Home > Events and Programs > Special Events >Celebrate Authors Special Events Who says great events can’t be free? Not the Detroit Public Library! Starting this fall, join us as we launch a brand new series titled, “Celebrate Authors.” The series features some of the top writers of Urban Fiction, Inspirational Fiction, Mysteries, Business and Children’s Literature. This is your opportunity to meet some of the most exciting authors in the industry today. Lev Raphael A Memoir Saturday, January 23, 2:00 p.m. Stunning and powerful! My Germany: A Jewish Writer Returns to the World His Parents Escaped leaves the reader enthralled in suspense in this masterfully written memoir by a second generation Holocaust survivor. Main Library – Old Fine Arts 5201 Woodward Avenue, Detroit, MI 48202 313-833-1470 Leonard Pitts, Jr. Special Guest Author for African American History Month Join the Detroit Public Library’s book clubs as we read and discuss Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Leonard Pitts’ novel, Before I Forget, a powerful story about the challenges of fatherhood among three generations of black men. This month-long reading event culminates with a special afternoon discussion with Mr. Pitts. Visit www.detroitpubliclibrary.org for information on book club meeting dates. Meet and Greet Leonard Pitts, Jr. Saturday, February 27, 2:00 p.m. Main Library – Friends Auditorium 5201 Woodward Avenue, Detroit, MI 48202 313-833-4042 Paula Tutman Mystery Wednesday, March 10, Noon WDIV-Channel 4 reporter Paula Tutman will join us at the Skillman Branch Library to discuss her new mystery Deadline: Book 2. Skillman Branch 121 Gratiot , Detroit, MI 48226 RSVP for lunch @ 313-628-2729 Stephanie Pearl-McPhee (A.K.A. The Yarn Harlot) Humor Saturday, March 13, 1:00 p.m. Stephanie Pearl-McPhee, knitter extraordinaire, is a best-selling author of five books, including Things I Learned from Knitting and Knitting Rules! Ms. Pearl-McPhee is also the author of the award-winning blog The Yarn Harlot. Bring your needles! Main Library – Friends Auditorium 5201 Woodward Avenue, Detroit, MI 48202 313-870-5152 Susan Messer Fiction Saturday, March 20, 2:00 p.m. “With unsparing candor, Susan Messer thrusts us into a time when racial tensions sundered friends and neighbors turned families upside down. The confrontations in Grand River and Joy are complex, challenging, bitterly funny, and—painful though it is to acknowledge it—spot-on accurate.” -Rosellen Brown. Douglass Branch 3666 Grand River, Detroit, MI 48208 313-833-9714 Michigan Notable Books Author Tour April-May Join us as we host winners of the 2010 Michigan Notable Books Award. Visit www.detroitpubliclibrary.org for a listing of the authors coming to Detroit and their schedule. Scott Turow Mystery Come listen to the author of seven New York Times bestselling mystery suspense novels, including Presumed Innocent and The Burden of Proof. Program is offered in conjunction with the MetroNet Library Consortium. Call 313-833-4040 for tickets. Wednesday, April 14 Canton Public Library 1200 S. Canton Center Rd. Canton, MI 48188 Thursday, April 15 Southfield Public Library 26300 Evergreen Road Southfield, Michigan 48076 Mary Casanova Children’s Literature Saturday, May 29, 2:00 p.m. Mary Casanova is an award-winning children’s author of novels and picture books, most notably her American Girl books Chrissa, Jess and Cecile. Main Library - Old Fine Arts 5201 Woodward Avenue, Detroit, MI 48202 RSVP Required @ 313-833-4042 Ken Brown Business, Inspirational Saturday, June 5, 2:00 p.m. Brown’s award-winning book, A Leap of Faith, tells how the nation’s youngest McDonald’s owner-operator found opportunity in adversity. This native Detroiter shows that “life is 10% what happens to you and 90% how you respond to it.” Main Library – Old Fine Arts 5201 Woodward Avenue, Detroit, MI 48202 313-833-4042