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SUMMARY:9/11: Author Event - How To Form a Habit of Universe Construction with Nathan Pyle
DESCRIPTION:9/11: Author Event – How To Form a Habit of Universe Construction with Nathan Pyle \nBooksweet is thrilled to partner with the Ann Arbor District Library for an upcoming library event! Nathan W Pyle will describe the habits that can lead to imagining a new universe. He’ll show the inner workings of his comics and reveal his 4 favorite methods of constant creation and how they helped him make Strange Planet and dozens of other things\, including his 2025 children’s book\, Tuck Me In! \nAbout the Book \nIt’s bedtime for beaches everywhere–and the Moon is ready to tuck them in. But when one shoreline snuggles up under the cozy blanket of the ocean…the other goes without cover! This hilarious bedtime story from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Strange Planet is sure to lull little ones and their frazzled grown-ups to sleep. \nHave you ever wondered how a beach goes to bed? \nIt has to be tucked in\, of course! \nSo\, who tucks in all the beaches around the world? The Moon! \nThere’s just one problem–tucking in one shoreline means another one doesn’t have enough cover. Will the Moon find a way to satisfy everyone so that they can all finally get some sleep? \nThis tender\, laugh-out-loud picture book perfectly captures the bedtime struggle while also teaching kids a pinch of science about the Moon and the tides. And adults and kiddos can check out the backmatter to learn even more about the science behind the tides! \nAbout the Author \nNathan W. Pyle is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Strange Planet\, Stranger Planet\, NYC Basic Tips and Etiquette\, and 99 Stories I Could Tell. He is based in NYC with his wife\, Taylor\, but travels the country speaking about creativity and storytelling.
URL:https://www.shopbooksweet.com/calendar/nathanpyle25/
LOCATION:Ann Arbor District Library: Downtown\, 343 South 5th Avenue\, Ann Arbor\, MI\, 48104\, United States
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SUMMARY:9/17: Rainbows and Unicorns- An LGBTQ+ Book Club
DESCRIPTION:9/17: Rainbows and Unicorns- An LGBTQ+ Book Club at Booksweet \nJoin us for a fun evening of discussion and community at Booksweet for our fourth LGBTQ+ Book Club on September 17th! For our September book\, we’ve selected Legends and Lattes by Travis Baldree. 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  \nAfter a lifetime of bounties and bloodshed\, Viv is hanging up her sword for the last time.The battle-weary orc aims to start fresh\, opening the first ever coffee shop in the city of Thune. But old and new rivals stand in the way of success — not to mention the fact that no one has the faintest idea what coffee actually is.If Viv wants to put the blade behind her and make her plans a reality\, she won’t be able to go it alone.But the true rewards of the uncharted path are the travelers you meet along the way. And whether drawn together by ancient magic\, flaky pastry\, or a freshly brewed cup\, they may become partners\, family\, and something deeper than she ever could have dreamed. \nSo… what’s this book club like?  \nThis is our fourth 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/9-17-rainbows-and-unicorns-an-lgbtq-book-club/
LOCATION:Booksweet\, 1729 Plymouth Road\, Ann Arbor\, MI\, 48105\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Club
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SUMMARY:9/17: Author Event - Managing Emotions—So They Don't Manage You\, with Ethan Kross
DESCRIPTION:9/17: Author Event – Managing Emotions—So They Don’t Manage You\, with Ethan Kross \nDr. Ethan Kross has dedicated his career to uncovering how we can work with our emotions instead of being ruled by them. In his latest book\, SHIFT\, Kross dismantles common myths—like the idea that we should always “live in the moment” or that avoidance is inherently bad—and reframes emotions as a powerful source of information. Drawing on decades of research and riveting real-life stories\, Kross shows how\, when activated at the right time and in the right way\, our emotions can guide wise decisions\, protect us from harm\, and help us thrive. \nIn this talk geared towards parents and their children\, Kross will share simple\, evidence-based strategies for regulating emotions in everyday life. He’ll reveal how to harness the right kind of anxiety\, reframe challenges\, and use our relationships and environments to build resilience. Attendees will leave with a practical toolkit and a renewed understanding of how to shift emotions from something that holds us back into something that propels us forward. \nThis event is free and open to the public\, but registration is required.
