from Despair to Hope About Playing Hurt: During his three decades …

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Local poet and journalist Leslie McGraw reads new poems and selections from Emergencies of the Heart, her 2014 collection that draws on news articles, interviews, and personal journal entries relating to 9/11. McGraw has been the cohost and emcee …

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

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

Literati is thrilled to host novelists Peter Ho Davies and Derek Palacio to celebrate the paperback release of The Fortunes and The Mortifications About The Fortunes: Sly, funny, intelligent, and artfully structured, The Fortunes recasts American history through the lives of …

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Readings by U-M creative writing grad students, including fiction writer Sena Moon and poet Joseph Harms. 7 p.m., UMMA Auditorium, 525 S. State. Free. 615-3710. The Mark Webster Reading Series presents emerging writers in a …

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Readings by featured poets, preceded by a poetry open mike. Reading by U-M Bear River Review editor Monica Rico, author of the 2001 chapbook Esperanza. 7-9 p.m. (sign-up begins at 6:30 p.m.), Espresso Royale, 324 S. State. $5 …

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Literati is pleased to welcome N.J. Campbell and Annie Hartnett who will be reading and discussing their new novels Found Audio and Rabbit Cake About Campbell’s Found Audio: Amrapali Anna Singh is an historian and analyst capable of discerning …

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Keith is a consumer protection attorney for the Federal Trade Commission in Washington, D.C. Before graduating from the University of Michigan Law School, he toured with a professional comedy troupe, writing and performing sketch comedy …

Keith Fentonmiller: Kasper Mutzenmacher’s Cursed Hat Read More »

Traverse City writer Robert Downes, an entertaining veteran speaker who has written 3 adventure-travel books, presents a video-illustrated talk on the historical research behind his new novel Windigo Moon: A Novel of Native America. Signing. 7-8:30 p.m., AADL Westgate …

Robert Downes: Lessons from the Ojibwe, 400 Years Ago Read More »

Join us for this multi-media presentation about theater of the absurd including a theatrical performance by the actors performing “The Lesson” at the Yellow Barn. (Tickets for that performance available at the link below.) Nicola’s Books …

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Culinary historian Adrian Miller, a former special assistant to President Clinton, discusses his new book about White House kitchen staff who served first families from the Washingtons to the Obamas. Followed by a book sale, signing, and …

Adrian Miller: The President’s Kitchen Cabinet: The Story of the African Americans Who Have Fed Our First Families Read More »

Open mike storytelling competition sponsored by The Moth, the NYC-based nonprofit storytelling organization that also produces a weekly public radio show. Each night 10 storytellers are selected at random from among those who sign up …

Moth Storyslam: Confrontation Read More »

Sweetwaters and Toastmaster community members are creating a new Toastmasters Club at Sweetwaters! We will have 1 or 2 prepared speeches, showcase some of our (kind, encouraging and gentle) evaluations of the speeches, and some …

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Readings by these 2 poets, both U-M creative writing grads. Dartmouth English professor Francis reads from Forest Primeval, her 2016 collection that won the prestigious Kingsley Tufts Poetry Award. Eschewing a romantic view of nature, the poems …

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Barbara has a new Amanda Doucette novel, The Trickster’s Lullaby, and Vicki has the second in her Sherlock Holmes series, Body on Baker Street.

Literati is thrilled to welcome Sam Walker who will be sharing his new book The Captain Class: The Hidden Force that Creates the World’s Greatest Teams About The Captain Class Walker starts with one of the most hotly …

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Literati is pleased to welcome Celeste Ng in support of her new novel, Little Fires Everywhere. Celeste will be in conversation with Douglas Trevor, Director of the Helen Zell Writers’ Program at the University of Michigan About Little …

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Jill Darling is a writer and teacher and has published poetry, fiction, and creative and critical essays. Her books include a geography of syntax, Solve For, and begin with may: a series of moments as well as two collaborative …

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Literati is thrilled to welcome David Lagercrantz to Ann Arbor and Zingerman’s Greyline in support of The Girl Who Takes an Eye for an Eye, a Lisbeth Salander novel, continuing Stieg Larsson’s Millennium Series. Tickets are …

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Heather Ann Thompson (U-M Professor of Afroamerican and African Studies, and History) reads from her Pulitzer Prize-winning book Blood in the Water, followed by a conversation with Angela Dillard (U-M Professor of Afroamerican and African …

Author’s Forum: Blood in the Water: The Attica Prison Uprising of 1971 and Its Legacy: Conversation with Heather Ann Thompson and Angela Dillard Read More »

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.  

Literati is excited to welcome Robin Sloan in support of his new novel, Sourdough About Sourdough: In his much-anticipated new novel, Robin Sloan does for the world of food what he did for the world of books in Mr. Penumbra’s …

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Reading by this GVSU creative writing professor, a widely published poet whose 2014 book The Dead Wrestler Elegies, is an acclaimed collection of illustrated poems about professional wrestling and the toll it has taken on its stars. …

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A U-M Residential College creative writing alumna, Laura Hulthen Thomas heads the undergraduate creative writing program at the Residential College, where she teaches fiction and creative nonfiction. A U-M Residential College creative writing alumna, Laura …

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Literati is excited to welcome author Marta McDowell in support of her new book The World of Laura Ingalls Wilder About The World of Laura Ingalls Wilder Laura Ingalls Wilder’s beloved Little House series is a classic coming-of-age …

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Readings by Kathleen McGookey, a widely published poet from the Grand Rapids area who recently published the prose poem collection Heart in a Jar, and Gregory Loselle, a Gabriel Richard English teacher (and former U-M Hopwood Award winner) who has published …

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Literati is thrilled to welcome Annie Spence in support of her new book Fahrenheit 451: Love and Heartbreak in the Stacks About Fahrenheit 451: A Gen-X librarian’s snarky, laugh-out-loud funny, deeply moving collection of love letters and …

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Tonight Literati is thrilled to welcome authors Sharon Harrigan and Rick Bailey in support of their new memoirs Playing with Dynamite and American English, Italian Chocolate About Playing with Dynamite Sharon Harrigan’s father was larger than life, a brilliant …

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Sept. 28-30. A showcase of 7 short plays performed by local actors. Lili Bishop directs Alban’s Garden, Rich Espey’s drama about 2 neighbors in the aftermath of a murder in a gated community. Megan Wright directs The Creative Process, Dana …

First Annual Ypsi THRIVE New Short Play Festival Read More »