Name: Fiction at Literati: Nicholas Russell
Start: 2026-09-29
End: 2026-09-29

An independent, quirky, fun, and hip general bookstore, aiming to have book clubs, author events, panels, discussions, singles dating nights.

Literati Bookstore

Amadeus is a cozy, old-style European restaurant with candlelight and live classical music. Featuring Polish, Hungarian, and Austrian traditional foods and spirits as well as vegetarian and seafood entrées.

Amadeus

Sottini's Sub Shop is a great place to choose from a variety of subs for a quick bite to eat!

Sottini's Sub Shop

Dear Golden is a curated vintage shop that brings hand-selected vintage garments from the 1920s through the 1980s to modern. For women who aspire to stand out from the crowd.

Dear Golden Vintage

One of the few places in the area to see live comedy. Weekends feature national touring comics and some weekdays feature local performers and open-mic nights. Venue includes a full bar. Well-known venue on the comedy touring circuit. 18 and over, and proper photo identification required.

Ann Arbor Comedy Showcase

Michigan's premier running store! Running Fit offers shoes, clothing, watches and much more. Their knowledgeable staff will help you find the perfect pair of shoes.

Running Fit - Liberty St

Bar featuring beers brewed in their cellar. Selection of craft beer cocktails, assortment of beer and bourbon drinks. Snacks and sliders available. Live music playing regularly.

Mash

A locally owned Ann Arbor store, speciallizing in jewelry, rocks & minerals , fossils, artisan crafts, and home decor.

Four Directions

An art glass studio, teaching a variety of mosiac classes ranging from stained glass mosiacs, mosiacs with Italian smalti and Dalle de Verre mosiacs. The studio also offers a stained glass and supply shop as well.

Glass Shack Studio

The Ravens Club prides itself on making classic cocktails the way they were intended, with an unparalleled selection of fine spirits that includes more than 130 whiskeys. Try their hand-pulled Old Fashioned with housemade bitters or sample spirits from around the world.

The Ravens Club

The [Ann Arbor Sports Commission](https://www.annarbor.org/sports-commission/ "Ann Arbor Sports Commission") works diligently to improve the quality of life through sports for all of Washtenaw County. The [Ann Arbor area](https://www.annarbor.org/ "Ann Arbor area") attracts both sports enthusiasts and participants alike. Thanks to its [easy accessibility](https://www.annarbor.org/plan/getting-here-getting-around/ "easy accessibility"), [wide range of facilities](https://www.annarbor.org/sports-commission/facilities-venues/ "wide range of facilities") available and variety of [dining](https://www.annarbor.org/foodanddrink/ "dining") & [entertainment](https://www.annarbor.org/things-to-do/ "entertainment") options, the Ann Arbor area is a favorite of sporting event organizations. The area has a rich sporting culture seeding in the history of two Division 1 athletic programs ([University of Michigan](https://www.annarbor.org/university-of-michigan/ "University of Michigan") and Eastern Michigan University) and several other small institutions. The Ann Arbor Sports was formed to attract amateur sporting events to the Ann Arbor region by assisting organizers every step of the way.

Ann Arbor is a dynamic mix of energy and charm—a bustling university town, a [foodie’s paradise](https://www.annarbor.org/foodanddrink/ "foodie's paradise"), and a cutting-edge tech hub, all wrapped in a [walkable downtown](https://www.annarbor.org/things-to-do/downtown/ "walkable downtown") bursting with [world-class arts and culture](https://www.annarbor.org/things-to-do/arts-culture/ "world-class arts and culture"). Located in Michigan’s southeast Lower Peninsula, Ann Arbor is the heartbeat of a vibrant network of [communities across Washtenaw County](https://www.annarbor.org/surrounding-destinations/ "communities across Washtenaw County"). With its creative spirit, diverse flavors, and unique neighborhoods, Ann Arbor shines as a exciting oasis.

Ann Arbor Sports Commission

Literati is thrilled to welcome Nicholas Russell to celebrate the release of his debut novel Observer. He'll be joined by Elijah Sparkman.

About the Book: A disquieting, atmospheric debut horror novel about a young woman investigating her mother’s disappearance at an abandoned Nevada observatory, for fans of Jeff VanderMeer and Mariana Enriquez

On a scorched summer day, Renata Scarborough comes home to find the contents of her estranged mother Corinne’s life on her doorstep. Her aunt and cousin seem eager to conclude that the troublesome Corinne is dead. Renata isn’t convinced and begins poring over her mother’s journals for answers. Among descriptions of Corinne’s work at the McNairy Observatory, Renata unearths a hidden obsession with an early twentieth-century surveyor whose encounters with a mysterious entity bear a startling resemblance to her mother’s reports. Compelled beyond reason, Renata journeys to that now-abandoned outpost in the Nevada wilderness to search for the truth.

But in McNairy, a thorny, decades-long clash between science and the desert only complicates Renata’s questions. The town’s scarred and suspicious residents refuse to discuss the observatory’s closure, leaving Renata to wonder if Corinne’s version of events reflects reality. As she ascends the peak that looms over McNairy, Renata witnesses unnerving phenomena she can’t explain and feels a creeping dread that what is waiting for her isn’t her mother at all.

Haunting, darkly comic, and captivating, Observer reveals the pure cosmic terror of the desert, a place of wonder and menace, asking what happens when we look out at nature and find something inhuman looking back.

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