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SUMMARY:12/7: Author Reading Featuring Ann Epstein\, Maureen Aitken and Keith Hood
DESCRIPTION:12/7: Afternoon Reading Featuring Ann Epstein\, Maureen Aitken and Keith Hood \nCome join us for an afternoon of readings at Booksweet! We are thrilled to welcome Ann Arbor authors Ann Epstein\, Maureen Aitken and Keith Hood reading from selected works. \nAnn S. Epstein (she/her) writes novels\, stories\, memoir\, poems\, and essays. Her awards include a Pushcart Prize creative nonfiction nomination\, Walter Sullivan fiction prize\, Historical Novel Review Editors’ Choice selection\, and St. Lawrence Book Award Finalist nomination. Her novels are On the Shore\, Tazia and Gemma\, A Brain. A Heart. The Nerve.\, The Great Stork Derby\, One Person’s Loss\, and The Sister Knot\, and Who Cares? (in press). Her other work appears in North American Review\, Sewanee Review\, PRISM International\, Ascent\, The Long Story\, and elsewhere. She also has a PhD in developmental psychology\, MFA in fiber art\, and certification as an end-of-life doula. Her website is https://www.asewovenwords.com. \nMaureen Aitken‘s award-winning short story collection was reissued by Wayne State University in September\, 2025. It has won The Nilson Prize\, The Foreword Review Gold Prize\, and received a Kirkus Star. Her stories have been published widely in journals such as Prairie Schooner\, New Letters\, and The Missouri Review. Most recently\, her story was a finalist for The Missouri Review’s Perkoff Prize. She has taught at The University of Michigan\, Hamline University\, and The University of Minnesota. \nKeith Hood is a former janitor and window cleaner. He retired from a job as a field technician for a Michigan electric utility after 32 years avoiding electrocution. His prose and poetry have appeared in Blue Mesa Review\, Quick Fiction\, Flash Fiction Magazine\, 50 Give or Take\, Your Impossible Voice\, one sentence poems\, Five Minutes One Hundred Words\, The Forge Literary Journal\, and Vestal Review. Keith’s photography has appeared in Ontario Review\, Helen: A Literary Journal\, The Grief Diaries\, Storm Cellar Street Lit\, and F-Stop\, and in an exhibition at The Toledo Museum of Art.
URL:https://www.shopbooksweet.com/calendar/dec7-ann-epstein-maureen-aitken-keith-hood/
LOCATION:Booksweet\, 1729 Plymouth Road\, Ann Arbor\, MI\, 48105\, United States
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SUMMARY:12/10: Finding Home: Poetry Workshop featuring Ellen Stone & Ashwini Bhasi
DESCRIPTION:12/10: Finding Home Poetry Workshop Featuring Ashwini Bhasi and Ellen Stone \nCome join us for a cozy evening of poetry at Booksweet! We are thrilled to have Ashwini Bhasi and Ellen Stone offering their considerable expertise in writing poetry\, particularly using nature as a guide for writing or belonging. We will provide space for participants to use the evening as a break from the hectic holiday season – a nature writing break without going outside! \nAshwini Bhasi is a bioinformatician and multidisciplinary artist from Kerala\, India. Her hybrid work merges scientific data\, poetry and visual art to explore the lived experience of chronic illness\, trauma and disability. A Tin House Summer Workshop Scholar\, Ashwini is the recipient of the Shaw Memorial Poetry Prize from Dunes Review\, a Good Hart Artist Residency and a Room Project Fellowship. Her work has appeared or is forthcoming in Black Warrior Review\, Michigan Quarterly Review\, The Iowa Review\, DIAGRAM\, Redivider and elsewhere. MUSTH\, the winner of the 2020 CutBank chapbook contest\, is her first poetry collection. \nEllen Stone advises a poetry club at Community High School in Ann Arbor\, Michigan\, co-hosts a monthly poetry series\, Skazat! and is an editor at the literary journal\, Public School Poetry. Her poems have appeared recently in Third Coast\, Dunes Review\, Michigan Quarterly Review Mixtape\, and Midwest Review. Ellen is the author of Everybody Wants to Keep the Moon Inside Them (Mayapple Press\, 2025)\, What Is in the Blood (Mayapple Press\, 2020) and The Solid Living World (Michigan Writers’ Cooperative Press\, 2013). She was a Good Hart Artist Residency Writer in Residence in 2024. Ellen’s poems have been nominated for the Pushcart Prize and Best of the Net.
URL:https://www.shopbooksweet.com/calendar/dec10-poetry-workshop/
LOCATION:Booksweet\, 1729 Plymouth Road\, Ann Arbor\, MI\, 48105\, United States
CATEGORIES:Workshop
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SUMMARY:12/13: An Afternoon of Poetry Featuring Jennifer Burd & Naudia Reeves
DESCRIPTION:12/13: An Afternoon of Poetry Featuring Jennifer Burd & Naudia Reeves \nJoin us at Booksweet 12/13 for poetry and live music! Naudia Reeves will read poems\, as will Jennifer Burd (accompanied by Laz’s music)!
URL:https://www.shopbooksweet.com/calendar/dec13_poetry_afternoon/
LOCATION:Booksweet\, 1729 Plymouth Road\, Ann Arbor\, MI\, 48105\, United States
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SUMMARY:12/17: Rainbows and Unicorns- An LGBTQ+ Book Club - Patricia Wants to Cuddle
DESCRIPTION:12/17: Rainbows and Unicorns- An LGBTQ+ Book Club at Booksweet \nJoin us for a fun evening of discussion and community at Booksweet for our sixth LGBTQ+ Book Club on December 17th! For our December book\, we’ve selected Patricia Wants to Cuddle by Samantha Allen. Whether you’ve read the book more than once or are just coming to chat with like-minded readers\, this event is for you! \nYour Eventbrite RSVP is so helpful to our planning! \nAbout the book // \nWhen the final four women in competition for an aloof\, somewhat sleazy bachelor’s heart arrive on a mysterious island in the Pacific Northwest\, they prepare themselves for another week of extreme sleep deprivation\, invasive interviews\, and\, of course\, the salacious drama eager viewers nationwide tune in to devour. Each woman came on The Catch for her own reasons—brand sponsorships\, followers\, and\, yes\, even love—and they’ve all got their eyes steadfastly trained on their respective prizes. \nEnter Patricia\, a temperamental and woe¬fully misunderstood local living alone in the dark\, verdant woods\, and desperate for connection. Through twists as unexpected as they are wildly entertaining\, the self-absorbed cast and jaded crew each make her acquaintance atop the island’s tallest and most desolate peak\, finding themselves at the center of an action-packed thriller that is far from scripted—and only a few will make the final cut. \nA whirlwind romp careening toward a last-girl-standing conclusion\, and a scath¬ing indictment of contemporary American media culture\, Patricia Wants to Cuddle is also a love story: between star-crossed lesbians who rise above their intolerant town\, a deeply ambivalent woman and her budding self-actualization\, and a group of misfit islanders forging community against all odds. \nSo… what’s this book club like? // \nThis is our sixth LGBTQ+ book club meeting! We hope to invite a group of people who have read the book (or don’t mind a spoiler) to discuss their thoughts. We will bring prompts but invite anyone to pose a question or share their thoughts! \nAfter our discussion\, the group votes on the next session’s read. Feel free to pitch a book you’ve enjoyed recently or want to read with the group! \nWhile we will have water and light refreshments (including nut-free and gluten-free options)\, Booksweet is located in The Courtyard Shops\, filled with AMAZING dining options. Food and drinks are totally welcome at the meet-up; don’t feel shy about sipping boba while we chat! \nWe hope to see you there!
