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We are thrilled to welcome three wonderful poets to Literati as part of our Poetry at Literati series! Donald Dunbar, Christine Hume, and Becky Winn will be reading poems for their latest collections.  About Safe Word: Safe Word,[...]

Readings by U-M creative writing grad students, including fiction writers Michelle Cheever and poet Colin Walker. 7 p.m., UMMA Auditorium, 525 S. State. Free. 764-6330 The Mark Webster Reading Series presents emerging writers in a warm and relaxed[...]

We are excited to welcome author Helen Benedict who will be reading and discussing her new novel Wolf Season About Wolf Season After a hurricane devastates a small town in upstate New York, the lives of three[...]

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[...]

Literati is proud to be partnering with the Helen Zell Writers Program to host writers Mark Doty and Fernanda Eberstadt at the University of Michigan Museum of Art Helmut Stern Auditorium. Mark Doty is the author of[...]

Literat is excited to welcome history professor Rita Chin who will be sharing her latest book The Crisis of Multiculturalism in Europe: A History About The Crisis of Multiculturalism in Europe: In 2010, the leaders of Germany,[...]

About Fight Songs Fight Songs exposes the rusted underbelly of the American Midwest, as experienced by young men, brutal cops, suicide cases, junkies, lovers, and minorities seeking justice. At turns as stark and thrilling as a Stooges[...]

FRUIT is an independent, community-led reading and dialogue series for and by marginalized voices, hosted in Literati Bookstore. This month’s readers are Alise Alousi, Kamelya Youssef and Tariq Luthun. FRUIT is a moment and a[...]

Literati is excited to welcome author Lynn Comella who will be discussing her book Vibrator Nation: How Feminist Sex-Toy Stores Changed the Business of Pleasure. Lynn will be joined by University of Michigan Professor Katherine Sender[...]

Literati is thrilled to host author Daniel Wolff who will be sharing his new book Grown-up Anger. Daniel will be joined in conversation with fellow music writer David Marsh and there will be a special musical[...]

Readings by U-M creative writing grad students, including fiction writers Christina Kim and poet Chelsea Walsh. 7 p.m., UMMA Auditorium, 525 S. State. Free.  The Mark Webster Reading Series presents emerging writers in a warm and relaxed setting.[...]

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

Widely published Cleveland performance poet Siaara Freeman, who rose to national prominence in 2014 at the Rustbelt Regional Poetry Slam in Detroit with a searing performance of her autobiographical poem “The Drug Dealer’s Daughter,” reads from her[...]

Literati is thrilled to partner with Current Magazine for an evening of Poetry and Fiction! RSVP Here! Come celebrate the submissions and winners of Current Magazine’s Poetry and Fiction contest. Meet Current’s editor and contributors, and[...]

Nov. 29: Reading by Zilka Joseph, a local poet whose work is notable for its vividly figured explorations of the natural world. Her latest book, Sharp Blue Search of Flame, is a collection of dark, brooding poems that reflect her[...]

Literati is pleased to host Dr. Rana Adwish who will discussing her book In Shock: My Journey from Death to Recovery and the Redemptive Power of Hope About In Shock: A riveting first-hand account of a physician[...]