A recent study by the National Endowment for the Arts showed that fiction reading is on the rise, especially among 18- to 24-year-olds.
–Newsweek
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DPL Author Series: Dennis Archer
Sunday, November 11th, 2018
2:30pm-3:30pm
Detroit Public Library Main: Stanton Friends Auditorium (underground)
A celebrated attorney, Michigan Supreme Court Justice, two-term Mayor of Detroit, President of the American Bar Association, will discuss his autobiography, Let the Future Begin.
Interview with Dennis Archer:
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The Library of Michigan has given the 2018 State Library’s Excellence Award to the Bay County Library System.
The award includes $3,000 in private donations.
The Excellence Award was granted to the Bay County Library System for its “superior customer service.”
“With all of the great libraries in Michigan, it’s very difficult to pick just one for this award,” State Librarian Randy Riley said in a press release.
“The Bay County Library System has transformed its community by providing vital opportunities to learn and connect. Community is at the forefront of everything it does.”
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“Hands of the City” presents the 2nd Annual Downriver Book Fair.
With our “Christmas Shopping” theme for 2018. A diverse selection of books & crafts for everyone.
Event Date/Time:
Saturday, December 1, 2018, 10am – 6pm
Location:
Lincoln Park H.S. – Main Library & Hallway
1701 Champaign, Lincoln Park, MI.
Adults: $2
16/under: $1
Family rate: $4
(2 adults & up to 5 kids)
*** NOTE ***
Hands of the City is a group of Lincoln Park volunteers. We do not make money off the event. Proceeds benefit the Library of the Lincoln Park school district.
For more information, go to https://downriverbf.webs.com/
The Freelance Marketplace Writers’ Group meets on the third Tuesday of the month at 7:30 p.m. at the Rochester Hills Barnes & Noble Bookstore at 2800 S. Rochester Road (just north of M59). Different topics and guests each month*, but we always discuss the Business of Writing (we are NOT a critique group).
Come once, once in a while, or every time. It’s FREE and OPEN to new, published, and working writers, photographers, and illustrators (although most of us are writers).
Freelance Marketplace Meeting at B&N in Rochester Hills
Here are the Tuesdays we meet in 2018:
October 16 November 20
*Please note we do not meet in December
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No film festival out there embodies and embraces the outdoor lifestyle way of living quite the way the Fresh Coast Film Festival is able to accomplish. Perhaps that is because the festival founders, all Marquette residents, are so near and dear to what the outdoor lifestyle represents to themselves and their community.
With over 130 films screening at this years festival and several curated outdoor activities for patrons to attend, such as hikes, bike trips, yoga, and more, it’s easy to see why Marquette is such a special place, and such a fitting home for the Fresh Coast Film Festival.
Another unique feature of the Fresh Coast Film Fest, is the partnership they’ve formed with Northern Michigan University. NMU students actually curate and lead the outdoor expedition experiences and do so for credit. This presents a wonderful learning experience for the students and brings them closer to the outdoor wonderland that exists everywhere around Greater Marquette.
For more information on ticketing and to see a lineup of this year’s films and experiences, visit: https://freshcoastfilm.com/
This event is a wonderful opportunity to learn about the journey to achieving the status of an internal best seller. Reserve your seat now!
On Saturday, October 20, 1:00 – 2:30 Karen Dionne, author of The Marsh King’s Daughter (2018 Winner of the Barry Award for Best Novel at Bouchercon) will be joining Michigan Sisters in Crime for an afternoon discussion titled “Never Give Up.”
In this moderated discussion, Karen will talk about the journey to the success of her latest international best-selling novel, including pre and post-deal activities. Karen was recently honored at Bouchercon with the Barry Award for Best Novel, which was pitted against the likes of Michael Connelly, Philip Kerr, Steve Hamilton, Don Winslow, and Anthony Horowitz. As a Michigan native, Mrs. Dionne is recognized as a Humanities Scholar by the Michigan Humanities Council for her work and contributions to helping other writers as the co-founder of Backspace, an online writing community
For more information and to register, click on the following Eventbrite link:
or go to our website MichiganSistersinCrime.org
Greetings lovely and handsome DWW writers!
EARLY BIRD
REGISTRATION IS STILL OPEN FOR THE DWW ANNUAL
WRITING CONFERENCE ON NOVEMBER 10, 2018!
“Owning Your Craft”
Information on workshops, presenters, editors, their pictures, and their bios are available on the DWW website!
For more details see:
http://www.detworkingwriters.org/conference/
or
You can register by mail (must be postmarked by October 15, 2018 to get the Early Bird rate) or via Eventbrite!
Looking forward to seeing you at the Conference!
Roberta Brown
DWW President
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Sometimes I think the news media does have their priorities all screwed up. Not for the same reason that Donald Trump says we do. But because we don’t do enough to honor and celebrate people like Dr. Richard Keidan, who has saved more lives that even he’ll ever know, not through his day job removing cancers at Beaumont but by teaching proper sanitation in Nepal.
M.L. Liebler has more talent than a stadium full of starlets, but he doesn’t exactly dominate our local media, even the arts coverage, and if he does a reading from the next book he writes, don’t expect it to get much coverage. Not nearly as much, certainly, as if one of the Kardashians had a book written for her and she came to Detroit to sign copies.
But I don’t suppose that bothers Liebler one bit either.
The point is that we’ve got a lot of people doing a lot of great things in and around Detroit, and have had for years, far more than in many other cities.
I’ll get to why I think that’s the case in a minute. But first, I want to say that our unsung heroes are, in many cases, far more important than most of those who do get the ink and the pixels. Think about it: In the great scheme of things, which has had more of an impact on society: the Detroit2Nepal project, or some local councilman who may have taken a bribe?
Detroit is a place that always has produced fine writing and good writers and characters. There are people living here whose stories would rival those of any novel; I’ve met a few.
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Hello Writers,
Deadline to Register for the October 20 Rochester Writers’ Conference is Sunday, October 14. We’d love to have there. All sessions, lunch and snacks, as well as all day coffee is just $125 for the entire day.
Add on Author/Agent appointments available for only $50 (15-minute, one-on-one meeting with a literary agent). http://www.RochesterWriters.com
RSVP here on Meetup if you like. However to attend, you MUST register at http://www.RochesterWriters.com
https://www.clickondetroit.com/all-about-ann-arbor/fall-fun-at-ann-arbor-district-library-in-october
Make gorgeous resin jewelry in the Secret Lab.
It’s slime time! Make your own slime with simple ingredients supplied by AADL.
Bring last year’s Halloween costume and trade it for something new. Want to just drop off your old costumes but don’t want anything new? No problem, you can leave them at any branch until the day of the Halloween Costume Swap. A kids craft will also be going on for any little ghouls looking for a new costume.
Listen to a panel discussion, hosted by the League of Women Voters of Ann Arbor Area, by representatives that are for and against the development above the Library Lot. An audience Q and A will be done after the discussion.
Love succulents but don’t know how to help them transition into fall? Make a festival fall craft using tiny succulents and pumpkins!
AADL is having its annual Halloween Costume Contest in the first-floor lobby. Wear your awesome costume to the AADL and enter the contest between 12:30 and 2 p.m. The winner’s ceremony will be at 2:30 p.m. and special Halloween medals will also be given out to costumes in over 10 categories. Gift cards will be given to winners of four costume categories and a free photo booth will be available for anyone in the contest.
Bring your little ones to this half-hour party for trick-or-treats, stories and puppets. The party will be held twice just in case the first party didn’t get you ready enough for trick-or-treating!
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