Join us for stories performed by the Ann Arbor Storytellers' Guild, many with audience participation!

Join us for stories with Ann Arbor storyteller La'Ron Williams, intermixed with vignettes from his life. They represent the best, most inspiring, and most powerful lessons he has to share after nearly forty years of listening to stories from his point of view as a professional storyteller, an African American man, and as an advocate for peace and social justice.

Just one way that Zingerman's is playing the game with us this summer is this unique and memorable food tasting event for the whole family.

Long time Ann Arbor writer and educator Frances Kai-Hwa Wang reads from her new book, You Cannot Resist Me When My Hair Is in Braids. With many stories set on the streets and in the cafes of Ann Arbor, this is a mischievous and fierce collection of lyric essays and prose poems deftly navigating the space between cultures, punctuated by wise children, bossy aunties, unreliable suitors, and an uncertain political landscape that is Asian America.

Award-winning, NIH-funded sustainable behavior change researcher at the University of Michigan discusses her new book The Joy Choice, a fresh, brain-based solution that turns the old behavior-change paradigm on its head.

This event is in partnership with Literati Bookstore. It will feature a signing with books for sale.

Renowned Ann Arbor sidewalk chalk artist David Zinn is back with a new book! Join us to watch David's demonstration then create your own chalk art with your family. Nicola’s Books will be on-site with copies of David’s new book: Chance Encounters, Temporary Street Art. He will hang out afterward to sign books, too!

This event is in partnership with Nicola's Books.

On the day of the event participants will be asked to sign in, one sign-in per group: Event Sign-In.

Join us for the launch of Lydia Conklin's debut short story collection Rainbow Rainbow, named a Most Anticipated Book by Time, Nerd Daily, Lit Hub, LGBTQ Reads, Electric Literature, The Millions, and Seahawk. Conklin will be in conversation with Michigan novelist Julie Buntin for this event.

This event is in partnership with Literati Bookstore. It will feature a signing with books for sale.

Long time Ann Arbor writer and educator Frances Kai-Hwa Wang reads from her new book, You Cannot Resist Me When My Hair Is in Braids. With many stories set on the streets and in the cafes of Ann Arbor, this is a mischievous and fierce collection of lyric essays and prose poems deftly navigating the space between cultures, punctuated by wise children, bossy aunties, unreliable suitors, and an uncertain political landscape that is Asian America.

This recorded program is available for viewing through April 21st, 2022.

Angeline Boulley, The New York Times bestselling author, visits AADL to discuss her debut novel—the winner of the 2022 Michael L. Printz Award for Excellence in Young Adult Literature—Firekeeper's Daughter.

Local fiction writers Janet Gilsdorf and Ann S. Epstein discuss their journeys to becoming writers and their process of blending real and imagined events in their writing.