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Author J. Ryan Stradal will discuss his latest book Saturday Night at the Lakeside Supper Club, followed by a brief Q&A. Books will be available for purchase and signing.

Author Sonali Dev will join us to talk about her books, focusing especially on her upcoming release Lies and Other Love Languages. She'll be in conversation with local author A.H. Kim. The talk will be followed by a brief Q&A. Books are available for purchase and signing at the event.

Greg Harden launches his book Stay Sane in an Insane World: How to Control the Controllables and Thrive at AADL!

Greg Harden is a Peak Performance Coach, motivational speaker, and executive consultant who is best known for his work with seven-time Super Bowl champion quarterback Tom Brady. He also worked with Heisman Trophy winner and Super Bowl MVP Desmond Howard, and twenty-three-time Olympic gold medalist Michael Phelps.

Hanna Kim shares her book for young readers: Ben Lee - The Magic Lunch Box.

Fourth-grader Ben Lee is anxious to make new friends at his new school in Michigan. But on his first day, things take a turn for the worse. The other kids act grossed out by the homemade kimbap in his lunch box. Embarrassed, Ben makes an impulsive wish, and soon strange things start happening. At first, Ben is thrilled. But soon the magical switcheroos start happening regularly. How far will the lunchbox magic go? And how far will Ben go to set things right?

In collaboration with Maamoul Press, AADL presents a live streamed conversation between graphic novelists Malaka Gharib and Rawand Issa, centering on their recently published graphic memoirs: Gharib’s “It Won’t Always Be Like This” (Ten Speed Graphic, 2022) and Issa’s “Inside the Giant Fish” (Maamoul Press, 2022). Join us as both authors delve into nostalgic summers on the beach, and themes of identity, adolescence and growing up amid environmental change and social expectations explored in these works.

Join AADL and author of All Women Are Born Wailing, Nen G Ramirez, for a night of poetry and conversation.

Nen G Ramirez is a Chicanx writer from Adrian, Michigan. They are an MFA candidate at the University of Minnesota whose work has appeared in Acentos Review, Split Lip Magazine, Poetry Magazine, and more.

RJ Smith discusses "Chuck Berry: An American Life," his comprehensive and critically acclaimed portrait of one of the greatest American entertainers, guitarists, and lyricists of the 20th century. Based on interviews, archival research and a deep understanding of Berry's birthplace St. Louis, Smith sheds new light on a man few have ever really understood.

Literati Bookstore and the Ann Arbor District Library welcome bestselling, award-winning author Anthony Marra in support of the paperback release of Mercury Pictures Presents, The epic story of a brilliant woman who must reinvent herself to survive in 1940s Hollywood and fascist Europe, a timeless tale of love, deceit, and sacrifice.

In Jack Cheng's new middle grade novel, The Many Masks of Andy Zhou, masks play a role in helping the main character to explore his own identities as a son/grandson, friend, Chinese American, and artist. For this event, Jack will lead a hands-on activity and a creative writing exercise that relate to the themes of the book.