URL:https://www.shopbooksweet.com/calendar/ethan-kross25/
LOCATION:Greenhills\, 850 Greenhills Dr.\, Ann Arbor\, 48105\, United States
CATEGORIES:Greenhills
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SUMMARY:9/18: Author Event - Isabela’s Way: Research\, Travel\, and Fiber Arts Threading a Path to a New Novel
DESCRIPTION:9/18: Author Event – Isabela’s Way: Research\, Travel\, and Fiber Arts Threading a Path to a New Novel \nAward-winning author Barbara Stark-Nemon will introduce her third novel\, Isabela’s Way\, in conversation with Dr. Jonathan Trobe.  Learn about the research and travel that informed the writing of this coming-of-age tale set in 17th-century Portugal\, Spain\, France\, and Germany. Learn how embroidery was used to signal safety and danger along a network of safe houses for refugees escaping the Inquisition\, and how history is filled with women using fiber arts to communicate in troubled times. Then find out what it’s like to have an encore career as an author. \nAbout the Book \nFor fans of Ruta Sepetys’s Salt to the Sea\, this coming-of-age tale of one fourteen-year-old girl’s escape from early-seventeenth-century Portugal’s Inquisition\, achieved with the help of a clandestine band of allies\, will thrill and inspire. \nIn early-seventeenth-century Portugal\, Spain\, France\, and Germany\, dangers are plentiful—especially for those of Jewish heritage. Non-Catholics have been expelled from Spain\, and the Inquisition has come to Portugal to impose its prohibitions. Fourteen-year-old Isabela\, an obedient “New Christian” with a talent for needlework\, believes she has nothing to fear from the Inquisition. But when a mysterious woman arrives with a message from Isabela’s traveling father\, the girl must leave her home and embroider her way along the clandestine network of sanctuaries created to conduct Conversos\, or secret Jews\, to safety. \nA host of supporters and spirit guides\, as well as one special young man\, assist Isabela as she escapes the Inquisitors and makes her way across countries and cultures. As she travels\, she learns of the danger and importance of her work\, with its coded symbols\, and is shocked to discover her family’s true origins. \nIn this enthralling coming-of-age tale of resistance\, love\, and danger\, Isabela employs her talent and fierce determination to find her way despite the powerful forces that buffet her at every turn.
URL:https://www.shopbooksweet.com/calendar/barbara-stark-neman25/
LOCATION:Ann Arbor District Library: Downtown\, 343 South 5th Avenue\, Ann Arbor\, MI\, 48104\, United States
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SUMMARY:9/19: Other Worlds- A Sci-fi/Fantasy Book Club
DESCRIPTION:9/19: Other Worlds – A Sci-fi/Fantasy Book Club \nCome join us at Booksweet for an out-of-this-world book club experience! Everyone is welcome to join the discussion 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. \nAt our April gathering\, the group voted on our next two reads! \nFor our Friday\, September 19 gathering from 7-8 pm\, we’ll be discussing The Two Lies of Faven Sythe by Megan E. O’Keefe. \nYour Eventbrite RSVP is super helpful to our snack and beverage planning! \nAbout the book // \nA search for a missing person uncovers a galaxy-spanning conspiracy in this thrilling standalone space opera from award-winning author Megan E. O’Keefe.The Black Celeste is a ghost story. A once-legendary spaceship collecting dust in a cosmic graveyard known as the Clutch. Only famed pirate Bitter Amandine knows better\, and she’ll do anything to never go near it again. No matter the cost. \nFaven Sythe is crystborn\, a member of the near-human species tasked with charting starpaths from station to station. She’s trained to be a navigator her entire life. But when her mentor disappears\, leaving behind a mysterious starpath terminating in the Clutch\, she is determined to find the truth. And only Amandine has the answers.What they will find is a conspiracy bigger than either of them. Their quest for the truth will uncover secrets Amandine has long fought to keep buried – secrets about how she survived her last encounter in the Clutch\, and what’s really hidden out there amongst the stars… \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/9-19-other-worlds-a-sci-fi-fantasy-book-club/
LOCATION:Booksweet\, 1729 Plymouth Road\, Ann Arbor\, MI\, 48105\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Club