URL:https://www.shopbooksweet.com/calendar/dec17-patricia-wants-to-cuddle/
LOCATION:Booksweet\, 1729 Plymouth Road\, Ann Arbor\, MI\, 48105\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Club
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SUMMARY:1/3: Author Event - Jihyun Yun Discusses And the River Drags Her Down
DESCRIPTION:1/3: Author Event with Jihyun Yun \nJihyun Yun\, author of the recent YA horror novel And the River Drags Her Down\, will join us at Booksweet for a book reading and signing event! \nAbout the Book \nShe has always known the rules – never resurrect anything larger than the palm of her hand\, but that was before her sister died. A chilling\, compulsive exploration of sisterhood\, loss\, and revenge. \nWhen her older sister is found mysteriously drowned in the river that cuts through their small coastal town\, Soojin Han disregards every rule and uses her ancestral magic to bring Mirae back from the dead. At first\, the sisters are overjoyed\, reveling in late-night escapades and the miracle of being together again\, but Mirae grows tired of hiding from the world. She becomes restless and hungry . . . \nDriven by an insatiable desire to finish what she started in life\, to unravel the truth that crushed her family so many years ago\, Mirae is out for revenge. \nWhen their town is engulfed by increasingly destructive rain and a series of harrowing\, unusual deaths\, Soojin is forced to reckon with the fact that perhaps the sister she brought back isn’t the one she knew.
URL:https://www.shopbooksweet.com/calendar/jan3-jihyun-yun/
LOCATION:Booksweet\, 1729 Plymouth Road\, Ann Arbor\, MI\, 48105\, United States
CATEGORIES:Author Event
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SUMMARY:1/9: Ann Arborville Horror Book Club at Booksweet
DESCRIPTION:1/9: Ann Arborville Horror Book Club \nJoin us at Booksweet for our next Horror Book Club! Get ready to dive into chilling thrillers\, discuss your favorite creepy stories old and new\, and connect with fellow horror lovers. Whether you’re a seasoned horror reader or just starting to explore the genre\, this club is the perfect place to celebrate the macabre. \nFor this gathering\, we’ll discuss Nestlings by Nat Cassidy. We’ll meet on Friday\, January 9 from 7-8pm. \nYour Eventbrite RSVP is super helpful to our planning! \nAbout the book // \nNat Cassidy is at his razor-sharp best again with his horror novel Nestlings which harnesses the creeping paranoia of Rosemary’s Baby and the urban horror of Salem’s Lot set in an exclusive New York City residential building. \nThe horrifically complicated birth of their first child has left Ana paralyzed\, bitter\, and struggling: with mobility\, with her relationship with Reid\, with resentment for her baby. That’s about to change with the words any New Yorker would love to hear—affordable housing lottery. Reid dismisses disturbing events and Ana’s deep unease and paranoia as the price of living in New York—people are odd—but he can’t explain the needle-like bite marks on the baby. They’ve won an apartment in the Deptford\, one of Manhattan’s most revered buildings with beautiful vistas of Central Park and stunning architecture and disturbing gargoyles. Ana and Reid needed a lucky break. \nSo… what’s this book club like? // \nThis is our eighth horror book club! We hope to invite a group of people who have read the book (or don’t mind a spoiler) to discuss their thoughts. We will bring prompts but invite anyone to pose a question or share their thoughts! \nAfter our book discussion\, the group votes on the next session’s read. Feel free to pitch a horror or thriller you’ve enjoyed recently or want to read with the group. \nWhile we will have water and light refreshments (including nut-free and gluten-free options)\, Booksweet is located in The Courtyard Shops\, filled with AMAZING dining options. Food and drinks are totally welcome at the meet-up; don’t feel shy about sipping boba while we chat! \nWe hope to see you there!
URL:https://www.shopbooksweet.com/calendar/jan9-nestlings/
LOCATION:Booksweet\, 1729 Plymouth Road\, Ann Arbor\, MI\, 48105\, United States
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SUMMARY:1/10: Author Event: Austin Channing Brown discusses Writing Workshops
DESCRIPTION:1/10: Writing Workshop Launch Event with Austin Channing Brown \nAustin Channing Brown\, author of the recent biography Full of Myself: Black Womanhood and the Journey to Self-Possession\, will join us at Booksweet to describe her upcoming writing workshop series\, to include a one-hour overview and “ask me anything about publishing” Q&A event\, followed by a book signing starting at 3pm! \nYour Inside Voice: writing workshops with Austin Channing Brown\, hosted by Booksweet \nAustin will be hosting an ongoing writing workshop series in 2026\, with monthly meetings at Booksweet beginning in January! The workshop schedule will be: January 27\, February 24\, March 24\, and April 28. \nWho’s the educator? \nAustin Channing Brown is a Black woman author whose writing career started during the age of blogging. For four years she wrote compellingly about racial justice in America. In 2018 she published her first book\, Im Still Here: Black Dignity in a World Made for Whiteness which became a NYT and USA Today bestseller. It was also chosen for Reese’s Book Club and featured in the show Bel-Air. Austin also wrote a young readers version of Im Still Here. In 2025 she released Full of Myself: Black Womanhood and the Journey to Self-Possession. It also became a USA Today bestseller. In addition to publishing books\, Austin writes a successful newsletter with more than 20\,000 readers\, and she is currently working on her next two book projects. Austin has a business management degree\, a masters in social justice and has been awarded an honorary doctorate for her racial justice work and writing.
