Community Calendar

Join us for an evening of piracy!

Local author Chris Hagstrom will be discussing his book My Pirate Summer, a book that came about while he was researching his grandfather's life.

Join us for Queer Tales Book Club where we chat about books that are by and/or about LGBTQIA+ people. Reading is not required, and everyone is welcome.

We meet on the third Tuesday of the month at 7pm in the Nelson Room.

The National Writers Series is thrilled to welcome renowned poet Kate Baer to Traverse City to discuss her latest collection, “How About Now,” an unapologetic examination of the march of time in a shifting world and what it means to grow older.

Channeling Baer’s own journey to middle age, the poems in “How About Now” explore age, motherhood, and what it means to release children into the wildness of their own lives. Raw and urgent, the collection is both intimate and universal.

From the poet who has captured the heartbeat of the modern woman, “How About Now” is a striking declaration of ongoing transformation and self-discovery at every stage of life.

Baer will take to the stage at the Milliken Auditorium at the Dennos Museum Center on December 3, 2025. The event will begin at 7 PM and includes Q&A and an author signing. This is a general admission event. Don’t miss out on an incredible evening! In-person and virtual tickets are available at nationalwritersseries.org now!

General Admissions tickets ($20) do not include a copy of "How About Now." Individual tickets ($36) do include a copy of the book, discounted 20% from retail price.

Traverse City area authors will be holding a holiday book fair at the Mercato of Grand Traverse Commons from 3-6 pm on Dec. 5. Signed books will be available for purchase.

Authors of literary fiction, horror, dystopian novels, historical works, youth fiction and more will be attending.

Come chat with authors, visit the shops and restaurants, and purchase some books! The event is free to attend.

Join us as the National Writers Series welcomes Todd Goddard to the City Opera House to explore the life of Jim Harrison through his powerful new biography: “Devouring Time: Jim Harrison, a Writer’s Life.”

A writer of both prose and poetry, Harrison is considered one of the finest voices of his generation. Drawing on more than one hundred interviews and Harrison’s collected papers, Goddard paints a compelling literary portrait of one of the nation’s most beloved authors whose playful, irreverent, and spiritual work continues to delight readers to this day.

“Devouring Time will stand as a complete and moving portrait… Raw and revealing, yet with a sensitive eye for both the pain and the talent that made Jim one of modern America’s most intriguing poets and novelists.” —Carl Hiaasen, New York Times bestselling author of Fever Beach

Goddard will take to the stage to explore the life and writings of Jim Harrison. The event will begin at 7 PM and includes Q&A and an author signing. Please note, tickets do not include a copy of “Devouring Time,” but you can find copies available for purchase on our website.

Don’t miss this unforgettable evening! In-person and virtual tickets are available at nationalwritersseries.org now!