In his late twenties, poet Russell Brakefield was diagnosed with keratoconus, a degenerative eye condition causing progressive loss of sight. His new collection, My Modest Blindness, traverses this blurry landscape, connecting art, literature, natural history, and pop culture. In her late twenties, poet Katie Hartsock was diagnosed with late-onset Type 1 diabetes. Her new collection, Wolf Trees, meditates on this chronic illness and its daily demands alongside motherhood, mythology, and Midwestern woods.

David and Susan Schwartz are two of the most enthusiastic speakers and biggest Costco fans you’d ever want to meet. In their new book, The Joy of Costco: A Treasure Hunt from A to Z (Hot Dog Press; September 12, 2023), they describe the many positive attributes of this retail giant and well-known civic leader. During the event, they will discuss the amazing scale on which Costco operates, describe the “behind the scenes magic” of a day in the life of a Costco Wa

Join AADL in welcoming Detroit's own Curtis Chin, author of the memoir Everything I Learned, I Learned in a Chinese Restaurant. Chin will be be in conversation with Doris Truong.

Jan Leland is a long time Ann Arbor mental health therapist with a background in helping her patients develop coping mechanisms for dealing with chronic stress. She is also a first-time published author who has used writing as a way to cope with stress. At this educational event, she will discuss how these two experiences came together during the first year of the COVID pandemic as she published her first novel, After the Before Times.

This event includes a signing with books for sale.

Cody Daigle-Orians (they/them) is a writer and asexuality educator based in Columbus, OH. They are the creator of Ace Dad Advice, a social media-based asexuality education project designed to support people exploring asexuality or questioning their sexual orientation, and the author of I Am Ace: Advice on Living Your Best Asexual Life. They are also a contributing author in the upcoming fiction anthology Being Ace: An Anthology of Queer, Trans, Femme, and Disabled Stories of Asexual Love and Connection.

Join author Will McLean Greeley for a presentation on his new biography of Senator George P. McLean, A Connecticut Yankee Goes to Washington: Senator George P. McLean, Birdman of the Senate.

Martin Bandyke, long time host of the morning drive on ann arbor's 107one, will be in conversation with Karin Dybis about her new book, Detroit Style Pizza: A Doughtown History. With its airy crust, cheesy corners and distinctive red sauce on top, Detroit Style pizza is enjoyed worldwide. How did this Motor City delicacy transform from a singular kitchen in Detroit to an international sensation?

Alan Paul's new book, which focuses on the Allman Brothers smash hit album of the same name, also presents a broader cultural history of the era, covering stories of how the band rescues Jimmy Carter’s flailing presidential campaign, Gregg Allman’s marriage to Cher, and how the band’s success led to an eventual breakup. Martin Bandyke, formerly of ann arbor's 107one will host the event, which includes a signing with books for sale.

Andy J. Pizza presents Invisible Things, a creatively wacky exploration of the invisible things that make up the human experience that encourages readers to look past the visible and connect with the things that are not seen.

From the sound of a dog barking to the rainbow-MAGIC taste of a lollipop, from gratitude to grit, this book will help you meet the many interesting sensations that follow you every day, even if you can't see them.

Looking beyond solemn statements and well-meant monuments, Professor of History at Wayne State University Andrew I. Port examines how the Nazi past shaped German responses to the genocides in Cambodia, Bosnia, and Rwanda—and further, how these foreign atrocities recast Germans’ understanding of their own horrific history. Making the lessons, limits, and liabilities of politics driven by memories of a troubled history harrowingly clear, Never Again is a story with deep resonance for any country confronting a dark past.