URL:https://www.shopbooksweet.com/calendar/jan10_writing_workshop/
LOCATION:Booksweet\, 1729 Plymouth Road\, Ann Arbor\, MI\, 48105\, United States
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SUMMARY:1/12: Author Event - Scott Ellsworth Discusses Midnight on the Potomac
DESCRIPTION:1/12: Civil War Round Table Meeting with Scott Ellsworth \nScott Ellsworth\, author of the recent Midnight on the Potomac\, will join us at St. Joseph Mercy Hospital (1st Floor Auditorium*) for a discussion\, book reading\, and signing event! \nAbout the Book \nMidnight on the Potomac: The Last Year of the Civil War\, the Lincoln Assassination\, and the Rebirth of America is a new and revealing look at the last year of the Civil War and the assassination of President Lincoln. Based on extensive research in often overlooked historical sources\, the book presents compelling evidence that our portrait of John Wilkes Booth has been seriously flawed\, while a sweeping Union victory was far from assured even during the war’s final\, fraught months. Hailed by the Wall Street Journal as “a suspenseful narrative brimming with engaging insights”; an Amazon Editors Pick for Best History\, and #2 on the Civil War Monitor’s Best-Selling Civil war books of 2025\, author Scott Ellsworth will set the stage for a re-examination of the last\, climatic year of the nation’s bloodiest war. \nDescribed by one reviewer as “a historian with the soul of a poet\,” Scott Ellsworth is a New York Times bestselling author of five books\, including the winner of a PEN Book Award and a National Book Award longlist. Formerly a historian at the Smithsonian Institution\, he has written about American history for The New York Times\, The Washington Post\, and The Los Angeles Times\, and has appeared on the TODAY Show\, PBS’s The American Experience\, CNN\, Fox News\, the BBC\, and other media outlets. He lives in Ann Arbor where\, for the past eighteen years\, he’s taught at the University of Michigan. \n*1st Floor Auditorium\, St. Joseph Mercy Hospital; Admin. Bldg. & Educ. Center\, 5305 Elliott Dr.\, Ann Arbor\, MI
URL:https://www.shopbooksweet.com/calendar/jan12_scott_ellsworth/
LOCATION:St. Joseph Mercy Hospital\, 5305 Elliott Dr.\, Ann Arbor\, United States
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SUMMARY:1/16: Other Worlds- A Sci-fi/Fantasy Book Club at Booksweet
DESCRIPTION:1/16: Other Worlds- A Sci-fi/Fantasy Book Club at Booksweet \nJoin us at Booksweet for an out-of-this-world book club experience! Everyone is welcome to join the discussion of our favorite sci-fi and fantasy reads. Whether you’re a seasoned fan or just dipping your toes into the genre\, this is the perfect place to explore new worlds with fellow readers. \nFor our Friday\, January 16 gathering from 7-8 pm\, we’ll be discussing The Bone Season by Samantha Shannon. \nYour Eventbrite RSVP is super helpful to our snack and beverage planning! \nAbout the book  \nThe New York Times bestselling first novel in the Bone Season series\, an epic fantasy about a young woman fighting to use her powers and stay alive in an England entirely different from our own. \nIn 2059\, Scion has taken over most of the world’s cities\, promising safety for all the citizens it deems worthy and wiping out clairvoyants wherever it can find them. Paige Mahoney\, though\, is a clairvoyant–and a criminal just for existing. Paige is determined to fight Scion’s power\, and as part of the Seven Seals\, Paige has found a use for her powers: she scouts for information by breaking into others’ minds as they dream. But when Paige is captured and arrested\, she encounters a power more sinister even than Scion. The voyant prison is a separate city\, controlled by a powerful\, otherworldly race. These creatures\, the Rephaim\, value the voyants highly–as soldiers in their army. Paige is assigned to a Rephaite keeper\, Warden\, who will be in charge of her care and training. He is her master. Her natural enemy. But if she wants to regain her freedom\, Paige will have to learn something of his mind and his own mysterious motives. The Bone Season introduces a compelling heroine–a young woman learning to harness her powers in a world where everything has been taken from her. It also introduces an extraordinary young writer\, with huge ambition and a teeming imagination. Samantha Shannon has created a bold new reality in this riveting debut. \nSo… what’s this book club like?  \nSci-fi / Fantasy readers have been gathering bi-monthly for over a year now and it’s been a blast! Some people finish the read\, others dip in for as long as they have capacity for. All are welcome\, valued\, and celebrated. \nThe group draws a crowd of about 20-30 people; enough to keep the perspectives diverse and fresh\, but not too many that all voices aren’t heard. \nWe have a number of folks who’ve returned to us–and a number who are new. We discuss prepared prompts but we also go with the conversational flow. After a good discussion\, the group votes on the next session’s read. Feel free to pitch a book to the group\, whether it’s a new book you’re itching to read it or it’s a favorite! \nBooksweet is located in The Courtyard Shops\, filled with AMAZING dining options. We will provide water and light refreshments (including nut-free and gluten-free options). Snacks and drinks are totally welcome; don’t feel shy about sipping boba while we chat! \nWe hope to see you there!
URL:https://www.shopbooksweet.com/calendar/jan16_the-bone-season/
LOCATION:Booksweet\, 1729 Plymouth Road\, Ann Arbor\, MI\, 48105\, United States
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SUMMARY:1/26: (Book)Sweet on Romance Book Club!
DESCRIPTION:1/26: (Book)Sweet on Romance Book Club! \nCome join us for a cozy evening at Booksweet for our Romance Book Club on Monday\, January 26th! At our last meeting\, we selected Every Step She Takes by Alison Cochrun for our next book. Whether you’re an enthusiastic romance fan or just looking for a fun night out with snacks\, this event is perfect for anyone who loves a good love story and wants to enjoy some sweet treats! \nYour Eventbrite RSVP is so helpful to our planning! \nAbout the book  \nA swoon-worthy sapphic romance following two women who are thrown together on a European adventure\, from the Lambda Literary Award–winning author of the “sexy\, insightful\, and utterly charming” (BuzzFeed) Kiss Her Once for Me. \nThirty-five-year-old Seattleite Sadie Wells needs an escape. She’s desperate to escape her monotonous routines\, the family business that has consumed her entire life\, and the unexpected gay panic that has her questioning everything she thought she knew about herself. So when her injured sister offers Sadie her place on a tour along Portugal’s Camino de Santiago\, she decides this is the perfect chance to get away from it all. \nAfter three glasses of wine on the plane and some turbulence convince Sadie she won’t even survive the flight\, she confesses all her secrets to her seatmate\, Mal. The the plane doesn’t crash\, and it turns out Mal is on her Camino tour. Worst of all\, Sadie learns that she is on a tour specifically for queer women\, and that her two-hundred-mile trek will be a journey of self-discovery\, whether she wants it to be or not. \nFascinated by the woman who drunkenly came out to her on the plane\, Mal offers to help Sadie relive the queer adolescence she missed out on as they walk the Camino. As Sadie develops her newfound confidence\, Mal grapples with a complicated loss and unexpected inheritance. But as their relationship blurs the lines between reality and practice\, they both must decide if they will forever part at the end of the tour or chart a new course together. \nWith “funny\, poignant” (Publishers Weekly\, starred review) prose\, Alison Cochrun explores the power of letting go of your past and realizing that it’s never too late to live as your authentic self. \nSo… what’s this book club like?  \nWe hope to invite a group of people who have read the book (or don’t mind a spoiler) to discuss their thoughts about the book (the plot\, the characters\, and anything else you want to discuss!). We will bring prompts but invite anyone to pose a question or share their thoughts! \nAfter a fun discussion\, the group votes on the next session’s read. Feel free to pitch a romance you’ve enjoyed recently or want to read with the group. \nWhile we will have water and light refreshments (including nut-free and gluten-free options)\, Booksweet is located in The Courtyard Shops\, filled with AMAZING dining options. Food and drinks are totally welcome at the meet-up; don’t feel shy about sipping boba while we chat! \nHope to see you there!
