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7:00 pm Emerging Writers: The 19 Most Common Fiction Writing Mistakes @ AADL Westgate
Emerging Writers: The 19 Most Common Fiction Writing Mistakes @ AADL Westgate
Jan 7 @ 7:00 pm – 8:45 pm
Talk by local short story writer Alex Kourvo and young adult novelist Bethany Neal. For adult and teen (grade 6 & up) fiction and nonfiction writers. Also, Kourvo and Neal host an open house for[...]
7:00 pm Jennifer Traig: Act Natural @ Literati
Jennifer Traig: Act Natural @ Literati
Jan 8 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Literati is thrilled to welcome author Jennifer Traig who will be sharing her new book Act Natural: A Cultural History of Misadventures in Parenting.  About Act Natural: From a distinctive, inimitable voice, a wickedly funny and fascinating[...]
7:30 pm The Moth Storyslam: Backwards @ Greyline
The Moth Storyslam: Backwards @ Greyline
Jan 8 @ 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm
Jan. 8 & 15. Open mike storytelling competition sponsored by The Moth, the NYC-based nonprofit that also produces a weekly public radio show. Ten storytellers are selected at random to tell a 3-5 minute story–this month’s[...]
7:00 pm Poetry and the Written Word: Open Mike @ Crazy Wisdom
Poetry and the Written Word: Open Mike @ Crazy Wisdom
Jan 9 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Poetry workshop. All writers welcome to share and discuss their poetry or short fiction. BRING ABOUT SIX COPIES OF YOUR WORK. COPIES WILL BE RETURNED TO YOU. Hosted by Joe Kelty, Ed Morin, and Dave[...]
7:00 pm Sid Smith: Greg Grieco’s Canio’s Secret: A Memoir of Ethnicity, Electricity, and My Immigrant Grandfather’s Wisdom @ Literati
Sid Smith: Greg Grieco’s Canio’s Secret: A Memoir of Ethnicity, Electricity, and My Immigrant Grandfather’s Wisdom @ Literati
Jan 9 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Literati is honored to host Sid Smith who will be sharing her husband’s book Canio’s Secret: A Memoir of Ethnicity, Electricity, and my Immigrant Grandfather’s Wisdom about the life of his grandfather Canio Grieco About Canio’s Secret: In[...]
7:00 pm Arthur Nusbaum: Starting from San Francisco: Thomas Rain Crowe in Conversation with Third Mind Books @ Nicola's Books
Arthur Nusbaum: Starting from San Francisco: Thomas Rain Crowe in Conversation with Third Mind Books @ Nicola's Books
Jan 10 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Join us for a presentation by Arthur Nusbaum, Third Mind Books. He will be sharing his most recent book Starting from San Franciso: Thomas Rain Crowe in Conversation with Third Mind Books. He will be presenting[...]
7:00 pm Fiction at Literati: Peter Leonard @ Literati
Fiction at Literati: Peter Leonard @ Literati
Jan 10 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Literati is excited to welcome author Peter Leonard who will be sharing his new book Raylan Goes to Detroit, the latest novel in the Raylan Givens series. About Raylan Goes to Detroit: After an altercation with his superiors[...]
7:00 pm Edwards Reading Series @ Literati
Edwards Reading Series @ Literati
Jan 11 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Literati is proud to partner with the Helen Zell Writers’ Program to host the J. Edgar Edwards Reading Series, a reading series organized by first year poetry and fiction students. 
2:00 pm Steve Daut: Telling Twain @ Dexter Downtown Library
Steve Daut: Telling Twain @ Dexter Downtown Library
Jan 12 @ 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm
Veteran Chelsea storyteller and writer Steve Daut, a Second City Comedy Club grad, reads from his new collection of classic Mark Twain stories he adapted for modern audiences. The book also contains historical and performance notes for[...]
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