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7:00 pm Ann Arbor Poetry: Jeff Kass @ Espresso Royale
Ann Arbor Poetry: Jeff Kass @ Espresso Royale
Mar 5 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Readings by featured poets, preceded by a poetry open mike. Mar 5: Reading by EMU creative writing teacher and Neutral Zone creative arts directorJeff Kass. Old Dominion poetry professor Tim Seibles describes Kass’s latest collection,[...]
7:00 pm Emerging Writers: Turn Your Life into Art @ AADL Westgate
Emerging Writers: Turn Your Life into Art @ AADL Westgate
Mar 6 @ 7:00 pm – 8:45 pm
On Mar. 6, Huron High School English teacher R.J. Fox draws on his recently published memoir, Love & Vodka, discusses the art of turning your experiences into a compelling nonfiction. For adult and teen (grade[...]
7:00 pm The Moth Story Hour: Breeda Kelly Miller: Your Days As a Caterpillar Have Expired @ U-M North Campus Research Complex, Bldg 10 Auditorium
The Moth Story Hour: Breeda Kelly Miller: Your Days As a Caterpillar Have Expired @ U-M North Campus Research Complex, Bldg 10 Auditorium
Mar 7 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Breeda Kelly Miller, a 2014 Ann Arbor Moth StorySlam winner, discusses how she developed “Ticket to Heaver,” her award-winning story that was broadcast on the NPR Moth Story Hour. 7-8:30 p.m., U-M North Campus Research[...]
7:30 pm Moth Storyslam: Making Peace @ Ann Arbor Distilling Company
Moth Storyslam: Making Peace @ Ann Arbor Distilling Company
Mar 7 @ 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm
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 up[...]
7:30 pm Wallenberg Lecture: Bryan Stevenson @ Rackham Auditorium
Wallenberg Lecture: Bryan Stevenson @ Rackham Auditorium
Mar 7 @ 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm
Literati is thrilled to be the bookseller for the annual Wallenberg Lecture, featuring Just Mercy author Bryan Stevenson. Bryan Stevenson is committed to serving the legal needs of the poor in the American deep south.[...]
1:00 pm Scott Ellsworth: The Secret Game @ NCRC Bldg 10 Auditorium
Scott Ellsworth: The Secret Game @ NCRC Bldg 10 Auditorium
Mar 8 @ 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm
Literati is pleased to be the bookseller for this Osher Lifelong Learning Institute event with Scott Ellsworth, author of The Secret Game: A Wartime Story of Courage, Change, and Basketball’s Lost Triumph. You can find more information[...]
5:30 pm U-M Authors Forum: Claire Vaye Watkins: Gold Fame Citrus @ Hatcher Gallery 100
U-M Authors Forum: Claire Vaye Watkins: Gold Fame Citrus @ Hatcher Gallery 100
Mar 8 @ 5:30 pm – 7:00 pm
U-M creative writing professor Claire Vaye Watkins reads from her acclaimed debut novel set in a dystopian near future where severe drought has led to brutal survival tactics and internment camps for less fortunate members[...]
7:00 pm Fiction at Literati: Nickolas Butler @ Literati
Fiction at Literati: Nickolas Butler @ Literati
Mar 8 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Literati is pleased to welcome Nickolas Butler in support of his new novel, The Hearts of Men. The Hearts of Men is an epic novel of intertwining friendships and families set in the Northwoods of[...]
7:00 pm Poetry and the Written Word @ Crazy Wisdom
Poetry and the Written Word @ Crazy Wisdom
Mar 8 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Mar. 8: All invited to read and discuss their poetry or short stories. Bring about 6 copies of your work to share. Hosted by local poets and former college English teachers Joe Kelty and Ed[...]
4:30 pm Russel Lecture: Linda Gregerson: Temporality in the Lyric Poem @ Rackham Auditorium
Russel Lecture: Linda Gregerson: Temporality in the Lyric Poem @ Rackham Auditorium
Mar 9 @ 4:30 pm – 5:30 pm
Talk by U-M English professor Linda Gregerson, an award-winning poet. The Russel Award is the U-M’s highest honor, awarded annually to a faculty member who is especially distinguished in his or her field. Reception follows.[...]