URL:https://www.shopbooksweet.com/calendar/jan26_every-step-she-takes/
LOCATION:Booksweet\, 1729 Plymouth Road\, Ann Arbor\, MI\, 48105\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Club
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SUMMARY:1/27: Austin Channing Brown Writing Workshop #1
DESCRIPTION:1/27: Writing Workshop Launch Event with Austin Channing Brown \nAustin Channing Brown\, author of the recent biography Full of Myself: Black Womanhood and the Journey to Self-Possession\, will join us at Booksweet for the first session in her winter-spring writing workshop series! \nYour Inside Voice: writing workshops with Austin Channing Brown\, hosted by Booksweet \nAustin will be hosting an ongoing writing workshop series in 2026\, with monthly meetings at Booksweet beginning in January! The workshop schedule will be: January 27\, February 24\, March 24\, and April 28. \nThere is a voice inside your heart that only you can hear. Whenever you sit down to write\, that voice rises to meet you. It chooses words\, reaches for phrases\, and creates meaning. The more you write\, the more you learn to recognize your inside voice. And that’s when the fun begins. When you learn to listen to that voice\, embrace that voice you can create entire worlds that never existed before you set pen to paper. I want to help you honor your inside voice. Every fourth Tuesday from 6:00-7:30pm (except December) we’ll meet at Booksweet to hone our craft together. Each workshop focuses on a different element of writing\, and are stand alone. So you don’t have to attend the first one to understand the second one. \nWorkshop #1 \nSession 1: Work That Sentence \nEvery story is made of words. Those words form sentences. And sentences are the building blocks of storytelling. In this workshop we are going to take sentences apart and rebuild them to make them work for you and your reader. *Bring to class three copies of your favorite piece of writing\, 2-4 paragraphs long. \nWho’s the educator? \nAustin Channing Brown is a Black woman author whose writing career started during the age of blogging. For four years she wrote compellingly about racial justice in America. In 2018 she published her first book\, Im Still Here: Black Dignity in a World Made for Whiteness which became a NYT and USA Today bestseller. It was also chosen for Reese’s Book Club and featured in the show Bel-Air. Austin also wrote a young readers version of Im Still Here. In 2025 she released Full of Myself: Black Womanhood and the Journey to Self-Possession. It also became a USA Today bestseller. In addition to publishing books\, Austin writes a successful newsletter with more than 20\,000 readers\, and she is currently working on her next two book projects. Austin has a business management degree\, a masters in social justice and has been awarded an honorary doctorate for her racial justice work and writing.
URL:https://www.shopbooksweet.com/calendar/jan27_writing-workshop/
LOCATION:Booksweet\, 1729 Plymouth Road\, Ann Arbor\, MI\, 48105\, United States
CATEGORIES:Author Event
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SUMMARY:1/28: Rainbows and Unicorns - An LGBTQ+ Book Club at Booksweet
DESCRIPTION:1/28: Rainbows and Unicorns – An LGBTQ+ Book Club at Booksweet \nJoin us for a fun evening of discussion and community at Booksweet for our first LGBTQ+ Book Club of 2026 on January 28th! For our January book\, we’ve selected Forest Euphoria by Patricia Ononiwu Kaishian. Whether you’ve read the book more than once or are just coming to chat with like-minded readers\, this event is for you! \nYour Eventbrite RSVP is so helpful to our planning! \nAbout the book \nA thrilling book about the abounding queerness of the natural world that challenges our expectations of what is normal\, beautiful\, and possible. \nGrowing up\, Patricia Ononiwu Kaishian felt most at home in the swamps and culverts near her house in the Hudson Valley. A child who frequently felt out of place\, too much of one thing or not enough of another\, she found acceptance in these settings\, among other amphibious beings. In snakes\, snails\, and\, above all\, fungi\, she saw her own developing identities as a queer\, neurodivergent person reflected back at her—and in them\, too\, she found a personal path to a life of science. \nIn Forest Euphoria\, Kaishian shows us this making of a scientist and introduces readers to the queerness of all the life around us. Fungal species\, we learn\, commonly encompass more than two biological sexes—and some as many as twenty-three thousand. Some intersex slugs mutually fire calcium carbonate “love darts” at each other during courtship. Glass eels are sexually undetermined until their last year of life\, a mystery that scientists once dubbed “the eel question.” Nature\, Kaishian shows us\, is filled with the unusual\, the overlooked\, and the marginalized—and they have lessons for us all. \nWide-ranging\, richly observant\, and full of surprises\, Forest Euphoria will open your eyes and change how you look at the world. \nSo… what’s this book club like? \nWe hope to invite a group of people who have read the book (or don’t mind a spoiler) to discuss their thoughts. We will bring prompts but invite anyone to pose a question or share their thoughts! \nAfter our discussion\, the group votes on the next session’s read. Feel free to pitch a book you’ve enjoyed recently or want to read with the group! \nWhile we will have water and light refreshments (including nut-free and gluten-free options)\, Booksweet is located in The Courtyard Shops\, filled with AMAZING dining options. Food and drinks are totally welcome at the meet-up; don’t feel shy about sipping boba while we chat! \nWe hope to see you there!
URL:https://www.shopbooksweet.com/calendar/jan28_forest-euphoria/
LOCATION:Booksweet\, 1729 Plymouth Road\, Ann Arbor\, MI\, 48105\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Club
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SUMMARY:2/5: Thursday Murder Mystery Book Club at Booksweet
DESCRIPTION:2/5: Thursday Murder Mystery Book Club at Booksweet \nJoin us at Booksweet for our next Thursday Mystery Book Club! Get ready to dive into thrilling mysteries\, discuss your favorite sleuth novels\, and meet fellow armchair detectives. Whether you’re a seasoned mystery reader or just starting to explore the genre\, this club is the perfect place to share your thoughts\, theories\, and suspicions about all things mysterious. \nFor our February mystery book club\, we’ll discuss All the Colors of the Dark by Chris Whitaker. We’re meeting on Thursday\, February 5 from 7-8pm. \nYour Eventbrite RSVP is so helpful to our planning! \nAbout the book \n1975 is a time of change in America. The Vietnam War is ending. Muhammad Ali is fighting Joe Frazier. And in the smalltown of Monta Clare\, Missouri\, girls are disappearing. \nWhen the daughter of a wealthy family is targeted\, the most unlikely hero emerges—Patch\, a local boy\, who saves the girl\, and\, in doing so\, leaves heartache in his wake. \nPatch and those who love him soon discover that the line between triumph and tragedy has never been finer. And that their search for answers will lead them to truths that could mean losing one another. \nA missing person mystery\, a serial killer thriller\, a love story\, a unique twist on each\, Chris Whitaker has written a novel about what lurks in the shadows of obsession and the blinding light of hope. \nSo… what’s this book club like? \nWe hope to invite a group of people who have read the book (or don’t mind a spoiler) to discuss their thoughts. We will bring prompts but invite anyone to pose a question or share their thoughts! \nAfter our discussion\, the group votes on the next session’s read. Feel free to pitch a novel you’ve enjoyed recently and would like to share with the group\, or bring a favorite that you want to share with others! \nWhile we will have water and light refreshments (including gluten-free and nut-fred options)\, Booksweet is located in The Courtyard Shops\, filled with excellent dining options. Food and drinks are totally welcome at the meet-up; don’t feel shy about sipping boba while we chat! \nWe can’t wait to do some sleuthing with you!
