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3:00 pm Bill Ayers: Demand the Impossible @ Nicola's Books
Bill Ayers: Demand the Impossible @ Nicola's Books
Oct 2 @ 3:00 pm – 4:30 pm
William Ayers, formerly Distinguished Professor of Education and Senior University Scholar at the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) has written extensively about social justice and democracy, education and the cultural contexts of schooling, and[...]
7:00 pm Ann Arbor Poetry Slam @ Espresso Royale
Ann Arbor Poetry Slam @ Espresso Royale
Oct 2 @ 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 Fiction at Literati: Katie Chase @ Literati
Fiction at Literati: Katie Chase @ Literati
Oct 3 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Literati is pleased to welcome Katie Chase, reading from her story collection, Man and Wife. Fiction. From Twilight Zone suburbia to cities on fire to post-Soviet Kyrgyzstan, these award-winning stories range over unexpected landscapes—and land squarely in the[...]
5:30 pm Zell Visiting Writers Series: China Mieville @ UMMA Stern Aud
Zell Visiting Writers Series: China Mieville @ UMMA Stern Aud
Oct 4 @ 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 Josh MacIvor-Anderson: On Heights and Hunger @ Literati
Josh MacIvor-Anderson: On Heights and Hunger @ Literati
Oct 4 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Literati is pleased to welcome Josh MacIvor-Andersen in support of his memoir, On Heights & Hunger. On Heights & Hunger is a memoir of two professional and competitive tree-climbing brothers, both hungry for transcendence and adventure, coming[...]
7:30 pm Moth Storyslam: Michigan Radio: Haunted @ Circus
Moth Storyslam: Michigan Radio: Haunted @ Circus
Oct 4 @ 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: Derek Palacio @ Literati
Fiction at Literati: Derek Palacio @ Literati
Oct 5 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Literati is thrilled to welcome Derek Palacio in support of his novel, The Mortifications. Derek Palacio’s stunning, mythic novel marks the arrival of a fresh voice and a new chapter in the history of 21st century[...]
5:30 pm China Mieville with Joshua Miller @ UMMA Stern Aud
China Mieville with Joshua Miller @ UMMA Stern Aud
Oct 6 @ 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 Edward Dusinberre with Steven Whiting @ Literati
Edward Dusinberre with Steven Whiting @ Literati
Oct 6 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
This event will take place on Literati’s main floor. Literat is pleased to welcome Edward Dusinberre, author of Beethoven For a Later Age, in conversation with Steven Whiting, professor of musicology at the University of Michigan. This[...]
7:00 pm Emerging Writers: How to Deepen Your Fiction @ AADL Traverwood
Emerging Writers: How to Deepen Your Fiction @ AADL Traverwood
Oct 6 @ 7:00 pm – 8:45 pm
Local short story writer Alex Kourvo and young adult novelist Bethany Neal discuss why theme matters, what subtext and symbolism can do for your story, and why character change is a vital part of making[...]
7:00 pm Laurie Halse Anderson: Ashes @ Nicola's Books
Laurie Halse Anderson: Ashes @ Nicola's Books
Oct 6 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Laurie Halse Anderson is a New York Times bestselling author known for tackling tough subjects with humor and sensitivity. Her work has earned numerous ALA and state awards. Two of her books, Speak and Chains, were National Book Award finalists. Chains also[...]
7:30 pm Poet Allison Joseph @ Kreft Center Recital Hall, Concordia University
Poet Allison Joseph @ Kreft Center Recital Hall, Concordia University
Oct 6 @ 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm
This Southern Illinois University poetry professor, a multiple award-winning poet, reads from her two new collections: Mercurial, a collection of deft, heartfelt poems about everyday situations, and Mortal Rewards, a collection of poems that range[...]
7:00 pm Harlequin Creature Double-Feature @ Literati
Harlequin Creature Double-Feature @ Literati
Oct 7 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Literati is thrilled to welcome our friends at harlequin creature back to the store for the launch of their latest, greatest issues. About the journal: 2016 marks five years of harlequin creature, and to celebrate,[...]
7:00 pm Webster Reading Series: Samuel Jensen and A.S. Gorsuch @ Stern Auditorium
Webster Reading Series: Samuel Jensen and A.S. Gorsuch @ Stern Auditorium
Oct 7 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Readings by U-M creative writing grad students, including award-winning fiction writer Samuel Jensen and poet A.S. Gorsuch. The Mark Webster Reading Series presents emerging writers in a warm and relaxed setting. We encourage you to[...]
8:00 pm RC Players: An Evening of Scenes @ Keene Theater
RC Players: An Evening of Scenes @ Keene Theater
Oct 7 @ 8:00 pm – 9:30 pm
Oct. 7 & 8. RC students direct and perform this popular semiannual 90-minute program of short scenes on a variety of topics and in a variety of styles, many written by RC students.
4:00 pm Robert Lopez: Good People, and Samuel Ligon: Wonderland @ Nicola's Books
Robert Lopez: Good People, and Samuel Ligon: Wonderland @ Nicola's Books
Oct 8 @ 4:00 pm – 5:30 pm
Robert Lopez is the author of two novels, Part of the World and Kamby Bolongo Mean River, and two story collections,Asunder and Good People. A new novel, All Back Full, will be published by Dzanc Books in February, 2017. He teaches at Pratt[...]
7:00 pm Fruit: A Library Reclamation for the Unseen @ Literati
Fruit: A Library Reclamation for the Unseen @ Literati
Oct 8 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
FRUIT is an independent, community-led reading and dialogue series for and by marginalized voices, hosted in Literati Bookstore. More information about this month’s installment forthcoming. FRUIT is a moment and a movement of reclamation. It[...]
8:00 pm RC Players: An Evening of Scenes @ Keene Theater
RC Players: An Evening of Scenes @ Keene Theater
Oct 8 @ 8:00 pm – 9:30 pm
Oct. 7 & 8. RC students direct and perform this popular semiannual 90-minute program of short scenes on a variety of topics and in a variety of styles, many written by RC students.
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