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Jennifer Burd: Day’s Late Blue, with Laszlo Slomovits 3:00 pm
Jennifer Burd: Day’s Late Blue, with Laszlo Slomovits @ Nicola's Books
Oct 1 @ 3:00 pm – 4:30 pm
Laz joins poet Jennifer Burd in support of the release of her new book, “Day’s Late Blue.” Jennifer is an award-winning poet whose haiku and lyric poems have been widely published in print and on-line[...]
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Emerging Writers: Writing and Publishing Children’s Nonfiction 7:00 pm
Emerging Writers: Writing and Publishing Children’s Nonfiction @ AADL Westgate
Oct 2 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
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[...]
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Zingerman’s Bakehouse Book Debut: Frank Carollo and Amy Emberling 4:30 pm
Zingerman’s Bakehouse Book Debut: Frank Carollo and Amy Emberling @ Greyline
Oct 3 @ 4:30 pm – 6:30 pm
Local journalist Micheline Maynard interviews Bakehouse managing partners Frank Carollo and Amy Emberling about their new cookbook, which features 65 of their most popular recipes. Bakehouse treats and drinks. 4:30-6:30 p.m., Zingerman’s Greyline, 100 N.[...]
Moth Storyslam: Creepy 7:30 pm
Moth Storyslam: Creepy @ Greyline
Oct 3 @ 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm
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[...]
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Tiya Miles: Dawn of Detroit 7:00 pm
Tiya Miles: Dawn of Detroit @ Literati
Oct 9 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Literati is excited to welcome author Tiya Miles who will be discussing her new book Dawn of Detroit: A Chronicle of Bondage and Freedom in the City of the Straits About Dawn of Detroit: Most Americans believe that slavery[...]
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Poetry and the Written Word 7:00 pm
Poetry and the Written Word @ Crazy Wisdom
Oct 11 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
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[...]
Poetry at Literati: Katie Willingham 7:30 pm
Poetry at Literati: Katie Willingham @ Literati
Oct 11 @ 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm
Literati is excited to welcome Katie Willingham who will be reading from her new poetry collection Unlikely Designs About Unlikely Designs A collection intent on worrying the boundaries between natural and unnatural, human and not, Unlikely Designs draws far-ranging source[...]
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Storytellers Guild: Story Night 7:00 pm
Storytellers Guild: Story Night @ Crazy Wisdom
Oct 12 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Storytellers Guild members present a program of old tales and personal stories for grownups. Free; donations accepted. annarborstorytelling.org, facebook.com/annarborstorytellers. 665-2757.
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Ann Arbor Poetry: Slamiversary Showcase 7:00 pm
Ann Arbor Poetry: Slamiversary Showcase @ Espresso Royale
Oct 15 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Readings by 13 of Ann Arbor Poetry’s most popular poets, including Ashwini Bhasi, Marlin Jenkins, Fiona Chamness, Tariq Luthun, Nadine Marshall, Garret Potter, and Simon Mermelstein. 7 p.m. Espresso Royale, 324 S. State. $5 suggested[...]
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Emerging Writers: Open House 7:00 pm
Emerging Writers: Open House @ AADL Traverwood
Oct 16 @ 7:00 pm – 8:45 pm
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.  
Fiction at Literati: Steven Gillis 7:00 pm
Fiction at Literati: Steven Gillis @ Literati
Oct 16 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Tonight Literati is excited to welcome author Steven Gillis who will be reading from his new novel Liars About Liars Eric McCanus is a novelist with the misfortune of having written his one great book when he[...]
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Moth Storyslam: Discovery 7:30 pm
Moth Storyslam: Discovery @ Greyline
Oct 17 @ 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm
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[...]
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M. Joanne Nesbit: Legendary Locals of Ann Arbor 2:00 pm
M. Joanne Nesbit: Legendary Locals of Ann Arbor @ AADL Westgate
Oct 22 @ 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm
Local journalist M. Joanne Nesbit discusses her new book that celebrates such diverse characters as the person who chose maize and blue as the U-M colors, the first Ann Arborite to race in the Indy[...]
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Poetry and the Written Word: Diane DeCillis 7:00 pm
Poetry and the Written Word: Diane DeCillis @ Crazy Wisdom
Oct 24 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Reading by Diane DeCillis, Detroit native whose award-winning 1st book of poems, Strings Attached, was described by Gargoyle Magazine (Washington, D.C.) editor Richard Peabody as a collection of “warm, philosophical poems [which] explore a cultural and emotional terrain similar[...]
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