Literary Events
Sendyour Literary Events for the DECEMBER issue of AGENDA by Nov. 15 to: AGENDA, 220 S. Main SL, Ann Altor, MI 48104. lFriday Reception and Book Sjgning: Staman Dram Bookshop 4-6 pm, 31 5 S. State SL Popular Frencti philosopher of sáence MICHEL SERRES visits to skjn books. 662-7407 2Saturday Meeting, Young AduK Advisory Board: A2 District Lfcrary 10 am-noon, 343 S. 5th Ave. High scriod-aged persons are invited to attend and discuss books, hear guest authors & musidans, and help plan teen programs. Meets weekly. 994-2335 3Sunday Feedthe Poets: Del Rio 1:30 pm,122W. Washington. Threehours of poetryreadings. 761-2530 Reading: Shaman Drum Bookshop 3 pm, 315 S. State St. Former U-M student LARISSA SZPORLUK reads her poems to celébrate their inclusión in "Take Three," a series featuring the work of new poets in AGNI magazine. 662-7407 4Monday OpenMicReading:Guild House Writers Series 8:30 pm, 802 Monroe. Featured reader is WOLF KNIGHT, 3-time yeartyPoetrySlamchampion.995-1956 STuesday Home Day Care Storytime: A2 District LJbrary 10:30-11 am, Youth Dept., 343 S. 5th Ave. Storytime for home day-care providers and their preschool charges, pre-register. 994-2345 Ann Arfaor Poetry Slam: Heidelberg 8 pm, The Heidelberg Club Above, 215 N. Main. This month's featured reader is RICHARD CAMBRIDGE, who will share seiections trom hts politicaHy satirkal work. Open mie, $3 cover. 426-3451 6Wednesday Seminar: Borden 4 pm, 612 E. Liberty. For teachers of elementary grades. Past pres. of the Mich. Science Teachers Assodation DAVID LAWRAwilspeakabout and demónstrate exercises for "Using Chitd ren's Literato re in the Science Classroom"; registration required. 668-7652 The Internet Public Library: Borders 7:30 pm, 61 2 E. Liberty St. Representabves from the U-M School of Information will presentan on -line demonstation of the resources available in the IPL, a public library for users of the Internet 668-7652 Lectura: Celebration of Jewish Arts 7:30 pm. Hillel, 1429 Hill St. Poet, professor and popular performer RODGER KAMENETZwillspeakonTheJewinthe Lotus," his best-selling book that deals with the connection between Judaism and Buddhism, $5. 7694500 Panel Discussion: Shaman Drum Bookshop 8 pm, 315 S. EntjrJed. "Graywolf Forum Live: Tolstoy's Dictaphone," is chaired by author and editor SVEN BIRKERTS. The topic is Ihe role technology plays in the work of literary writers; several local writers will join Bikerts, and all writers and readers are invited to share anecdotes. 662-7407 7Thursday Reading & Book Signing: Borden 7:30 pm, 612 E. Liberty St U-M Prof. of English NICHOLAS DELBANCO will read from and skjn copies of his new book, "Talking Horse: Bemard Malamud on Life and Work " The book offers insights in to the way Malamud thought about his work and ncludes previously unpublished material. 668-7652 8Frïday Reading: Shaman Drum Bookshop 8 pm, 315 S. State St Celebrated fiction writer and poet MONA SIMPS0N will read from her new novel, "A Regular Guy." 662-7407 Inaugural Reading: The Mark Webster Reading Series 8 pm, West Conference Rm. of Rackham Had. Kicking off its 5th year of featuring students in the U-M's MFA Creative Writing Program tonighf s program features the fiction of MARC NESBITT and the poetry of SPENCER SHORT, reception tofollow. 764-6296 9 Saturday Reading & Book Signing: Borders 4 pm, 61 2 E. Liberty St. Masterof sciencefic-tion RAY BRADBURY makes a stop as part of hisfirst-ever book tourto read from&sign copies of hts new coJIection of stories, "Quicker Than the Eye." 668-7652 lOSunday "A Happy Harvest w th Mother Goose" : Kerry Tales 2 pm, Woikbench, 410 N. 4th Ave. With storyteller TRUDY BULKlLY. 769-31 15 llMonday Gander and Ping: EMU " Writers Living and Alrve!" 2:30 pm at Goodison Hali's Multicultural Lounge, and 7:30 pm at the McKenny Union's Alumni Room. In the aftemoon FOREST GANDER will read from his translations of Mexican poetry and WANG PING will read from her translations of Chinese poetry. In the evening they will read from their own works of poetry and prose. 487-4400 Evening Voyages- Tunes and Tales: A2 District Library 7 pm, lower-tevel Mulï-Purpose Room, 343 S. 5th Ave. Program: "A Medley of Musical Instruments." 994-2345 Open Mie & Shaman Drum Night: Guild House Writers Series 8:30 pm, 802 Monroe. With poets KEITH TAYLOR and ALISON SWAN of Shaman Drum Bookshop reading selections from their own work. 995-1956 12Tuesday Book Signing: Auni Agatha's 5-7 pm, 21 3 S. 4th Ave. NANCY ATHERTON wi sign copies of her new book, "Aunt Dimity's Good Deed." 769-1 114 Reading & Book Signing: Borders 7:30 pm, 612 E. überty St. GEOFFREY FOX will talk about and sign his new book, "Htspanic Nation: Culture, Politics and the Constnjcting of Identity." 668-7652 Reading and Reception: Shaman Drum Bookshop 8 pm, 315 S State St. Chinese poet and flction writer WANG PING will celébrate the publica ti on of her fitst novel, "Forekjn Devil. " The book is about China during and just after the culteral revolution. 