URL:https://www.shopbooksweet.com/calendar/feb5_all-the-colors-of-the-dark/
LOCATION:Booksweet\, 1729 Plymouth Road\, Ann Arbor\, MI\, 48105\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Club
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SUMMARY:2/6: Pages for Progress - A Nonfiction Book Club at Booksweet
DESCRIPTION:2/6: Pages for Progress – A Nonfiction Book Club at Booksweet \nThis non-fiction book club gathers quarterly and is rooted in community education\, collective action\, and a deep love for the people that make us great: YOU! \nEach Pages For Progress meeting will begin with a discussion of a non-fiction book\, followed by an activity that gives actionable steps toward something we can do in our community to support the causes that matter to the group. \nFor the first quarter in 2026 we are meeting in February\, Black History Month\, and focusing our discussion on race. We’ll be reading Me and White Supremacy by Layla F. Saad. We hope you’ll join us this February. \nIf you order a copy of the book through the store\, you get a 10% discount. Give us a call\, an email\, or stop in to place your order. \nAbout the book \nThe New York Times and USA Today bestseller! This eye-opening book challenges you to do the essential work of unpacking your biases\, and helps white people take action and dismantle the privilege within themselves so that you can stop (often unconsciously) inflicting damage on people of color\, and in turn\, help other white people do better\, too. \n“Layla Saad is one of the most important and valuable teachers we have right now on the subject of white supremacy and racial injustice.”—New York Times bestselling author Elizabeth Gilbert \nBased on the viral Instagram challenge that captivated participants worldwide\, Me and White Supremacy takes readers on a 28-day journey\, complete with journal prompts\, to do the necessary and vital work that can ultimately lead to improving race relations. \nUpdated and expanded from the original workbook (downloaded by nearly 100\,000 people)\, this critical text helps you take the work deeper by adding more historical and cultural contexts\, sharing moving stories and anecdotes\, and including expanded definitions\, examples\, and further resources\, giving you the language to understand racism\, and to dismantle your own biases\, whether you are using the book on your own\, with a book club\, or looking to start family activism in your own home. \nThis book will walk you step-by-step through the work of examining: \n\nExamining your own white privilege\nWhat allyship really means\nAnti-blackness\, racial stereotypes\, and cultural appropriation\nChanging the way that you view and respond to race\nHow to continue the work to create social change\n\nAwareness leads to action\, and action leads to change. For readers of White Fragility\, White Rage\, So You Want To Talk About Race\, The New Jim Crow\, How to Be an Anti-Racist and more who are ready to closely examine their own beliefs and biases and do the work it will take to create social change. \n“Layla Saad moves her readers from their heads into their hearts\, and ultimately\, into their practice. We won’t end white supremacy through an intellectual understanding alone; we must put that understanding into action.”—Robin DiAngelo\, author of New York Times bestseller White Fragility \nSo… what’s this book club like?  \nThis is our second meeting of the quarterly Pages for Progress book club! Since this book club focuses on non-fiction books with an emphasis on community action\, we touch base on our ground rules for safety at the beginning of each meeting. We hope to invite a group of people who have read the book (or don’t mind a spoiler) to discuss their thoughts. We will bring prompts but invite anyone to pose a question or share their thoughts! \nAfter discussing our thoughts on the book choice\, we work through one activity together as a group\, focusing on ways to support one another and the communities we participate in. \nAt the end of the meeting\, the group discusses the next session’s focus topic and book choice. Feel free to pitch a topic or book you think is fitting for the next quarter! For this club\, the organizers make the final decision on our next book selection. \nWhile we will have water and light refreshments (including nut-free and gluten-free options)\, Booksweet is located in The Courtyard Shops\, filled with AMAZING dining options. Food and drinks are totally welcome at the meet-up; don’t feel shy about sipping boba while we chat! \nWe hope to see you there!
URL:https://www.shopbooksweet.com/calendar/feb6_me-and-white-supremacy/
LOCATION:Booksweet\, 1729 Plymouth Road\, Ann Arbor\, MI\, 48105\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Club
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SUMMARY:2/22: Different Eras - A Historical Fiction Book Club at Booksweet!
DESCRIPTION:2/22: Different Eras- Historical Fiction Book Club at Booksweet \nJoin us for a cozy afternoon at Booksweet for our Historical Fiction Book Club on Sunday\, February 22! We selected Pachinko by Min Jin Lee for our February read. Whether you’re a history buff or just starting to explore the genre\, this book club is for you! To help transport the club to another time and place\, we will also offer tea and refreshments! \nYour Eventbrite RSVP is so helpful to our planning! \nAbout the book \nIn this New York Times bestseller\, four generations of a poor Korean immigrant family fight to control their destiny in 20th-century Japan–the inspiration for the television series on Apple TV+. \nIn the early 1900s\, teenaged Sunja\, the adored daughter of a crippled fisherman\, falls for a wealthy stranger. When she discovers she is pregnant–and that her lover is married–she accepts an offer of marriage from a gentle\, sickly minister passing through on his way to Japan. But her decision to abandon her home\, and to reject her son’s powerful father\, sets off a dramatic saga that will echo down through the generations. \nProfoundly moving\, Pachinko is a story of love\, sacrifice\, ambition\, and loyalty. \nSo… what’s this book club like? \nWe hope to invite a group of people who have read the book (or don’t mind a spoiler) to discuss their thoughts. We will bring prompts but invite anyone to pose a question or share their thoughts! \nAfter a good discussion\, the group votes on the next session’s read. Feel free to pitch a book you’ve enjoyed recently or share a new book that you want to read with the group. \nWhile we will have tea\, water\, and light refreshments (including nut-free and gluten-free options)\, Booksweet is located in The Courtyard Shops\, filled with AMAZING dining options. Food and drinks are totally welcome at the meet-up; don’t feel shy about sipping boba while we chat! \nWe hope to see you there!
URL:https://www.shopbooksweet.com/calendar/feb22_pachinko/
LOCATION:Booksweet\, 1729 Plymouth Road\, Ann Arbor\, MI\, 48105\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Club
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SUMMARY:2/27: Author Event - Bill Gerencer Discusses Working Waterfront
DESCRIPTION:2/27: Author Event- Bill Gerencer Discusses Working Waterfront \nCome join us at Booksweet for an exciting in-person event with author Bill Gerencer as he discusses his latest book\, Working Waterfront. Get ready to dive into the world of his captivating storytelling and learn more about the seafood industry – including trawler fishing\, selling\, overseeing and quality assurance for Foley’s Fish. Don’t miss out on this unique opportunity to meet the author and connect with fellow book lovers. See you there! \nWorking Waterfront is an insider’s view of the world of seafood from deck to dining table.\nThe New England Waterfront borders the Gulf of Maine and Georges Bank–one of the\nmost important\, vibrant\, and productive of the world’s fishing grounds.
