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7:00 pm Ann Arbor Poetry Slam @ Espresso Royale
Ann Arbor Poetry Slam @ Espresso Royale
Sep 18 @ 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 Heather Ann Thompson: Blood in the Water @ Literati
Heather Ann Thompson: Blood in the Water @ Literati
Sep 19 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Literati is delighted to celebrate the publication of Blood in the Water by UM professor Heather Ann Thompson. Blood in the Water is the first definitive account of the infamous 1971 Attica prison uprising, the state’s violent response,[...]
7:00 pm Poetry and Literati: Leila Chatti and Tracey Knapp @ Literati
Poetry and Literati: Leila Chatti and Tracey Knapp @ Literati
Sep 20 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Literati is pleased to welcome poets Leila Chatti and Tracey Knapp. Leila Chatti is a Tunisian-American poet. She holds a BA from Michigan State University and an MFA from North Carolina State University. The recipient of[...]
7:00 pm Skazat! Poetry Series: Danez Smith @ Sweetwaters
Skazat! Poetry Series: Danez Smith @ Sweetwaters
Sep 20 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Reading by this U-M creative writing grad student, author of the poetry collections[insert] boy and Don’t Call Us Dead. The program begins with open mike readings.
7:30 pm Moth Storyslam: Michigan Radio: Doubt @ Circus
Moth Storyslam: Michigan Radio: Doubt @ Circus
Sep 20 @ 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 Fiction at Literati: Eileen Pollack @ Literati
Fiction at Literati: Eileen Pollack @ Literati
Sep 21 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Literati is thrilled to welcome Eileen Pollack back to the store in support of her latest book, A Perfect Life. Love and science converge in Eileen Pollack’s luminous new novel, A Perfect Life. With singular insight and narrative[...]
7:00 pm Nisi Shawl: Everfair @ Nicola's Books
Nisi Shawl: Everfair @ Nicola's Books
Sep 21 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Nisi Shawl is a writer of science fiction and fantasy short stories and a journalist. She is the co-author (with Cynthia Ward) of “Writing the Other: Bridging Cultural Differences for Successful Fiction.” Her short stories[...]
3:15 pm Summer Hopwoods Award Ceremony @ Hopwood Room (1176 Angell Hall)
Summer Hopwoods Award Ceremony @ Hopwood Room (1176 Angell Hall)
Sep 22 @ 3:15 pm – 5:00 pm
The Hopwood Awards Program celebates summer awardees with a reception at 3:15 and awards at 4:10. Three RC students won summer awards: San Pham, Hopwood Fiction Award, Maria Robins-Somerville, Hopwood Poetry Award. Kristina Perkins, Hopwood Nonfiction[...]
5:30 pm Zell Visiting Writers Series: Bob Hicok @ UMMA Stern Aud
Zell Visiting Writers Series: Bob Hicok @ UMMA Stern Aud
Sep 22 @ 5:30 pm – 7:00 pm
Literati is thrilled to be the bookseller for the Zell Visiting Writers Series at the University of Michigan. More information about the Helen Zell Writers’ Program, including a full calendar of visiting writers, can be[...]
7:00 pm Emerging Writers: Open House @ AADL Traverwood
Emerging Writers: Open House @ AADL Traverwood
Sep 22 @ 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 New Writings from the U-M Department of Germanic Languages and Literatures @ Literati
New Writings from the U-M Department of Germanic Languages and Literatures @ Literati
Sep 23 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
L Literati is delighted to partner with the University of Michigan’s Department of Germanic Languages and Literatures to celebrate new work by their esteemed faculty. Authors include: Johannes von Moltke is Professor of Screen Arts and[...]
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