Calendar

3 Sun 4 Mon 5 Tue 6 Wed 7 Thu 8 Fri 9 Sat
All-day
12:00 am
1:00 am
2:00 am
3:00 am
4:00 am
5:00 am
6:00 am
7:00 am
8:00 am
9:00 am
10:00 am
11:00 am
12:00 pm
1:00 pm
2:00 pm
3:00 pm
4:00 pm
5:00 pm
6:00 pm
7:00 pm
8:00 pm
9:00 pm
10:00 pm
11:00 pm
8:00 pm Poetry Slam @ Espresso Royale
Poetry Slam @ Espresso Royale
Apr 3 @ 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 Fiction at Literati: Desiree Cooper @ Literati
Fiction at Literati: Desiree Cooper @ Literati
Apr 4 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Literati is delighted to welcome Desiree Cooper in support of her debut, Know the Mother. While a mother can be defined as a creator, a nurturer, a protector—at the center of each mother is an individual[...]
4:00 pm Harris Memorial Lecture: Laila Lalami @ Rackham Auditorium
Harris Memorial Lecture: Laila Lalami @ Rackham Auditorium
Apr 5 @ 4:00 pm – 5:30 pm
Literati is proud to be the bookseller for the 2016 Jill Harris Memorial Lecture, presented by the University of Michigan’s Institute for the Humanities. Laila Lalami is the author of the novels Hope and Other Dangerous[...]
7:00 pm Book Trivia Night @ Literati
Book Trivia Night @ Literati
Apr 5 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
 Calling all trivia enthusiasts and book lovers! We’re hosting a fun, prize-filled evening of book trivia. Bring your own teams (no larger than 6 people per team) or come and we’ll pair you with new[...]
7:00 pm Lisa Beazley: Keep Me Posted @ Nicola's Books
Lisa Beazley: Keep Me Posted @ Nicola's Books
Apr 5 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Lisa Beazley has worked in journalism and public relations for more than fifteen years. Before becoming self-employed, she worked as a Media Relations Manager for Gensler and as the managing editor at “Hawaii Woman “magazine.[...]
5:30 pm Author’s Forum: The Reformation of Emotions in The Age of Shakespeare @ Hatcher Library Gallery 100
Author’s Forum: The Reformation of Emotions in The Age of Shakespeare @ Hatcher Library Gallery 100
Apr 6 @ 5:30 pm – 7:00 pm
Literati is proud to be the bookseller for the Author’s Forum presentation of The Reformation of Emotions in the Age of Shakespeare: A conversation with Steven Mullaney and Doug Trevor. The crises of faith that fractured[...]
7:00 pm Diane Burney @ Crazy Wisdom
Diane Burney @ Crazy Wisdom
Apr 6 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Book Signing and Talk with Diane Burney, author of Spiritual Balancing: A Guidebook for Living in the Light Apr. 6, 7 p.m. in the Crazy Wisdom Tea Room A free author event that will include an[...]
7:00 pm Saadia Faruqi: Bricks Walls @ Nicola's Books
Saadia Faruqi: Bricks Walls @ Nicola's Books
Apr 6 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Saadia Faruqi is a Pakistani American writer of fiction and nonfiction. She writes for a number of publications including Huffington Post and The Islamic Monthly about the global contemporary Muslim experience and about interfaith dialogue.[...]
7:00 pm Women’s Hebrew Poetry on American Shores: Poems by Anne Kleiman and Annabelle Farmelant @ Hatcher Library Gallery 100
Women’s Hebrew Poetry on American Shores: Poems by Anne Kleiman and Annabelle Farmelant @ Hatcher Library Gallery 100
Apr 6 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Literati is pleased to present a roundtable discussion, in conjunction with the Jean & Samuel Frankel Center for Judaic Studies, to mark the publication of Women’s Hebrew Poetry on American Shores: Poems by Anne Kleiman and[...]
5:30 pm Zell Visiting Writers Series: R.J. Palacio @ UMMA Stern Auditorium
Zell Visiting Writers Series: R.J. Palacio @ UMMA Stern Auditorium
Apr 7 @ 5:30 pm – 7:00 pm
Literati is the bookseller for the Zell Visiting Writers Series at the University of Michigan and the 2016 Sarah Marwil Lamstein Children’s Literature Lecture, presented by R.J. Palacio. R.J. Palacio is the author of New[...]
7:00 pm Bryan Burrough: Days of Rage @ Nicola's Books
Bryan Burrough: Days of Rage @ Nicola's Books
Apr 7 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Bryan Burrough is a special correspondent at Vanity Fair magazine and the author of six books, including the No. 1 New York Times Best-Seller Barbarians at the Gate and his latest, Days of Rage. He[...]
7:00 pm Emerging Writers: Publishing Options @ AADL Traverwood
Emerging Writers: Publishing Options @ AADL Traverwood
Apr 7 @ 7:00 pm – 8:45 pm
local short story writer Alex Kourvo and young adult novelist Bethany Neal discuss the difference between traditional and self-publishing and examine the benefits and drawbacks of each path. For adult and teen (grade 6 &[...]
7:00 pm Poetry at Literati: Christopher Bakken, David Blair, Cody Walker @ Hatcher Library Gallery 100
Poetry at Literati: Christopher Bakken, David Blair, Cody Walker @ Hatcher Library Gallery 100
Apr 8 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Literati is pleased to welcome Christopher Bakken, David Blair, and Cody Walker to kick off our celebration of National Poetry Month. Christopher Bakken is department chair and Frederick F. Seeley Professor of English at Allegheny[...]
7:00 pm RC Review Release Party @ Benzinger Library
RC Review Release Party @ Benzinger Library
Apr 8 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
We would like to invite you to join us in celebrating the release of the 2015-2016 RC Review Literary Magazine! Our release party will be held on April 8th from 7-9pm in the Benz Library,[...]
7:30 pm RC Drama Concentration: Blood Wedding @ Matthaei Botanical Gardens Conservatory
RC Drama Concentration: Blood Wedding @ Matthaei Botanical Gardens Conservatory
Apr 8 @ 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm
Apr. 8-10. U-M drama lecturer Kate Mendelof directs RC students in Federico Garcia Lorca’s landmark 1932 drama, a lyrical, expressionist tragedy inspired by a sensational 20s murder case in rural Spain. A young bride flees[...]
3:00 pm Melissa Grunow: Realizing River City @ Nicola's Books
Melissa Grunow: Realizing River City @ Nicola's Books
Apr 9 @ 3:00 pm – 4:30 pm
Melissa Grunow is the author of Realizing River City: A Memoir (Tumbleweed Books, 2016). Her writing has appeared in Creative Nonfiction, River Teeth, New Plains Review, Blue Lyra Review, Temenos, and Yemassee, among many others.[...]
7:30 pm RC Drama Concentration: Blood Wedding @ Matthaei Botanical Gardens Conservatory
RC Drama Concentration: Blood Wedding @ Matthaei Botanical Gardens Conservatory
Apr 9 @ 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm
Apr. 8-10. U-M drama lecturer Kate Mendelof directs RC students in Federico Garcia Lorca’s landmark 1932 drama, a lyrical, expressionist tragedy inspired by a sensational 20s murder case in rural Spain. A young bride flees[...]
lsa logoum logoU-M Privacy StatementAccessibility at U-M