URL:https://www.shopbooksweet.com/calendar/bill-gerencer/
LOCATION:Booksweet\, 1729 Plymouth Road\, Ann Arbor\, MI\, 48105\, United States
CATEGORIES:Author Event
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SUMMARY:3/13: Ann Arborville Horror Book Club at Booksweet
DESCRIPTION:3/13: Ann Arborville Horror Book Club \nJoin us at Booksweet for our next Horror Book Club! Get ready to dive into chilling thrillers\, discuss your favorite creepy stories old and new\, and connect with fellow horror lovers. Whether you’re a seasoned horror reader or just starting to explore the genre\, this club is the perfect place to celebrate the macabre. \nFor this gathering\, we’ll discuss The Buffalo Hunter Hunter by Stephen Graham Jones. We’ll meet on Friday\, March 13 from 7-8pm. \nYour Eventbrite RSVP is super helpful to our planning! \nAbout the Book \nThe New York Times bestseller and “horror masterpiece” (NPR) from Stephen Graham Jones—the master of modern horror—is a chilling historical horror novel tracing the life of a vampire who haunts the fields of the Blackfeet reservation looking for justice. \nA diary\, written in 1912 by a Lutheran pastor is discovered within a wall. What it unveils is a slow massacre\, a chain of events that go back to 217 Blackfeet dead in the snow. Told in transcribed interviews by a Blackfeet named Good Stab\, who shares the narrative of his peculiar life over a series of confessional visits. This is an American Indian revenge story written by one of the new masters of horror\, Stephen Graham Jones. \nSo… what’s this book club like? \nThis is our eighth horror book club! We hope to invite a group of people who have read the book (or don’t mind a spoiler) to discuss their thoughts. We will bring prompts but invite anyone to pose a question or share their thoughts! \nAfter our book discussion\, the group votes on the next session’s read. Feel free to pitch a horror or thriller you’ve enjoyed recently or want to read with the group. \nWhile we will have water and light refreshments (including nut-free and gluten-free options)\, Booksweet is located in The Courtyard Shops\, filled with AMAZING dining options. Food and drinks are totally welcome at the meet-up; don’t feel shy about sipping boba while we chat! \nWe hope to see you there!
URL:https://www.shopbooksweet.com/calendar/horror-march2026/
LOCATION:Booksweet\, 1729 Plymouth Road\, Ann Arbor\, MI\, 48105\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Club
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SUMMARY:3/14: Book Launch For A Coffin Full of Pineapples with Hilary U. Cohen!
DESCRIPTION:In partnership with Meadowlark Design and Build\, Booksweet is thrilled to welcome Hilary Cohen to celebrate the launch of her second novel A Coffin Full of Pineapples!! Join us for an author reading\, Q&A\, book signings\, refreshments\, and more! \nWe will start with a reading at 5:15pm. Hilary will be available for questions and signings with light refreshments until 7:00pm! \nPreorder your copy here! \nAbout The Book// \nThe remote Grenadine islands- sailing paradise of the southern Caribbean. Home of Maggie and Jake’s popular little charter boat company and\, now… murder. \nAfter prevailing in A Turquoise Grave\, popular heroine Maggie Mullaley is back to take on the Amalgamated Fruit Company when this giant industrial agriculture conglomerate moves in on tiny St. Vincent. Maggie\, a part time lawyer on her days off from sailing\, gets drawn into the fight of local pineapple farmers to hold onto their land. Dark secrets begin to emerge from the company’s past of environmental degradation and human catastrophe. Secrets they will go to any length to keep hidden. Suddenly\, Maggie’s client Solange\, a feisty woman farmer with secrets of her own\, is in their cross hairs\, and Maggie is sailing a hard race against time\, to expose the truth before it’s too late. \nA Coffin Full of Pineapples is the second in a series of mystery novels that Hilary Cohen first introduced to readers in 2023 with A Turquoise Grave. Set in the remote Grenadine Islands of the southern Caribbean\, the novels feature former Chicago lawyer Maggie Mullaley\, young\, plucky\, trying to leave past sorrows behind. Maggie is in the Caribbean to regain her emotional footing\, longing for nothing more than the sea and the charms of village life. An experienced sailor\, she winds up crewing for raffish charter boat captain Jake Phelps and finds herself in a world about as far from her disintegrating former existence in Chicago as possible. \nAbout The Author// \nWith A Coffin Full of Pineapples\, Hilary Cohen expands her growing series of Caribbean Island mystery novels\, first begun in 2023 with A Turquoise Grave. The mysteries are a recent addition to Hilary’s long career in the arts. She has worked in the theater as an actor\, director\, and playwright for more than 40 years\, and is known to many Ann Arborites for her role as one of the Artistic Directors of Wild Swan Theater. She has also published widely\, writing about the arts and travel for numerous professional journals\, magazines\, and blogs. She is a passionate sailor and combined her love of storytelling\, travel\, and sailing in a piece she wrote for the New York Times Travel Section in 2017\, the combination a hint of the mystery novels to come. For more information\, please visit www.hilaryucohen.com. There you will also find a host of postings that capture sailing and village life through photos\, interviews\, and character sketches.
URL:https://www.shopbooksweet.com/calendar/3-14hilary_u_cohen/
LOCATION:Booksweet\, 1729 Plymouth Road\, Ann Arbor\, MI\, 48105\, United States
CATEGORIES:Author Event
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SUMMARY:3/18: Rainbows and Unicorns - An LGBTQ+ Book Club at Booksweet
DESCRIPTION:3/18: Rainbows and Unicorns – An LGBTQ+ Book Club at Booksweet \nJoin us for a fun evening of discussion and community at Booksweet for the next meeting of our LGBTQ+ Book Club on March 18th! For our March book\, we’ve selected Red\, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston. Whether you’ve read the book more than once or are just coming to chat with like-minded readers\, this event is for you! \nYour Eventbrite RSVP is so helpful to our planning! \nAbout the book \nWhat happens when America’s First Son falls in love with the Prince of Wales? \nWhen his mother became President\, Alex Claremont-Diaz was promptly cast as the American equivalent of a young royal. Handsome\, charismatic\, genius—his image is pure millennial-marketing gold for the White House. There’s only one problem: Alex has a beef with the actual prince\, Henry\, across the pond. And when the tabloids get hold of a photo involving an Alex-Henry altercation\, U.S./British relations take a turn for the worse. \nHeads of family\, state\, and other handlers devise a plan for damage control: staging a truce between the two rivals. What at first begins as a fake\, Instragramable friendship grows deeper\, and more dangerous\, than either Alex or Henry could have imagined. Soon Alex finds himself hurtling into a secret romance with a surprisingly unstuffy Henry that could derail the campaign and upend two nations. Can love save the world after all? Where do we find the courage\, and the power\, to be the people we are meant to be? And how can we learn to let our true colors shine through? Casey McQuiston’s Red\, White & Royal Blue proves: true love isn’t always diplomatic. \nSo… what’s this book club like? \nWe hope to invite a group of people who have read the book (or don’t mind a spoiler) to discuss their thoughts. We will bring prompts but invite anyone to pose a question or share their thoughts! \nAfter our discussion\, the group votes on the next session’s read. Feel free to pitch a book you’ve enjoyed recently or want to read with the group! \nWhile we will have water and light refreshments (including nut-free and gluten-free options)\, Booksweet is located in The Courtyard Shops\, filled with AMAZING dining options. Food and drinks are totally welcome at the meet-up; don’t feel shy about sipping boba while we chat! \nWe hope to see you there!
