Literature Talks This Week in Ann Arbor worth going out for.

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I keep track of literature talks in Ann Arbor and only keep the ones worth going to. Ask me what you're after.

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Eco Book Club

Eco Book Club One-time only

Mon, Sep 21 · 6:30 PM

Old Fourth Ward

Climate literature discussion

Octaves Book Release Celebration

Octaves Book Release Celebration One-time only

Wed, Sep 23 · 6:30 PM

Old Fourth Ward

Poetry reading & conversation

Preschool Storytimes

Preschool Storytimes

Tue, Sep 22 · 11:00 AM

Bryant Pattengill East

Stories & songs for little ones

Heberle Lecture: The Slow Time of Rumination w/ Prof Amanda Anderson (Brown University)

Heberle Lecture: The Slow Time of Rumination w/ Prof Amanda Anderson (Brown University) One-time only

Fri, Sep 25 · 10:30 AM

Burns Park

Humanities lecture on rumination

Webster MFA Reading Series: Dagmawe Berhanu and Theo Stewart

Webster MFA Reading Series: Dagmawe Berhanu and Theo Stewart One-time only

Fri, Sep 25 · 7:00 PM

Burns Park

Emerging writers live

Preschool Storytime

Preschool Storytime

Fri, Sep 25 · 1:00 PM

Lakewood

Stories & songs for littles

Baby Playgroup

Baby Playgroup

Fri, Sep 25 · 10:30 AM

Old Fourth Ward

Stories & baby play

America at 250: Reflections on the Bicentennial

America at 250: Reflections on the Bicentennial

Sat, Sep 19 · 8:45 AM

Northside

1976 celebrations revisited

Storytime at Schuler Books

Storytime at Schuler Books

Sat, Sep 19 · 11:00 AM

Lakewood

Weekly kids storytime

Storytime

Storytime

Sat, Sep 19 · 11:00 AM

Lakewood

Free weekly storytime

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