Articles tagged: nicola's books
Nicola's Books honored with a major award from the Women's National Book Association
Posted: May 10, 2013It is quickly becoming a banner year for independent bookstores in Ann Arbor. The Women's National Book Association announced this week that Nicola's Books has been named the winner of the Pannell Award as the general bookstore of the year. Read more »
Laszlo Slomovits and poet Linda Nemec Foster to perform 'Cry of Freedom'
Posted: Apr 25, 2013Local musician Laszlo Slomovits and poet Linda Nemec Foster will team up at Nicola's Books for a joint reading and musical performance of “Cry of Freedom," a collaborative work. Read more »
Ann Arbor author and psychologist Julie Jaffee Nagel to appear at Nicola's Books
Posted: Apr 22, 2013Ann Arbor-based author and psychologist Julie Jaffee Nagel - a graduate of Julliard, U-M, and The Michigan Psychoanalytic Institute - will talk about performance anxiety and her new book "Melodies of the Mind: Connections between ... Read more »
Author Alexander McCall Smith to visit Nicola's Books
Posted: Apr 13, 2013He's a a respected expert on medical law and bioethics who has served on a number of British and international committees concerned with those issues. But you might know him as the author of the ... Read more »
Author Neil Gaiman coming to Michigan Theater; tickets on sale soon
Posted: Apr 03, 2013Popular author Neil Gaiman will appear at a ticketed event at the Michigan Theater on July 7 in celebration of his long-awaited new novel. Read more »
Jessica Francis Kane to read from 'This Close' at Nicola's
Posted: Mar 27, 2013Jessica Francis Kane—who grew up in Ann Arbor, and whose first novel, "The Report," was a Barnes and Noble Discover selection—will read from her new short story collection, "This Close," at Nicola's Books (2513 Jackson ... Read more »
Ann Arbor native and author Sarah Erdreich to discuss 'Generation Roe'
Posted: Mar 03, 2013Ann Arbor native and journalist Sarah Erdreich, who’s coming to Nicola’s Books on March 7, wrote her book “Generation Roe: Inside the Future of the Pro-Choice Movement” in hopes of not only reaching out to ... Read more »
Ann Arbor book club celebrates 18 years of meeting at Nicola's Books
Posted: Mar 02, 2013The answers to what keeps a book club compelling and meaningful lies with its membership. Just ask those women who have been attending the In Good Company book club, which has been meeting for 18 years. Read more »
Poet Anne Carson to bring the follow-up to her bestseller to Nicola's
Posted: Mar 01, 2013Fans of poet Anne Carson will want to be there when she brings "Red Doc" to Nicola's Books on Tuesday. Read more »
Concentrate / With Poll: Ann Arbor independent booksellers say new shop faces big challenges
Posted: Feb 13, 2013While local bookstore owners are welcoming a new player into the downtown area, not all of them are optimistic about Literati Bookstore’s future success. Bill Gillmore, owner of Dawn Treader Book Shop was blunt in ... Read more »
Journalist Charlie LeDuff to discuss his new book
Posted: Feb 11, 2013Charlie LeDuff has shaken up what it means to be a broadcast reporter. Gone are the suits and the sedate camera presence. LeDuff brings a certain cowboy swagger to his impassioned reporting on Detroit. He ... Read more »
Best-selling urban fantasy author Kim Harrison appearing at Nicola's
Posted: Jan 22, 2013All the titles of Kim Harrison’s urban fantasy novels in “The Hollows” series are riffs on titles of Clint Eastwood movies, and her latest -“Ever After,” the 11th book - is no exception. It takes ... Read more »
Madeline Miller talks about 'The Song of Achilles' ahead of visit to Nicola's Books
Posted: Dec 01, 2012Orange Prize-winning author Madeline Miller—who’s coming to Nicola’s Books on Monday, Dec. 3—spent five years working on a first draft of what would eventually be “The Song of Achilles” before throwing the whole thing out. Read more »
Janet Gilsdorf, U-M pediatrician, talks about her new novel, 'Ten Days'
Posted: Oct 19, 2012Over the course of her long career as a professor of pediatrics and infectious diseases at the University of Michigan, Janet Gilsdorf concluded that parents almost always notice or figure out when something’s wrong with ... Read more »
Bestselling 'Little Bee' author, Chris Cleave, to appear at Nicola's Books
Posted: Oct 14, 2012Chris Cleave, author of the blockbuster bestselling novel "Little Bee," will appear at Nicola's Books, at 2513 Jackson Ave. in Ann Arbor, on Monday, October 15 at 7 p.m., to discuss and sign copies of ... Read more »
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