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Robin Coste Lewis, the winner of the National Book Award for Voyage of the Sable Venus, is the poet laureate of Los Angeles. She is the writer-in-residence at the University of Southern California, a Cave[...]

Literati is proud to host author and Michigan professor Derek Vaillant who will be here discussing his new book Across the Waves About Across the Waves: In 1931, the United States and France embarked on a broadcasting[...]

One MFA student of fiction and one of poetry, each introduced by a peer, will read their work. The Mark Webster Reading Series presents emerging writers in a warm and relaxed setting. We encourage you[...]

Performance by this award-winning local slam poet and community activist, who recently became the Neutral Zone literary arts director. Her poetry is known for its emotional honesty in exploring how past trauma affects present action.[...]

Students, nominated by their instructors, have been invited to read their own poems and short stories to a peer audience. For many student writers, Café Shapiro is a first opportunity to read publicly from their[...]

Local short story writer Alex Kourvo and young adult novelist Bethany Neal discuss how to develop an idea that sustains a novel-length plot. For adult and teen (grade 6 & up) fiction and nonfiction writers.[...]

Local short story writer Alex Kourvo and young adult novelist Bethany Neal discuss  host an open house for writers to connect with one another and/or work on their projects at 7 p.m. 7-8:45 p.m., AADL[...]

Literati is pleased to welcome Gregory Boyle to Ann Arbor! He will be speaking at the Rogel Ballrom in the Union on topics from his new book Barking to the Choir: The Power of Radical Kinship.[...]

Students, nominated by their instructors, have been invited to read their own poems and short stories to a peer audience. For many student writers, Café Shapiro is a first opportunity to read publicly from their[...]

Literati is proud to partner with the University of Michigan Institute for the Humanities to present Yaa Gyaasi, author of Homegoing, as the speaker for The 2018 Jill S. Harris Memorial Lecture. About Homecoming Two half sisters,[...]

Jan 2 & 16. Monthly open mike storytelling competition sponsored by The Moth, the NYC-based nonprofit storytelling organization that also produces a weekly public radio show. Each month 10 storytellers are selected at random from among[...]

Literati is thrilled to partner with the Stamps School of Art and Design to welcome author and musician Joseph Keckler to the Rackham Auditorium as part of the Penny Stamps Distinguished Speaker Series. Straddling the[...]

Jane Austen Book Club Discussion at Nicola’s Books – Associated event of the University of Michigan Graduate Library ‘The Life and Times of Lizzy Bennet’ Exhibit With the 200th anniversary of Jane Austen’s death, the Grad Library[...]

Students, nominated by their instructors, have been invited to read their own poems and short stories to a peer audience. For many student writers, Café Shapiro is a first opportunity to read publicly from their[...]

An open mike for poets, who are welcome to read their own work or a favorite poem by another writer. Followed by a reading by a featured poet TBA. 7 p.m., Bookbound, Courtyard Shops. Free.[...]

Literati is thrilled to host journalist Scott Tong who will be sharing his new historical memoir, A Village with My Name: A Family’s History of China’s Opening to the World. About A Village with My Name: In A[...]

The RC Resident Advisors are proud to present:  Open-Mic Night  February 8th, 7:30-9pm in the Java Blu Cafe right here in East Quad– ft. local band City of Lakes! City of Lakes comes from a[...]

This program is free and open to the public. Seating is first come, first served. In today’s fractured environment where our identities are too often framed in ways that divide us, ArtsX UMMA: UNDEFINED is an evening[...]

Literati is excited to host translator Grace Mahoney for this special bi-lengual reading of Ukranian poet Iryna Starovoyt’s collection A Field of Foundlings. About A Field of Foundlings: Presented in a dual-language format, A Field of Foundlings is the[...]

Discovering Zen in American Poetry with John Wolff in the Crazy Wisdom Community Room – Nov. 18, 3:45 to 5 p.m. – Book Signing. The Driftwood Shrine author, John Gendo Wolff, will discuss poetry by[...]

FRUIT is an independent, community-led reading and dialogue series for and by marginalized voices, hosted in Literati Bookstore. This month’s readers are Dylan Gilbert, Brittany Rogers, and Yalie Kamara FRUIT is a moment and a[...]

Students of Kate Mendeloff’s class RCHUMS 481 perform four short plays by Tennessee Williams.

EMU women’s and gender studies professor Elizabeth Currans discusses her new book. 4:10 p.m., 2239 Lane, 204 S. State. Free. 764-9537.

Students, nominated by their instructors, have been invited to read their own poems and short stories to a peer audience. For many student writers, Café Shapiro is a first opportunity to read publicly from their[...]

Students, nominated by their instructors, have been invited to read their own poems and short stories to a peer audience. For many student writers, Café Shapiro is a first opportunity to read publicly from their[...]

Literati is thrilled to welcome author Morgan Jerkins who will be discussiong her new book This Will Be My Undoing: Living at the Intersection of Black, Female, and Feminists in (White) America. About This Will Be My[...]