5:30 pm Zell Visiting Writers: Jenny Offill @ U-M Museum of Art
Zell Visiting Writers: Jenny Offill @ U-M Museum of Art
Mar 9 @ 5:30 pm – 7:00 pm
Literati is thrilled to be the partner-bookseller for the Zell Visiting Writers Series, presented by the Helen Zell Writers’ Program, which brings world-renowned poets and fiction writers to Helmut Stern Auditorium in the University of[...]
7:00 pm Harry Greenspan’s Remnants @ EMU Honors College
Harry Greenspan’s Remnants @ EMU Honors College
Mar 9 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
“Remnants” is an award-winning, minimalist piece by faculty member Harry Greenspan; itincludes the voices of 3 men and 4 women, currently presented as a one-man performance by the author. The play reflects more than 40[...]
7:00 pm Open Mic and Share: Poetry @ Bookbound Bookstore
Open Mic and Share: Poetry @ Bookbound Bookstore
Mar 9 @ 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. The program begins with a reading by a featured local poet TBA.    
7:00 pm Storytellers Guild: Story Night @ Crazy Wisdom
Storytellers Guild: Story Night @ Crazy Wisdom
Mar 9 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Storytellers Guild members present a program of old tales and personal stories for grownups. Free; donations accepted. annarborstorytelling.org, facebook.com/annarborstorytellers. 665-2757.
7:00 pm Will Schwalbe: Books for Living @ Literati
Will Schwalbe: Books for Living @ Literati
Mar 9 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Literati is pleased to welcome Will Schwalbe in support of his latest work, Books for Living. From the author of the beloved New York Times best-selling The End of Your Life Book Club comes an[...]
6:30 pm Berkhofer Lecture: Joy Harjo @ Michigan League Ballroom
Berkhofer Lecture: Joy Harjo @ Michigan League Ballroom
Mar 10 @ 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm
Literati is pleased to be the bookseller for the second annual Robert F. Berkhofer, Jr. Lecture in Native American Studies, featuring author Joy Harjo. Joy Harjo is an internationally known poet, writer, and performer of[...]
7:00 pm Fiction at Literati: Joseph Scapellato with Claire Vaye Watkins @ Literati
Fiction at Literati: Joseph Scapellato with Claire Vaye Watkins @ Literati
Mar 10 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Literati is pleased to welcome Joseph Scapellato in support of his debut collection, Big Lonesome. Joseph will be joined by UM professor Claire Vaye Watkins, author of Battleborn and Gold Fame Citrus. Reinventing a great[...]
5:30 pm Tony Lewis: Slugg: A Boy’s Life in the Age of Mass Incarceration @ Room 1405
Tony Lewis: Slugg: A Boy’s Life in the Age of Mass Incarceration @ Room 1405
Mar 11 @ 5:30 pm – 7:00 pm
“Slugg: A Boy’s Life in the Age of Mass Incarceration” is a blueprint for survival and a demonstration of the power of love, sacrifice, and service. The son of a Kingpin and the prince of[...]
5:30 pm Zenefit: Soup and Poetry @ Zen Buddhist Temple
Zenefit: Soup and Poetry @ Zen Buddhist Temple
Mar 11 @ 5:30 pm – 8:00 pm
Readings by local poets, with a variety of hand-crafted soups for refreshment. 5:30-8 p.m., Zen Buddhist Temple, 1214 Packard at Wells. $10 (kids, $5; family, $25). 761-6520.
7:30 pm FRUIT: A Library Reclamation for the Unseen @ Literati
FRUIT: A Library Reclamation for the Unseen @ Literati
Mar 11 @ 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm
FRUIT is an independent, community-led reading and dialogue series for and by marginalized voices, hosted in Literati Bookstore. This month’s installment features readings by TBD. FRUIT is a moment and a movement of reclamation. It[...]
8:00 pm RC Players: Red Eye Theater @ Keene Theater
RC Players: Red Eye Theater @ Keene Theater
Mar 11 @ 8:00 pm – 9:30 pm
RC students present an original play that has been conceived, written, and rehearsed within the past 24 hours.
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