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7:00 pm Ann Arbor Poetry Slam @ Espresso Royale
Ann Arbor Poetry Slam @ Espresso Royale
Jul 17 @ 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
Every 1st & 3rd Sun. 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[...]
7:00 pm Elizabeth George: A Banquet of Consequences @ Nicola's Books
Elizabeth George: A Banquet of Consequences @ Nicola's Books
Jul 19 @ 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Elizabeth George’s first novel, ‘A Great Deliverance’, was honored with the Anthony and Agatha Best First Novel Awards and received the Grand Prix de Littérature Policière. Her third novel, ‘Well-Schooled in Murder’, was awarded the[...]
7:00 pm Linda Castillo: Among the Wicked @ AADL Multipurpose Room
Linda Castillo: Among the Wicked @ AADL Multipurpose Room
Jul 19 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
This Ohio-bred, Texas-based mystery writer discusses her Amish-themed crime thrillers featuring sheriff Kate Burkholder, including the recent Among the Wicked. Signing.    
7:00 pm Skazat! Poetry Series: Ann Arbor Youth Poetry Slam Team @ Sweetwaters
Skazat! Poetry Series: Ann Arbor Youth Poetry Slam Team @ Sweetwaters
Jul 19 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Reading by the 2016 Ann Arbor Youth Poetry Slam Team, fresh from their performance at the Brave New Voices poetry festival in Washington, D.C. The program begins with open mike readings.
7:30 pm Moth Storyslam: Michigan Radio: Pressure @ Circus
Moth Storyslam: Michigan Radio: Pressure @ Circus
Jul 19 @ 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm
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 those who sign[...]
7:00 pm Chigozie Obioma: The Fishermen @ Nicola's Books
Chigozie Obioma: The Fishermen @ Nicola's Books
Jul 20 @ 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm
This Nigeria-born U-M creative writing grad reads from The Fishermen, his debut novel, told from the perspective of a 9-year-old Nigerian boy, about 4 brothers who skip school to go fishing. At the nearby forbidden[...]
7:00 pm Stephen C. Johnson: Detroit Beer @ Arbor Brewing Company
Stephen C. Johnson: Detroit Beer @ Arbor Brewing Company
Jul 20 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Literati is excited to join author and owner of Motor City Brew Tours, Stephen C. Johnson, for a discussion of Detroit Beer: A History of Brewing in the Motor City. This event will take place next[...]
7:00 pm Emerging Writers: Open House @ AADL Traverwood
Emerging Writers: Open House @ AADL Traverwood
Jul 21 @ 7:00 pm – 8:45 pm
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.
7:00 pm Marc Beaudin: Vagabond Song @ Bookbound Bookstore
Marc Beaudin: Vagabond Song @ Bookbound Bookstore
Jul 21 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
This Michigan-born Montana-based writer reads from Vagabond Song, his new poetic travel memoir that recounts 15 years he spent hitchhiking and road tripping through Colorado, Central America, Britain, the badlands, and more. Montana Quarterly calls[...]
7:00 pm Robin Gaines: Invincible Summers @ Nicola's Books
Robin Gaines: Invincible Summers @ Nicola's Books
Jul 22 @ 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm
This Petoskey- and Ann Arbor-based writer reads from Invincible Summers, her novel-in-stories, set in a Detroit suburb in the 1960s and 70s. It follows a young woman over the course of 11 summers, from age[...]
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