New York Times chief White House correspondent Peter Baker discusses his new book about Obama’s presidency and legacy. Book sale, signing, and reception. 7 p.m., Ford Library, 1000 Beal. Free. 205-0555

Literati Bookstore of downtown Ann Arbor is thrilled to welcome artist, performer, and author Patti Smith to the Detroit Film Theatre at the Detroit Institute of Arts as she presents her latest book, Devotion, on Wednesday, February 14th[...]

All invited to read and discuss their poetry or short stories. Bring about 6 copies of your work to share. 7-9 p.m., Crazy Wisdom, 114 S. Main. Free. 665-2757  

Toastmasters is an international group devoted to helping each other grow in our abilities to give speeches. The Sweetwaters Toastmasters Club meets twice monthly. We are a fun and friendly group! Toastmasters also helps you[...]

Hieu Minh Nguyen is the author of This Way to the Sugar (Write Bloody Press, 2014) which was a finalist for both a Minnesota Book Award and a Lambda Literary Award. A queer Vietnamese American[...]

Journalist Johnson, host of the daily NPR show 1A, the successor to The Diane Rehm Show, interviews panelists on the first amendment, free speech, and what they mean in a changing America. 6-7:30 p.m., Rackham Auditorium. Free. 998-7666.

Literati is proud to welcome author Jeff Kass who will be be reading and sharing with us his thrilling debut novel set in Ann Arbor, Takedown About Takedown: Ann Arbor: a small city with a big university A city[...]

One MFA student of fiction and one of poetry, each introduced by a peer, will read their work. The Mark Webster Reading Series presents emerging writers in a warm and relaxed setting. We encourage you[...]

U-M drama students in Kate Mendeloff’s play production seminar direct and perform renowned English playwright Caryl Churchill’s acclaimed 2012 play about relationships in the digital age presented as an evolving mosaic of more than 50[...]

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.  

Talk by New York Times columnist Bret Stephens. 4-5:30 p.m., Mendelssohn Theatre. Free. 998-7666.

Please join the Clements Library as we celebrate the release of The Burr Conspiracy: Uncovering an Early American Crisis, by James E. Lewis, Jr. A professor of History at Kalamazoo College, Lewis examines how rumors[...]

Literati is thrilled to host novelist Thisbe Nissen who will be reading and discussing her latest Our Lady of the Prairie About Our Lady of the Prairie A sharp and bitingly funny novel about a professor whose[...]

Scott Seegert is the author of the Vordak the Incomprehensible series. He lives in Farmington, MI with his wife, Margie, and their three children. John Martin is an illustrator, graphic artist, and website designer. He[...]

Jan 2 & 16. Monthly open mike storytelling competition sponsored by The Moth, the NYC-based nonprofit storytelling organization that also produces a weekly public radio show. Each month 10 storytellers are selected at random from among[...]

Jane Austen Book Club Discussion at Nicola’s Books – Associated event of the University of Michigan Graduate Library ‘The Life and Times of Lizzy Bennet’ Exhibit With the 200th anniversary of Jane Austen’s death, the Grad Library[...]

Reading and discussion of several poems around the theme of  dogs (Feb. 21). Followed by collaborative writing games and exercises. Attendees invited to read their poems. Snacks & socializing. 8-10 p.m., Argus Farm Stop greenhouse, 325 W.[...]

Robin Coste Lewis, the winner of the National Book Award for Voyage of the Sable Venus, is the poet laureate of Los Angeles. She is writer-in-residence at the University of Southern California, as well as a Cave[...]

Literati is thrilled to welcome poety Chris Glomski who will be reading from his new collection Lit Up. About Lit Up: There are fissures in quotidian details, light in the cracks of our daily lives, and nowhere[...]

Literati is thrilled to welcome poet Lauren Clark who will be reading from her new collection Music for a Wedding. About Music for a Wedding: Lauren Clark’s poems move lucidly, depicting beautiful struggles of distrust, dream, grief,[...]

Feb. 24 & 25 (different programs). Performances for adults (Sat.) & families (Sun.) by 3 top storytellers from around the state. Headliner is Jeff Doyle, a nationally known Brighton storyteller who produces the annual Howell Opera House Scary[...]

Feb. 24 & 25 (different programs). Performances for adults (Sat.) & families (Sun.) by 3 top storytellers from around the state. Headliner is Jeff Doyle, a nationally known Brighton storyteller who produces the annual Howell Opera House Scary[...]

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). Free. 971-5763.

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. The program begins with open mike readings. 7-8:30 p.m., Sweetwaters Coffee & Tea,[...]

Detroit poet Dawn McDuffie reads from her new chapbook, Happenstance and Miracles, which explores hidden aspects of Detroit. Followed by a poetry and short fiction open mike. 7-9 p.m., Crazy Wisdom, 114 S. Main. Free. 665-2757  [...]

Fourth Wednesdays have a featured reader for 50 minutes and then open mic for an hour. All writers welcome. Sign up begins at 6:45 p.m. Free. Contact Ed at 668-7523; eacmorso@sbcglobal.net or cwpoetrycircl.tumblr.com. Katherine Edgren has a new[...]

Toastmasters is an international group devoted to helping each other grow in our abilities to give speeches. The Sweetwaters Toastmasters Club meets twice monthly. We are a fun and friendly group! Toastmasters also helps you[...]