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SUMMARY:9/22: (Book)Sweet on Romance Book Club
DESCRIPTION:9/22: (Book)Sweet on Romance Book Club! \nCome join us for a cozy evening at Booksweet for our fourth Romance Book Club on Monday\, September 22nd! At our last meeting\, we selected A Witch’s Guide to Magical Innkeeping by Sangu Mandanna 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  \nSera Swan used to be one of the most powerful witches in Britain. Then she resurrected her great-aunt Jasmine from the (very recently) dead\, lost most of her magic\, befriended a semi-villainous talking fox\, and was exiled from her Guild. Now she (slightly reluctantly and just a bit grumpily) helps Jasmine run an enchanted inn in Lancashire\, where she deals with her quirky guests’ shenanigans\, tries to keep said talking fox in check\, and longs for the future that seems lost to her. But then she finds out about an old spell that could hold the key to restoring her power…Enter Luke Larsen\, handsome and icy magical historian\, who arrives on a dark winter evening and just might know how to unlock the spell’s secrets. Luke has absolutely no interest in getting involved in the madcap goings-on of the inn and is definitely not about to let a certain bewitching innkeeper past his walls\, so no one is more surprised than he is when he agrees to help Sera with her spell. Worse\, he might actually be thawing. Running an inn\, reclaiming lost magic\, and staying one step ahead of the watchful Guild is a lot for anyone\, but Sera Swan is about to discover that she doesn’t have to do it alone…and that the weird\, wonderful family she’s made might be the best magic of all. \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/9-22-booksweet-on-romance-book-club/
LOCATION:Booksweet\, 1729 Plymouth Road\, Ann Arbor\, MI\, 48105\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Club
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SUMMARY:9/28: Author Event - Taiwan Travelogue: Unearthing Stories of Identity\, Cuisine\, & Friendship
DESCRIPTION:9/28: Author Event – Taiwan Travelogue: Unearthing Stories of Identity\, Cuisine\, & Friendship\n \nJoin author Shuang-Zi Yang and translator Lin King—2024 National Book Award winners for Translated Literature—for a conversation on Taiwan Travelogue\, set in 1938 colonial Taiwan. Moderated by Frances Kai-Hua Wang\, Kaori Ohara\, and Wan-Thai Hsu\, the discussion explores histories\, power dynamics\, friendship\, and Taiwanese cuisine. A small food tasting from the book will follow\, along with a book signing. Don’t miss this immersive exploration of Taiwan’s past and present. \nAbout the Book \nA bittersweet story of love between two women\, nested in an artful exploration of language\, history\, and power \nMay 1938. The young novelist Aoyama Chizuko has sailed from her home in Nagasaki\, Japan\, and arrived in Taiwan. She’s been invited there by the Japanese government ruling the island\, though she has no interest in their official banquets or imperialist agenda. Instead\, Chizuko longs to experience real island life and to taste as much of its authentic cuisine as her famously monstrous appetite can bear. \nSoon a Taiwanese woman—who is younger even than she is\, and who shares the characters of her name—is hired as her interpreter and makes her dreams come true. The charming\, erudite\, meticulous Chizuru arranges Chizuko’s travels all over the Land of the South and also proves to be an exceptional cook. Over scenic train rides and braised pork rice\, lively banter and winter melon tea\, Chizuko grows infatuated with her companion and intent on drawing her closer. But something causes Chizuru to keep her distance. It’s only after a heartbreaking separation that Chizuko begins to grasp what the “something” is. \nDisguised as a translation of a rediscovered text by a Japanese writer\, this novel was a sensation on its first publication in Mandarin Chinese in 2020 and won Taiwan’s highest literary honor\, the Golden Tripod Award. Taiwan Travelogue unburies lost colonial histories and deftly reveals how power dynamics inflect our most intimate relationships.
URL:https://www.shopbooksweet.com/calendar/taiwan-travelogue/
LOCATION:Ann Arbor District Library: Downtown\, 343 South 5th Avenue\, Ann Arbor\, MI\, 48104\, United States
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