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1:00 pm Fifth Avenue Press Book Release Reception @ AADL 3rd floor
Fifth Avenue Press Book Release Reception @ AADL 3rd floor
Nov 5 @ 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm
Readings by 9 authors being published by the AADL’s new imprint. Books and authors include Rebecca G. Biber’s Technical Solace (poetry), Virginia Ford’s Ginger Stands Her Ground (memoir), R.J Fox’s Tales From the Dork Side (memoir), Meg Gower’s Michigan Moon (picture book), Jeff[...]
7:00 pm Ann Arbor Poetry: Jack Siebel @ Espresso Royale
Ann Arbor Poetry: Jack Siebel @ Espresso Royale
Nov 5 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Performance by this Spokane-based spoken word poet, a 2017 grad of Eastern Washington University with a B.A. in theatre, who has published 2 chapbooks. His stage persona is easygoing, and his poems are humorous and[...]
7:00 pm RC: Michael Gould: Remember Me @ Keene Theater, RC
RC: Michael Gould: Remember Me @ Keene Theater, RC
Nov 5 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
U-M percussion professor Michael Gould performs his compositions, inspired by recently retired RC instructor Ken Mikolowski’s poems, that revolve around his own experiences with loss, illness, and recovery. With narration by U-M theater professor Malcolm[...]
7:00 pm Carl Skoggard, translator of Siegfried Kracaueur’s Georg @ Literati Bookstore
Carl Skoggard, translator of Siegfried Kracaueur’s Georg @ Literati Bookstore
Nov 6 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Literati is excited to host a discussion of German author Siegfried Kracauer’s novel Georg. We will be joined by the translator Carl Skoggard, publisher Patrick KIley, and Chair of the Department of German Languages and Literature[...]
7:00 pm Alexandra Zapruder: Twenty-six Seconds: A Personal History of the Zapruder Film @ AADL Fourth Floor
Alexandra Zapruder: Twenty-six Seconds: A Personal History of the Zapruder Film @ AADL Fourth Floor
Nov 7 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Alexandra Zapruder reads from Twenty-Six Seconds: A Personal History of the Zapruder Film, her new book which traces the personal trials of her grandfather, Abraham Zapruder, who made the notorious home movie of the Kennedy assassination and his[...]
7:00 pm Fiction at Literati: Helen Benedict @ Literati
Fiction at Literati: Helen Benedict @ Literati
Nov 7 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
We are excited to welcome author Helen Benedict who will be reading and discussing her new novel Wolf Season About Wolf Season After a hurricane devastates a small town in upstate New York, the lives of three[...]
7:00 pm John U. Bacon: The Great Halifax Explosion @ Rackham Auditorium
John U. Bacon: The Great Halifax Explosion @ Rackham Auditorium
Nov 7 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Literati is thrilled to launch the latest book from New York Times-betselling author John U. Bacon, The Great Halifax Explosion. This event, on November 7th, 2017, at 7pm in Rackham Audiotorium, is free and open to the[...]
7:30 pm The Moth Storyslam: Promises @ Greyline
The Moth Storyslam: Promises @ Greyline
Nov 7 @ 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm
Nov. 7 & 21. 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[...]
6:00 pm Prechter Lecture: Marya Hornbacher @ Kahn Auditorium
Prechter Lecture: Marya Hornbacher @ Kahn Auditorium
Nov 8 @ 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm
*Featured Speaker Marya Hornbacher *Panel discussion about the present and future of research in bipolar disorder *Reception The University of Michigan Psychiatry Department is an approved provider with the Michigan Social Work Continuing Education Collaborative.[...]
7:00 pm John Smolens: Cold, Fire Point, and Invisible World @ Nicola's Books
John Smolens: Cold, Fire Point, and Invisible World @ Nicola's Books
Nov 8 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Join us for an evening with Michigan author John Smolens to celebrate the re-release of three of his early novels, Cold, Fire Point and Invisible World by Michigan State University Press. Smolens has been described[...]
7:00 pm Literati Presentation for the Lifelong Institute: Hilary and Mike Gustafson @ Literati Bookstore
Literati Presentation for the Lifelong Institute: Hilary and Mike Gustafson @ Literati Bookstore
Nov 8 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
How Can the Independent Bookstore Survive and Prosper? Come to hear how Hilary and Mike Gustafson, owners of Literati Bookstore, are pursuing their vision of success. What motivated them to take on the big box[...]
