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Michigan Notable Book Author Event with John Smolens

Judith A. Stillion Conference Room

Upper Peninsula author John Smolens will discuss his book A Cold, Hard Prayer at the Alpena County George N. Fletcher Public Library on Thursday, May 2nd at 6:30 pm. Selected by the Library of Michigan as a 2024 Michigan Notable Book, A Cold, Hard Prayer tells the story of a girl of mixed race and…

Spring Into Romance Author Panel

Judith A. Stillion Conference Room

Save the date for a Spring Into Romance Author Panel with four Michigan adult romance writers on Saturday, May 18, 2024, at 1:00 pm! The panel will feature a lineup of distinguished Michigan contemporary romance authors, including Lyssa Kay Adams, Sonia Hartl, Kelly Ohlert, and Meryl Wilsner. These talented authors will share insights into their…

An Evening with Shelby Van Pelt

Alpena High School Auditorium 3303 S. 3rd Ave, Alpena, MI, United States

The Alpena County George N. Fletcher Public Library is pleased to announce that New York Times best-selling author Shelby Van Pelt will be the 2024 Spring Author. Van Pelt, the author of runaway bestseller Remarkably Bright Creatures aka “That Octopus Book”, will appear on Monday, June 3, 2024, at 7:00 pm. The event will be…

Poetry Reading and Q&A with Nandi Comer

Alpena Community College 665 Johnson St, Alpena, MI, United States

The Poetics Lab and the Alpena County George N. Fletcher Public Library are thrilled to welcome Michigan Poet Laureate Nandi Comer to Alpena! This special event will feature Nandi reading from a selection of her works followed by a Q&A. This is the first time a Michigan Poet Laureate has visited Alpena making this an…

Music with Troy Graham

Judith A. Stillion Conference Room

Join us on October 29th at 7 p.m. for a fun-filled evening of music with Troy Graham. TROY GRAHAM is a musician and poet from the north country of the Upper Peninsula (U.P.) of Michigan, where the cold air and freshwater meet in Marquette to make a special kind of folk music. Influenced by some…