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3:00 pm David Maraniss: A Good American Family: The Red Scare and My Father @ Detroit Public Library
David Maraniss: A Good American Family: The Red Scare and My Father @ Detroit Public Library
May 19 @ 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Literati is pleased to be on-hand as the official bookseller as the Detroit Public Library welcomes David Maraniss to their Spring Author Series, in support of his latest, A Good American Family: The Red Scare and[...]
4:00 pm Elaine Weiss: The Woman’s Hour: The Great Fight to Win the Vote @ AADL Westgate
Elaine Weiss: The Woman’s Hour: The Great Fight to Win the Vote @ AADL Westgate
May 19 @ 4:00 pm – 5:30 pm
Award-winning journalist and writer Elaine Weiss discusses the battle for the 19th Amendment and her book The Woman’s Hour: The Great Fight To Win The Vote. A record number of women have been elected to Congress[...]
7:00 pm Ann Arbor Poetry: Quinton Robinson and Mojdeah Stoakley @ Espresso Royale
Ann Arbor Poetry: Quinton Robinson and Mojdeah Stoakley @ Espresso Royale
May 19 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Ann Arbor Poetry hosts an open mic every 1st and 3rd Sunday, with feature poets whenever we can get them. $5 suggested donation. facebook.com/AnnArborPoetry.  
7:00 pm David Maraniss: A Good American Family: The Red Scare and My Father @ Nicola's Books
David Maraniss: A Good American Family: The Red Scare and My Father @ Nicola's Books
May 20 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Join us for an evening with Pulitzer Prize-winning author, David Maraniss. In his new book David captures the pervasive fear and paranoia that gripped America during the Red Scare of the 1950s through the chilling[...]
7:00 pm Emerging Writers: Open House @ AADL Westgate
Emerging Writers: Open House @ AADL Westgate
May 20 @ 7:00 pm – 8:45 pm
Come with questions, a work in progress, or an empty notebook. All writers are welcome in this casual, supportive environment. Authors Bethany Neal and Alex Kourvo will be on hand to answer questions and give encouragement. Bethany and Alex[...]
7:00 pm Paul Vachon: Detroit: An Illustrated Timeline @ Literati
Paul Vachon: Detroit: An Illustrated Timeline @ Literati
May 20 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Literati is pleased to welcome Paul Vachon who will be sharing his new book Detroit: An Illustrated Timeline. About Detroit: An Illustrated Timeline Let’s talk a walk a long walk, back over three centuries. At the dawn[...]
7:00 pm Cecile Richards: Make Trouble: Stand Up, Speak Out, and Find the Courage to Lead @ AADL Downtown
Cecile Richards: Make Trouble: Stand Up, Speak Out, and Find the Courage to Lead @ AADL Downtown
May 21 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
For this event, Richards will be in conversation with Sherlonya Turner, Public Experience and Desk Service Manager at AADL. Cecile Richards has been an activist since she was taken to the principal’s office in seventh[...]
7:00 pm Fiction at Literati: Jessica Francis Kane: Rules for Visiting @ Literati
Fiction at Literati: Jessica Francis Kane: Rules for Visiting @ Literati
May 21 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Literati is thrilled to welcome novelist Jessica Francis Kane who will be sharing her new book Rules for Visiting. About Rules for Visiting: A beautifully observed and deeply funny novel of May Attaway, a university gardener who[...]
7:00 pm Fiction at Literati: Rebecca Clarren: Kickdown @ Literati
Fiction at Literati: Rebecca Clarren: Kickdown @ Literati
May 21 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
We welcome award-winning journalist Rebecca Clarren, in support of her debut novel Kickdown, as part of our ongoing Fiction at Literati series! Rebecca will be joined in conversation by Emily Strelow, author of The Wild Birds. The event[...]
7:30 pm Book Launch: Lisa A. Nichols: Vessel @ Nicola's Books
Book Launch: Lisa A. Nichols: Vessel @ Nicola's Books
May 21 @ 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm
Join local author Lisa A. Nichols to celebrate the release of her debut sci-fi thriller novel, Vessel. About the Book “A surprising page-turner…Compelling. Highly recommended.”—Library Journal (starred review), Debut of the Month An astronaut returns to Earth[...]
7:30 pm The Moth Storyslam: Worship @ Greyline
The Moth Storyslam: Worship @ Greyline
May 21 @ 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm
Open-mic storytelling competitions. Open to anyone with a five-minute story to share on the night’s theme. Come tell a story, or just enjoy the show! 6:30pm Doors Open | 7:30pm Stories Begin WORSHIP: Prepare a five minute story[...]
7:00 pm Poetry and the Written Word: Marilynn Rashid @ Crazy Wisdom
Poetry and the Written Word: Marilynn Rashid @ Crazy Wisdom
May 22 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Poetry readings are scheduled the 4th Wednesday of each month.  These events feature a reading by one or more published poets, followed by an Open Mic at which anyone is welcome to read something of[...]
8:00 pm Poetry Salon: One Pause Poetry @ Argus Farm Stop
Poetry Salon: One Pause Poetry @ Argus Farm Stop
May 22 @ 8:00 pm – 10:00 pm
ONE PAUSE POETRY SALON is (literally) a greenhouse for poetry and poets, nurturing an appreciation for written art in all languages and encouraging experiments in creative writing. We meet every Weds in the greenhouse at[...]
6:00 pm S. Max Edelson: The New Map of Empire: How Britain Imagined America Before Independence @ Robertson Auditorium (Ross)
S. Max Edelson: The New Map of Empire: How Britain Imagined America Before Independence @ Robertson Auditorium (Ross)
May 23 @ 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm
A Michigan Map Society Lecture In the eighteenth century, Britain relied on geographic knowledge to reform its American empire. The schemes of colonial development and control that these maps envisioned, Edelson argues, helped provoke the[...]
7:00 pm Vikki Tobak: Contact High: A Visual History of Hip-Hop When @ AADL Traverwood
Vikki Tobak: Contact High: A Visual History of Hip-Hop When @ AADL Traverwood
May 23 @ 7:00 pm – 8:45 pm
The perfect gift for music and photography fans, an inside look at the work of hip-hop photographers told through their most intimate diaries—their contact sheets. Featuring rare outtakes from over 100 photoshoots alongside interviews and[...]
7:00 pm Poetry at Literati: Clayton Eshleman: Pollen Aria @ Literati
Poetry at Literati: Clayton Eshleman: Pollen Aria @ Literati
May 24 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Literati is honored to welcome back poet Clayton Eshelman who will be reading from his new collection Pollen Aria. About Pollen Aria: That Clayton Eshleman has not ceased from exploration over a career spanning more than 60[...]
3:00 pm Tracy Richardson: The Field @ Nicola's Books
Tracy Richardson: The Field @ Nicola's Books
May 25 @ 3:00 pm – 4:30 pm
Join author Tracy Richardson as she discusses her debut title The Field, a young adult sci-fi novel. She will sign copies following the event. Ticket Information: No tickets. Event Details Seating at the event will be first-come[...]
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