RT Selects Book

Snow Falling on Cedars by David Guterson

This year's book blends a murder mystery, a courtroom drama, and a doomed love affair into a stirring meditation on place, prejudice, and justice. The New York Times Book Review praised Snow as “Compelling... heartstopping. Finely wrought, flawlessly written.” Guterson visits Kalamazoo April 14, 2010.

See the Bee!

November 18, Radisson Hotel

Ready to Read’s Great Grown-Up Spelling Bee moves to the Radisson this year. This wild and wacky event raises funds to buy gift books for Kalamazoo Country children. See photos from previous events. Learn how to sponsor a team. Spectator tickets available now!

Meet the Author

October 5, 7-8:30 pm, Central

In 2007, Bob Downes pedaled a mountain bike across Europe, then backpacked through Egypt, India, and Asia. His global adventures, recounted in Planet Backpacker, may tempt you to take the trip of a lifetime!

Facing the Blank Page

October 7, 4-5:30 pm and 7 pm, Central

Lori Wilson offers a hands-on poetry workshop at 4 pm. Bring paper, pen, and imagination—go home with the beginnings of two or three new poems. At 7 pm, Lori will read from her new collection, House Where a Woman.