URL:https://www.shopbooksweet.com/calendar/lgbtq_march2026/
LOCATION:Booksweet\, 1729 Plymouth Road\, Ann Arbor\, MI\, 48105\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Club
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SUMMARY:3/20: Other Worlds- A Sci-fi/Fantasy Book Club at Booksweet
DESCRIPTION:3/20: Other Worlds- A Sci-fi/Fantasy Book Club at Booksweet \nJoin us at Booksweet for an out-of-this-world book club experience! Everyone is welcome to join the discusion of our favorite scifi and fantasy reads. Whether you’re a seasoned fan or just dipping your toes into the genre\, this is the perfect place to explore new worlds with fellow readers. \nFor our Friday\, March 20 gathering from 7-8 pm\, we’ll be discussing The Bones Beneath My Skin by TJ Klune. \nYour Eventbrite RSVP is super helpful to our snack and beverage planning! \nAbout the book \nA spine-tingling standalone novel by #1 New York Times bestselling author TJ Klune—a supernatural road-trip thriller featuring an extraordinary young girl and her two unlikely protectors on the run from cultists and the government. \nThere’s nothing more human than a broken heart. \nIn the spring of 1995\, Nate Cartwright has lost everything: his parents are dead\, his only brother wants nothing to do with him\, and he’s been fired from his job as a journalist in Washington\, DC. \nWith nothing left to lose\, he returns to his family’s summer cabin outside the small mountain town of Roseland\, Oregon\, to try and find some sense of direction. The cabin should be empty. It’s not. \nInside is a man named Alex. And with him is an extraordinary ten-year-old girl who calls herself Artemis Darth Vader. Artemis\, who isn’t exactly as she appears. \nSoon it becomes clear that Nate must make a choice: let himself drown in the memories of his past\, or fight for a future he never thought possible. Because the girl is special. And forces are descending upon them who want nothing more than to control her. \nSo… what’s this book club like? \nScifi / Fantasy readers have been gathering bi-monthly for over a year now and it’s been a blast! Some people finish the read\, others dip in for as long as they have capacity for. All are welcome\, valued\, and celebrated. \nThe group draws a crowd of about 20-30 people; enough to keep the perspectives diverse and fresh\, but not too many that all voices aren’t heard. \nWe have a number of folks who’ve returned to us–and a number who are new. We discuss prepared prompts but we also go with the conversational flow. After a good discussion\, the group votes on the next session’s read. Feel free to pitch a book to the group\, whether it’s a new book you’re itching to read it or it’s a favorite! \nBooksweet is located in The Courtyard Shops\, filled with AMAZING dining options. We will provide water and light refreshments (including nut-free and gluten-free options). Snacks and drinks are totally welcome; don’t feel shy about sipping boba while we chat! \nWe hope to see you there!
URL:https://www.shopbooksweet.com/calendar/scifi-fantasy_march2026/
LOCATION:Booksweet\, 1729 Plymouth Road\, Ann Arbor\, MI\, 48105\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Club
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SUMMARY:3/22: Dreaming in Color Allyship Workshop Intro with Erin Dewsbury-Ribeiro
DESCRIPTION:3/22: Allyship Workshop Launch Event with Erin Dewsbury-Ribeiro \nErin Dewsbury-Ribeiro\, author of the recent biography Dreaming in Color: An Allyship Journey\, will join us at Booksweet to describe her allyship workshop series\, to include an overview and discussion of the upcoming series! \nDreaming in Color: Allyship workshops with Erin Dewsbury-Ribeiro\, hosted by Booksweet. \nErin will be hosting an ongoing allyship workshop series in 2026\, with monthly meetings at Booksweet beginning in February! \nWho’s the educator? \nAs a first-time author\, I’m thrilled to bring my lifelong love of learning\, storytelling\, and human connection to the page. With over two decades of experience in project management\, sales\, and human resources—particularly in training\, learning\, and development—I’ve spent my career helping people grow\, lead\, and thrive. Now\, I’m channeling that same energy into writing. \nMy journey has been shaped by a deep commitment to Diversity\, Equity\, and Inclusion\, both personally and professionally. As the founder of The Power of Inclusivity LLC\, a DEI practitioner and workshop facilitator\, I advocate for inclusive spaces where every voice is heard and valued. I’m also a Gallup Certified Strengths Coach\, passionate about helping individuals uncover their unique talents and lead with authenticity. \nMulticultural by nature and curious by design\, I’ve worked across borders and languages—including Japanese and German—and believe that stories are one of the most powerful tools we have to build empathy and understanding. Whether I’m coaching teams\, leading workshops\, or diving into a new book\, I’m always chasing the next spark of insight. \nDreaming in Color: An Allyship Journey is the next chapter in my journey—a reflection of the lessons\, curiosities\, and passions that have guided me so far. I hope it inspires readers to embrace their strengths\, challenge their assumptions\, and stay endlessly curious.
URL:https://www.shopbooksweet.com/calendar/dreaming-in-color_march2026/
LOCATION:Booksweet\, 1729 Plymouth Road\, Ann Arbor\, MI\, 48105\, United States
CATEGORIES:Author Event
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SUMMARY:3/23: (Book)Sweet on Romance Book Club!
DESCRIPTION:3/23: (Book)Sweet on Romance Book Club! \nCome join us for a cozy evening at Booksweet for our Romance Book Club on Monday\, March 23th! At our last meeting\, we selected Always Be My Duchess by Amalie Howard for our next book. Whether you’re an enthusiastic romance fan or just looking for a fun night out with snacks\, this event is perfect for anyone who loves a good love story and wants to enjoy some sweet treats! \nYour Eventbrite RSVP is so helpful to our planning! \nAbout the book \nLord Lysander Blackstone\, the stern Duke of Montcroix\, has only one interest: increasing his considerable fortune. After a series of betrayals\, he keeps his emotions buried deep. Money\, after all\, can’t break a man’s heart—or make promises it can’t keep. But when his reputation for being heartless jeopardizes a new business deal\, he finds himself seeking a most unusual—and alluring—solution . . . \nOnce an up-and-coming ballerina\, Miss Geneviève Valery is now hopelessly out of work. After refusing to become a wealthy patron’s mistress\, Nève was promptly shown the door to the streets. When she accidentally saves the life of a handsome duke\, she doubts the encounter will go any better than her last brush with nobility. But instead of propositioning her\, Montcroix makes Nève an offer she would be a fool to refuse: act as his fake fiancée in exchange for fortune enough to start over. \nOnly neither is prepared when very real feelings begin to grow between them. They both stand to win . . . but only if they’re willing to risk their hearts. \nSo… what’s this book club like? \nWe hope to invite a group of people who have read the book (or don’t mind a spoiler) to discuss their thoughts about the book (the plot\, the characters\, and anything else you want to discuss!). We will bring prompts but invite anyone to pose a question or share their thoughts! \nAfter a fun discussion\, the group votes on the next session’s read. Feel free to pitch a romance you’ve enjoyed recently or want to read with the group. \nWhile we will have water and light refreshments (including nut-free and gluten-free options)\, Booksweet is located in The Courtyard Shops\, filled with AMAZING dining options. Food and drinks are totally welcome at the meet-up; don’t feel shy about sipping boba while we chat! \nHope to see you there!