7:00 pm Poetry and the Written Word: Open Mike @ Crazy Wisdom
Poetry and the Written Word: Open Mike @ Crazy Wisdom
Nov 8 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
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 Morin. 7-9[...]
5:00 pm Art Spiegelman: Comics is the Yiddish of Art @ Michigan Theater
Art Spiegelman: Comics is the Yiddish of Art @ Michigan Theater
Nov 9 @ 5:00 pm – 6:30 pm
Art Spiegelman has helped bring comic books out of the toy closet and onto the literature shelves. In 1992, he won the Pulitzer Prize for his masterful Holocaust narrative MAUS- which portrayed Jews as mice[...]
5:00 pm Zell Visiting Writers: Mark Doty and Fernanda Eberstadt @ U-M Museum of Art Stern Auditorium
Zell Visiting Writers: Mark Doty and Fernanda Eberstadt @ U-M Museum of Art Stern Auditorium
Nov 9 @ 5:00 pm – 6:30 pm
Literati is proud to be partnering with the Helen Zell Writers Program to host writers Mark Doty and Fernanda Eberstadt at the University of Michigan Museum of Art Helmut Stern Auditorium. Mark Doty is the author of[...]
7:00 pm Amy Emberling: Zingerman’s Bakehouse: The Cookbook @ AADL Fourth Floor
Amy Emberling: Zingerman’s Bakehouse: The Cookbook @ AADL Fourth Floor
Nov 9 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Bakehouse co-owner Amy Emberling discusses the history of the business and the new cookbook, Zingerman’s Bakehouse: The Cookbook, she co-authored with fellow Bakehouse owner Frank Carollo. Catered lunch includes Zingerman’s bagels, cream cheese, smoked fish, egg salad, rye bread,[...]
7:00 pm Open Mic and Share: Groundcover News @ Bookbound
Open Mic and Share: Groundcover News @ Bookbound
Nov 9 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Poetry readings by writers and vendors from Groundcover News, the local street newspaper that seeks to end homelessness and poverty. The program begins with an open mike for poets, who are welcome to read their own work[...]
7:00 pm Public Reading: Desiree Cooper: Know the Mother @ Benzinger Library
Public Reading: Desiree Cooper: Know the Mother @ Benzinger Library
Nov 9 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
As part of Desiree Cooper’s two-day residency at the Residential College, she  is be giving a reading, free and open to the public, in Benzinger Library. She will be reading from her new book of[...]
7:00 pm Rita Chin: The Crisis of Multiculturalism in Europe @ Literati
Rita Chin: The Crisis of Multiculturalism in Europe @ Literati
Nov 9 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Literat is excited to welcome history professor Rita Chin who will be sharing her latest book The Crisis of Multiculturalism in Europe: A History About The Crisis of Multiculturalism in Europe: In 2010, the leaders of Germany,[...]
7:00 pm Storytellers Guild: Story Night @ Crazy Wisdom
Storytellers Guild: Story Night @ Crazy Wisdom
Nov 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 Cal Freeman: Fight Songs @ Literati
Cal Freeman: Fight Songs @ Literati
Nov 10 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
About Fight Songs Fight Songs exposes the rusted underbelly of the American Midwest, as experienced by young men, brutal cops, suicide cases, junkies, lovers, and minorities seeking justice. At turns as stark and thrilling as a Stooges[...]
2:00 pm Veterans Story Hour @ Comfort Inn
Veterans Story Hour @ Comfort Inn
Nov 11 @ 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm
Moth-style storytelling program in which local veterans tell personal stories about everything from their service in the military to the transition into civilian life. 2-3:30 p.m., Comfort Inn, 1140 S. Main, Chelsea. Free. 475-8732.
7:00 pm FRUIT: A Library Reclamation for the Unseen @ Literati
FRUIT: A Library Reclamation for the Unseen @ Literati
Nov 11 @ 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. This month’s readers are Alise Alousi, Kamelya Youssef and Tariq Luthun. FRUIT is a moment and a[...]
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