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Poetry at Literati: Elizabeth Schmuhl: Premonitions 7:00 pm
Poetry at Literati: Elizabeth Schmuhl: Premonitions @ Literati
Oct 2 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Literati is exited to host poet Elizabeth Schmuhl, an RC Creative Writing alum, who will be reading from her new collection Premonitions. Keith Taylor will give an introduction to the reading and lead a Q&A discussion aftewards. …

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Hannah Ensor: Love Dream with Television 7:00 pm
Hannah Ensor: Love Dream with Television @ Literati
Oct 3 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
This local poet reads from Love Dream with Television, her debut collection, written in Tucson, Arizona, that “wonders through the ways in which television, film, advertising, sporting events, and celebrity culture weave their ways into our lived …

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Heather Vavrilesky: What If This Were Enough? 7:00 pm
Heather Vavrilesky: What If This Were Enough? @ Literati
Oct 4 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Literati is thrilled to welcome author and New York magazine columnist Heather Havrilesky who will be sharing her new essay collection What if This Were Enough? About What If This Were Enough?: By the acclaimed critic, memoirist, and advice …

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Webster Reading Series: Samantha Bares and Daniel Neff 7:00 pm
Webster Reading Series: Samantha Bares and Daniel Neff @ UMMA
Oct 5 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
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 …

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Fiction at Literati: Leif Enger: Virgil Wander 7:00 pm
Fiction at Literati: Leif Enger: Virgil Wander @ Literati
Oct 8 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Literati is thrilled to welcome author Leif Enger who will reading and discussing his new novel Virgil Wander. About Virgil Wander: The first novel in ten years from award-winning, million-copy bestselling author Leif Enger, Virgil Wander is an enchanting …

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Poetry and the Written Word 7:00 pm
Poetry and the Written Word @ Crazy Wisdom
Oct 10 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
All invited to read and discuss their poetry or short stories. Bring about 6 copies of your work to share. Crazy Wisdom Bookstore and Tea Room, 114 S. Main St. Free. 7346652757.info@crazywisdom.net www.crazywisdom.net  
Shachar Pinsker: A Rich Brew: How Cafes Created Modern Jewish Culture and Sara Blair: How the Other Half Looks: The Lower East Side and the Afterlives of Images 7:00 pm
Shachar Pinsker: A Rich Brew: How Cafes Created Modern Jewish Culture and Sara Blair: How the Other Half Looks: The Lower East Side and the Afterlives of Images @ Literati
Oct 10 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Literati is proud to welcome authors and faculty members at the University of Michigan Shachar Pinsker and Sara Blair who will be sharing and discussing their new books A Rich Brew: How Cafes Created Modern Jewish …

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Ann Arbor Storytellers Guild: Story Night 7:00 pm
Ann Arbor Storytellers Guild: Story Night @ Crazy Wisdom
Oct 11 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Ann Arbor Storytellers Guild members host a storytelling program. Audience members are encouraged to bring a 5-minute story to tell. 7-9 p.m., Crazy Wisdom Tea Room, 114 S. Main. Free. 665-2757 Ann Arbor Storytellers Guild …

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Literati Bookstore Presents Pasek and Paul Live! 7:00 pm
Literati Bookstore Presents Pasek and Paul Live! @ Rackham Auditorium
Oct 11 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Join us for an exciting evening of conversation and live musical performances from the multi-Award-winning team behind the musical, “Dear Evan Hansen.” University of Michigan School of Music, Theatre & Dance alumni Benj Pasek and …

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Roy Scranton: We’re Doomed, Now What? 7:00 pm
Roy Scranton: We’re Doomed, Now What? @ Literati
Oct 12 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Literati is thrilled to welcome Roy Scranton, author of War Porn and Learning to Die in the Anthropecne, who will be sharing his latest book We’re Doomed. Now What? About We’re Doomed. Now What? An American Orwell for the age of …

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Poetry at Literati: Lawrence Joseph: So Where Are We? 7:00 pm
Poetry at Literati: Lawrence Joseph: So Where Are We? @ Literati
Oct 15 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Literati is thrilled to welcome poet Lawrence Joseph who will reading from his new collection So Where Are We? After the reading he will be joined in conversation with author Cody Walker About So Where Are We?: So …