URL:https://www.shopbooksweet.com/calendar/romance_march2026/
LOCATION:Booksweet\, 1729 Plymouth Road\, Ann Arbor\, MI\, 48105\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Club
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SUMMARY:4/9: Thursday Murder Mystery Book Club at Booksweet
DESCRIPTION:4/9: Thursday Murder Mystery Book Club at Booksweet \nJoin us at Booksweet for our next Thursday Mystery Book Club! Get ready to dive into thrilling mysteries\, discuss your favorite sleuth novels\, and meet fellow armchair detectives. Whether you’re a seasoned mystery reader or just starting to explore the genre\, this club is the perfect place to share your thoughts\, theories\, and suspicions about all things mysterious. \nFor our next mystery book club\, we’ll discuss Bluebird Bluebird by Attica Locke. We’re meeting on Thursday April 9th from 7pm to 8pm. \nYour Eventbrite RSVP is so helpful to our planning! \nAbout the book \nA “heartbreakingly resonant” thriller about the explosive intersection of love\, race\, and justice from a writer and producer of the Emmy-winning Fox TV show Empire (USA Today). \n“In Bluebird\, Bluebird Attica Locke had both mastered the thriller and exceeded it.”-Ann Patchett \nWhen it comes to law and order\, East Texas plays by its own rules — a fact that Darren Mathews\, a black Texas Ranger\, knows all too well. Deeply ambivalent about growing up black in the lone star state\, he was the first in his family to get as far away from Texas as he could. Until duty called him home. \nWhen his allegiance to his roots puts his job in jeopardy\, he travels up Highway 59 to the small town of Lark\, where two murders — a black lawyer from Chicago and a local white woman — have stirred up a hornet’s nest of resentment. Darren must solve the crimes — and save himself in the process — before Lark’s long-simmering racial fault lines erupt. From a writer and producer of the Emmy winning Fox TV show Empire\, Bluebird\, Bluebird is a rural noir suffused with the unique music\, color\, and nuance of East Texas. \nSo… what’s this book club like? \nWe hope to invite a group of people who have read the book (or don’t mind a spoiler) to discuss their thoughts. We will bring prompts but invite anyone to pose a question or share their thoughts! \nAfter our discussion\, the group votes on the next session’s read. Feel free to pitch a novel you’ve enjoyed recently and would like to share with the group\, or bring a favorite that you want to share with others! \nWhile we will have water and light refreshments (including gluten-free and nut-fred options)\, Booksweet is located in The Courtyard Shops\, filled with excellent dining options. Food and drinks are totally welcome at the meet-up; don’t feel shy about sipping boba while we chat! \nWe can’t wait to do some sleuthing with you!
URL:https://www.shopbooksweet.com/calendar/mystery-bluebirdbluebird/
LOCATION:Booksweet\, 1729 Plymouth Road\, Ann Arbor\, MI\, 48105\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Club
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SUMMARY:4/11: Author Event - LeConté Dill - Reading\, Discussion\, & Book Signing
DESCRIPTION:LeConté Dill\, debut author of Soul Survivors\, will join us for a book reading\, discussion\, and signing. \nAbout the Book \nSoul Survivors is a collection of persona poems where three Black girl storytellers take the reader along journeys through Oakland\, Atlanta\, and Brooklyn\, respectively. The book is informed by 15 years of the author’s community-engaged research in and with urban neighborhoods and the young people and organizations there. \nAbout the Author \nLeConté Dill was born and raised in South Central Los Angeles\, California. She is a storyteller\, artist\, educator\, and scholar. She is the Director of Graduate Studies and an Associate Professor in the Department of African American and African Studies at Michigan State University. LeConté’s work is critically informed by years of working in partnership with youth-serving\, community- and arts-based organizations across the U.S. and South Africa. In her research\, teaching\, art\, and advocacy\, she aims to listen to and show up for Black girls\, in particular\, and is committed to documenting their strategies of wellness\, healing\, and resistance. Soul Survivors is her debut book.
URL:https://www.shopbooksweet.com/calendar/april11-lecontedill/
LOCATION:Booksweet\, 1729 Plymouth Road\, Ann Arbor\, MI\, 48105\, United States
CATEGORIES:Author Event
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SUMMARY:4/26: Different Eras - A Historical Fiction Book Club at Booksweet!
DESCRIPTION:4/26: Different Eras – Historical Fiction Book Club at Booksweet \nJoin us for a cozy afternoon at Booksweet for our Historical Fiction Book Club on Sunday\, April 26! We selected Brotherless Night by V V Ganeshananthan for our April read. Whether you’re a history buff or just starting to explore the genre\, this book club is for you! To help transport the club to another time and place\, we will also offer tea and refreshments! \nYour Eventbrite RSVP is so helpful to our planning! \nAbout the book \nJaffna\, 1981. Sixteen-year-old Sashi wants to become a doctor. But over the next decade\, a vicious civil war tears through her home\, and her dream spins off course as she sees her four beloved brothers and their friend K swept up in the mounting violence. Desperate to act\, Sashi accepts K’s invitation to work as a medic at a field hospital for the militant Tamil Tigers\, who\, following years of state discrimination and violence\, are fighting for a separate homeland for Sri Lanka’s Tamil minority. But after the Tigers murder one of her teachers and Indian peacekeepers arrive only to commit further atrocities\, Sashi begins to question where she stands. When one of her medical school professors\, a Tamil feminist and dissident\, invites her to join a secret project documenting human rights violations\, she embarks on a dangerous path that will change her forever. \nSet during the early years of Sri Lanka’s three-decade civil war\, Brotherless Night is a heartrending portrait of one woman’s moral journey and a testament to both the enduring impact of war and the bonds of home. \nSo… what’s this book club like? \nWe hope to invite a group of people who have read the book (or don’t mind a spoiler) to discuss their thoughts. We will bring prompts but invite anyone to pose a question or share their thoughts! \nAfter a good discussion\, the group votes on the next session’s read. Feel free to pitch a book you’ve enjoyed recently or share a new book that you want to read with the group. \nWhile we will have tea\, water\, and light refreshments (including nut-free and gluten-free options)\, Booksweet is located in The Courtyard Shops\, filled with AMAZING dining options. Food and drinks are totally welcome at the meet-up; don’t feel shy about sipping boba while we chat! \nWe hope to see you there!
URL:https://www.shopbooksweet.com/calendar/historicalfiction-brotherlessnight/
LOCATION:Booksweet\, 1729 Plymouth Road\, Ann Arbor\, MI\, 48105\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Club
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