662-7407 "Word of Mouth": The Green Room 9 pm, 206 W. Michigan Ave., Ypsi. Tonighfs program of the monthly (2nd Tue) multimedia series features UNETTE LAO & DAMON NURNBERG. 482-9774 13 Wednesday Reading & Book Signing: Borders 7:30 pm, 612 E. Liberty. SHERMAN ALEXIE will read from his new novel, "Indian Killer," a book wtiich deals witti violence from and towards the Native American community. Alexie is a SpokaneCoeur d'Alene Indian who was recentty named to Granta's list of Best Young American Novelists. 668-7652 AEIOU Benefit Poetry Reading: Shaman Drum Bookshop 8 pm, 31 5 S. State. Open Mie poetry to benefit AIDS Educadon Issues On Us . All poets are invited to sharetheirwork;sign up15min. priorto reading. Donationssuggested .662-7407 14 Thursday Reading & Book Signing: Borders 7:30 pm,612E.LJbertySt.Pasteditor(19911996) of The New Republic ANDREW SULLIVAN will read from his recent book, "Virtually Normal: An Argument about Homosexuality." 668-7652 Read ing and Reception: Shaman Drum Bookshop 8 pm, 315 S. State St. EMILY WARN reads her poems to celébrate publica öon of her 2nd book, "The Novice Insomniac." 662-7407 15 Friday Reception and Book Signing: Shaman Drum 4-6 pm, 315 S. State St FATMA MUGE GOCEKcelebrates puWication of her new book, "Rise of the Bourgeoisie, Demise of Empire: Ottoman Westemizaïon and Social Change." 662-7407 Reading & Book Signing: Borden 7:30 pm,612E. Liberty SLAuthorand historian SIMÓN SCHAMA win readfrom & sign nis book, "Landscape and Memory," which examines thewaypeopte have foundmyth, meaning and sym bdts of nabonal character in landscape. 668-7652 16 Saturday Reading & Book Signing: U-MShaman Drum Bookshop 8 pm. Rackham Aud. Poet of nature extraordinaire GARY SNYDER reads from nis long-awaited epicpoem, "Mountainsand Rivers Without End" (seeArwulf Arwulfarticle, page 7; Reception Sunday at Shaman Drum at 2 pm). 662-7407 17 Sunday Reception & Book Signing: Shaman Drum Bookshop 2 pm, 315 S. State St Poet of nature extraordinaire GARY SNYDER celebrates puWication of hts long-awaited epicpoem, "Mountainsand Rivers Without End." Reception Sunday at Shaman Drum at 2 pm. 662-7407 18Monday Reading & Book Signing: Borders 7 pm. 612 E. Liberty St PATRICA POLACCO, author & illustrator of numerous chiidren's books, will read from her latest, "The Trees of the Dancing Goats." The book illustrates how people of different ethnic backgrounds can appredate and share in each other's holiday tradiSons. 668-7652 Open Mie & Reading: Guild House Writers Series 8:30 pm, 802 Monroe. Featuring CAROL WAS, new poetry editor tor the "MacGuffin Literary Magazine," and LISA BARRETT. 995-1956 19 Tuesday Reading & Book Signing: Borders 7:30 pm, 612 E. Liberty St. Chelsea ardst TRACY GALLUP will read from the book of poetryforchildren, "Beastly Banquet," she recently illustrated. 668-7652 Gallery Reading Series: EMU 7.30 pm, Intermedia Art Gallery, McKenny Union, EMU. This month's performers are DECKY ALEXANDER, VAN BALDWIN & TODD SPENCER. Also featuring the artwork of DEFOREST PIPER, GLEN MASSER II & KAREN BOGOSKI. 4870148 20 Wednesday Ledure: Bordera 7.30 pm, 612 E. Liberty. Detroit-area author and lecturer WILLIAM BUHLMAN will talk about his new book, "Adventures Beyond the Body,"and about howtoexperienceoutof-body travel. 668-7652 22Friday Reading: The Mark Webster Reading Series 8 pm, West Conference Rm. of Rackham Hall. FeaturingpoetAMYQUAN BARRY and fictonwriter LIZA HALL(see 8 Fri). 764-6296 Reading & Reception: Shaman Drum Bookshop 8 pm, 315 S. StateSt. Detroit author CHRISTOPHER T. LELAND celébrales the publica ti on of his novel "Letting Loose." 662-7407 23 Saturday Reading & BookSigning: Shaman Drum Bookshop8pm315S.StateSt.TINA DE ROSA reads from and celébrales thr rerelease of her novel, "Paper Fish." The book has been called "the best ItalianAmerican novel by a woman of this century." 662-7407 Tellabration! ANightof Storytelling for Grownups: Schoolfolk 8 pm, Jackson Aud., 1st Unitarian Universalist Church, 1917 Washtenaw. Folk, personal, literary, and musical tales from this year's readers: GAIL BEAVER, DEBRACHRISTIAN, BILL FARMER, FRAN LYMAN, JUDY SCHMIDT, SUNNIE TAIT & TOM VENABLE, $6. 971-5763 24 Sunday Reading: Jane's BooksJCC Book Fair 1 -2 pm, Jewish Community Center Book Fair, 2935 Birch Hollow Drive. Local author and political organizer KEN WACHSBERGERwillspeakabout& read from his upcoming book, "Never Be Af raid: A Jew in the Maquis." The book is the true story of a Belgian Jew who f led the Nazi invasión and then fought in the French resistance. 973-6536 25 Mond ay Evening Voyages - Tunes and Tales: A2 District Library 7 pm (see 1 1 Mon) Open Mie & Reading: Guild House Writers Series 8:30 pm, 802 Monroe. With host and reader REBA DEVINE. 9134574