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Poetry at Literati: Megan Levad and Franny Choi 7:00 pm
Poetry at Literati: Megan Levad and Franny Choi @ Literati
Oct 16 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Literati is thrilled to welcome poets Megan Levad and Franny Choi for a special reading from their latest collections What Have I to Say to You and Death by Sex Machine. Selected as Tavern Books’ 2014 Wrolstad Contemporary …

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Zell Visiting Writers: Karen Mahajan and Gabrielle Calvocoressi 5:30 pm
Zell Visiting Writers: Karen Mahajan and Gabrielle Calvocoressi @ U-M Museum of Art Stern Auditorium
Oct 18 @ 5:30 pm – 7:00 pm
Literati is proud to be partnering with the Helen Zell Writers Program to host author Karan Mahajan and poet Gabrielle Calvocoressi at the University of Michigan Art Museum Helmet Stern Auditorium. Born in central Connecticut, Gabrielle Calvocoressi grew up in a …

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Webster Reading Series: Coleen Herbert and Daniella Toosie-Watson 7:00 pm
Webster Reading Series: Coleen Herbert and Daniella Toosie-Watson @ UMMA
Oct 19 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
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 …

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Poetry at Literati: Austin Smith: Flyover Country 7:00 pm
Poetry at Literati: Austin Smith: Flyover Country @ Literati
Oct 22 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Literait is excited to welcome poet Austin Smith who will be reading from his new collection Flyover Country. About Flyover Country: A new collection about violence and the rural Midwest from a poet whose first book was …

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Poetry at Literati: Phillip Crymble and Sarah Messer 7:00 pm
Poetry at Literati: Phillip Crymble and Sarah Messer @ Literati
Oct 23 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Literati is thrilled to welcome poets Phillip Crymble and Sarah Messer who will be sharing with us some of their latest work. About Not Even Laughter: A clearance bin of corner-cut records, remaindered paperbacks, and canisters of …

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Skazat! Poetry Series: Ashwini Bhasi 7:00 pm
Skazat! Poetry Series: Ashwini Bhasi @ Sweetwaters
Oct 23 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Reading by this Ann Arbor-based poet from Kerala (India), who writes poems about the connection between trauma and chronic pain and about her experiences as a genomic data analyst and poet. Her poem about the …

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Literati Bookstore Presents Anne Lamont 4:00 pm
Literati Bookstore Presents Anne Lamont @ First United Methodist Church
Oct 24 @ 4:00 pm – 5:30 pm
CLICK HERE FOR TICKETS Literati Bookstore and First United Methodist Church of Ann Arbor were blown away by the enthusiastic response and incredibly quick sell-out for our 7pm event on 10/25, so we’ve worked to …

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Literati Bookstore Presents Anne Lamont 7:00 pm
Literati Bookstore Presents Anne Lamont @ First United Methodist Church
Oct 24 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Sold out! CLICK HERE FOR TICKETS Literati Bookstore and First United Methodist Church of Ann Arbor were blown away by the enthusiastic response and incredibly quick sell-out for our 7pm event on 10/25, so we’ve …

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Poetry and the Written Word: Richard Katrovas and Jaimy Gordon 7:00 pm
Poetry and the Written Word: Richard Katrovas and Jaimy Gordon @ Crazy Wisdom
Oct 24 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Richard Katrovas, author of 15 books of prose and verse, has had work in many literary journals and anthologies, and has received numerous grants and awards. He taught many years at the University of New …

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Meghan O’Bleblyn: Interior States 7:00 pm
Meghan O’Bleblyn: Interior States @ Literati
Oct 29 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Literati is thrilled to welcome author Meghan O’Gieblyn who will sharing her new essay collection Interior States. She will joined for a discussion about her work by writer and Literati bookseller Young Eun Yook. About Interior States: …

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Harvey Ovshinksy: The Man Who Saw Tomorrow 7:00 pm
Harvey Ovshinksy: The Man Who Saw Tomorrow @ Literati
Oct 30 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Literati is thrilled to welcome Harvey Ovshinksy who will be here to talk with us about the life of his father and the new book The Man Who Saw Tomorrow: The Life and Inventions of Stanford R. …

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