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3:00 pm Jack Dempsey and Brian James Egen @ Nicola's Books
Jack Dempsey and Brian James Egen @ Nicola's Books
Oct 4 @ 3:00 pm – 4:30 pm
Dempsey and Egen are authors of Michigan at Antietam. Jack Dempsey is a lawyer and Michigan native. He co-founded and is the president of the Michigan Civil War Association, which is dedicated to erecting a[...]
3:00 pm National Novel Writing Month Kickoff @ Ann Arbor District Library Traverwood
National Novel Writing Month Kickoff @ Ann Arbor District Library Traverwood
Oct 4 @ 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm
All adults and teens in grade 6 & up invited to learn about this nonprofit promotion (also known as NaNoWriMo) encouraging teens and adults to tackle the challenge of writing a 50,000-word novel by the[...]
8:00 pm Poetry Slam @ Silvio's
Poetry Slam @ Silvio's
Oct 4 @ 8:00 pm – 11:00 pm
All poets invited to compete in a poetry slam judged by a randomly chosen panel from the audience. The program begins with a poetry open mike and (occasionally) a short set by a featured poet.[...]
7:00 pm Jonathan Hennessey @ Nicola's Books
Jonathan Hennessey @ Nicola's Books
Oct 5 @ 7:00 pm – 4:30 pm
Jonathan is the coauthor of The Comic Book Story of Beer (Random House), a nonfiction graphic novel telling the story of the world’s favorite alcoholic beverage from 7,000 B.C. to the present. The book is[...]
7:30 pm Poetry at Literati: Rebecca Wolff @ Literati Bookstore
Poetry at Literati: Rebecca Wolff @ Literati Bookstore
Oct 5 @ 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm
Poet, novelist, and Fence founder Rebecca Wolff’s internal monologue made external in poetry is uncanny. Her musical and darkly funny fourth collection, One Morning— (published September 2015), spans language, culture, art history, love, passion, grief, consumerism,[...]
7:00 pm John Steadman @ Crazy Wisdom
John Steadman @ Crazy Wisdom
Oct 6 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
John Steadman, author of H.P. Lovecraft and the Black Magickal Tradition, discusses why he chose to write about Lovecraft and why Lovecraft’s work has had, and continues to have, such an enduring influence on Western[...]
7:00 pm Reading: Gwendolyn Calvert Baker @ Literati Bookstore
Reading: Gwendolyn Calvert Baker @ Literati Bookstore
Oct 6 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Gwendolyn Calvert Baker will read from her memoir, How Fudge Sundae in a White Paper Cup: A Spirited Black Woman in a White World. Gwendolyn will be joined by Deborah Loewenberg Ball, the dean of UM’s School of[...]
7:00 pm Writers’ Tea @ Greene Lounge, RC
Writers’ Tea @ Greene Lounge, RC
Oct 6 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
RC Writers Tea, open to majors and current writing students who are non majors,  and current students interested in the writing major. In RC’s Greene Lounge.
7:00 pm Reading: Wil Haygood @ Literati Bookstore
Reading: Wil Haygood @ Literati Bookstore
Oct 7 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Wil Haygood will read from his latest, Showdown: Thurgood Marshall and The Supreme Court Nomination That Changed America. Wil Haygood is currently the Wiepking Visiting Distinguished Professor in the department of media, journalism, and film[...]
7:00 pm The Three Illustrators: Pilutti, Marcero, and Gendron @ Nicola's Books
The Three Illustrators: Pilutti, Marcero, and Gendron @ Nicola's Books
Oct 7 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Three local children’s book illustrators discuss their work. Deb Pilutti’s Bear and Squirrel Are Friends explores the possibility of friendships between predators and prey. Deborah Marcero’sSadie’s Story concerns a funny witch who helps Sadie deal with her disappointment[...]
7:00 pm Open Mic and Share @ Bookbound Bookstore
Open Mic and Share @ Bookbound Bookstore
Oct 8 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
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. 
7:00 pm Reading: Stefan Szymanski @ Literati Bookstore
Reading: Stefan Szymanski @ Literati Bookstore
Oct 8 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Stefan Szymanski will  read from his latest, Money and Soccer. Stefan Szymanski is professor of economics and the MBA Dean at the Cass Business School, City University London. He is the coauthor of Fans of the[...]
7:00 pm Story Night, with Ann Arbor Storytellers Guild @ Crazy Wisdom
Story Night, with Ann Arbor Storytellers Guild @ Crazy Wisdom
Oct 8 @ 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.
5:00 pm 826Michigan Reading and Pajama Party with Dave Eggers @ Literati Bookstore
826Michigan Reading and Pajama Party with Dave Eggers @ Literati Bookstore
Oct 9 @ 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Literati  partners with its neighbors at 826michigan for this one-of-a-kind event! Join for an evening of bedtime tales, all expertly written by 826michigan students from Huron High School, illustrated by world-renowned artists, and read (this one[...]
7:00 pm John U. Bacon @ Nicola's Books
John U. Bacon @ Nicola's Books
Oct 9 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
John U. Bacon has written for “Time”, “The New York Times”, and “ESPN Magazine”, among other publications, earning national honors. He is the author of five books on sports and business, including End Zone, and[...]
7:00 pm Reading: Michael Witwer @ Vault of Midnight
Reading: Michael Witwer @ Vault of Midnight
Oct 9 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Michael Witwer will read from his book, Empire of Imagination: Gary Gygax and the Birth of Dungeons & Dragons. Witwer has written a dynamic, dramatized biography of Gygax from his childhood in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin to his untimely[...]
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