McLean & Eakin Petoskey Michigan DRIVE BY SIGNING
Oct
27
12:00 PM12:00

McLean & Eakin Petoskey Michigan DRIVE BY SIGNING

Our favorite Petoskey store doesn’t do proper events in October, but since I’m in the hood, I’ll stop by and sign stock. So if you want to get a book personalized, go buy it and leave it at the store for me to sign. Also, feel free to stop by and say hello at noon or a little after. I’ll have to get on the road by 1:30 or so, but I’d love to say hello my Northern Michigan friends!

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Artemis Books, Traverse City, with Michigan Writers
Oct
31
2:00 PM14:00

Artemis Books, Traverse City, with Michigan Writers

This will be a wonderful ghostly event, I’m doing in conjunction with Michigan Writers.

Michigan Writers event! I will read with two other writers!

An Opportunity to Read with Bonnie Jo Campbell at Book Event

Michigan Writers is thrilled to share an opportunity with members to compete to read their most haunted writing alongside National Book Award finalist Bonnie Jo Campbell during the launch of her newest book, The Spirits, at Artemis Books in Traverse City on October 31. Bonnie Jo will be personally selecting spooky, haunted, paranormal, or supernatural stories, poems, or tales — real or imagined — of up to 2,000 words or less than 10 minutes total read time. To apply, submit one story or nonfiction tale, or up to three poems to info@michwriters.org by 5 p.m. on Sunday, September 27. Two winners will be notified by October 14. Winners must be able to commit to read their work at Artemis Books in Traverse City at 2 p.m. on Saturday, October 31.

About The Spirits: In this contemporary Christmas Carol, Bonnie Jo Campbell has created a complex, gritty, spooky, and ultimately heartwarming holiday story. Bonnie Jo Campbell is the author of The Waters, a Today Show “Read with Jenna” Book Club selection. She lives outside Kalamazoo on a small farm with her husband and donkeys. Visit www.bonniejocampbell.net.

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Granor Farms with Haroula Rose
Dec
17
7:00 PM19:00

Granor Farms with Haroula Rose

Looking forward to talking with Haroula Rose and eating some delicious food from Granor Farms.

https://granorfarm.com/events/dining/an-evening-with-bonnie-jo-campbell

This December we are thrilled to be hosting bestselling author and National Book Award Finalist, Bonnie Jo Campbell, in celebration of her forthcoming novel, The Spirits! Join us for a cozy winter reception in our School House featuring abundant appetizers from the Granor Kitchen followed by a book signing and reading with Ms. Campbell.

 

Your ticket includes a discussion and book signing with the author, as well as appetizers from the Granor Kitchen. Granor Wines and cocktails highlighting Granor Spirits will be available for purchase during event. Copies of The Spirits are available as an optional add-on when booking through our website (with limited copies available night of event). 

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Bookbug/This is a Bookstore Kalamazoo
Oct
13
6:30 PM18:30

Bookbug/This is a Bookstore Kalamazoo

Our Official Book Release of The Spirits!

Bookbug/This is a Bookstore, 3019 Oakland Drive, Kalamazoo, MI 49008. 

RSVP: https://live-bookbug1722461349.pantheonsite.io/event/2026-10-13/bonnie-jo-campbell-presents-spirits

The best-selling author of The Waters (a Read with Jenna Book Club Pick) returns with a tale of love, transgression, and the miraculous healing power of the holiday table.

In this contemporary Christmas Carol, Bonnie Jo Campbell has created a complex, gritty, spooky, and ultimately heartwarming holiday story that unfolds in an isolated farmhouse. It is the night before Christmas in a small town in Michigan, and a young woman is haunted by her father’s death. She has been silently penitent for nine years, but being stuck in the past has embittered her, made her cut herself off emotionally from her community and her family, despite her deep devotion to them. When a surprising guest appears at the (dreaded) Christmas Eve dinner, the family opens up to reveal their secrets. Redemption is never easy or wholesale, but sometimes a family needs a good story as much as they need to face the truth. In this remarkable exploration of crime and punishment, salvation arrives at the darkest hour. The power of familial love and a sense of humor promise a brighter and more joyful new beginning for the whole family.

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Jun
11
1:00 PM13:00

Granor Farms Author Event

Can’t wait for this delicious farm to table literary event!

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An Evening With Bonnie Jo Campbell | Dining Events at Granor Farm

An Evening with Bonnie Jo Campbell

DateDec 17 2026

Time7:00-9:00PM

Cost:$35 per person, inclusive of appetizers, reading and signing with author

This December we are thrilled to be hosting bestselling author and National Book Award Finalist, Bonnie Jo Campbell, in celebration of her forthcoming novel, The Spirits! Join us for a cozy winter reception in our School House featuring abundant appetizers from the Granor Kitchen followed by a book signing and reading with Ms. Campbell.

 

Your ticket includes a discussion and book signing with the author, as well as appetizers from the Granor Kitchen. Granor Wines and cocktails highlighting Granor Spirits will be available for purchase during event. Copies of The Spirits are available as an optional add-on when booking through our website (with limited copies available night of event). 

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Bonnie Jo Campbell Society presentations and 2nd biannual meeting
May
20
to May 23

Bonnie Jo Campbell Society presentations and 2nd biannual meeting

ALA Annual Conference – The American Literature Association

Thursday, May 21, 2026

2:30-3:50 pm

Session 5-D Bonnie Jo Campbell and the American Midwest (Salon 1)

Chair: Lisa DuRose, Inver Hills Community College

1. “Gender Out of Balance in the Fiction of Bonnie Jo Campbell,” Charles Cunningham, Eastern Michigan University

2. “Bonnie Jo Campbell Comics Volume 5: 13 Ways of Looking at The Waters,” Monica Friedman, Independent Scholar

3. “Nowhere Places and Invisible People: Surfacing Stories of the Overlooked,” Dawn Burns, Michigan State University

Thursday, May 21, 2026

4:00-5:20 pm

Session 6-I Bonnie Jo Campbell’s Influence: A Roundtable Discussion (Madison)

Chair: Sara Kosiba, Northeast Ohio Medical University

1. Lisa DuRose, Inver Hills Community College

2. Caitlin Horrocks, Grand Valley State University

3. Doug Sheldon, University of Illinois Chicago

Thursday, May 21, 2026

5:30-6:15 pm

Session 7-D Business Meeting: Bonnie Jo Campbell Society (Salon 1)

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American Literature Association Meeting
May
20
to May 23

American Literature Association Meeting

Call for Papers – The American Literature Association

There will be some Bonnie Jo Campbell Society action. Contact Bonnie Jo Campbell or Lisa Durose if you have any questions or want to be a part.

There will be an official release of Monica Friedman’s latest comic!

Thursday, May 21, 2026

5:30-6:15 pm

Session 7-D Business Meeting: Bonnie Jo Campbell Society (Salon 1)

Thursday, May 21, 2026, 2:30-3:50 pm

Session 5-D Bonnie Jo Campbell & the American Midwest (Salon 1)

Organized by the Bonnie Jo Campbell Society

Chair: Lisa DuRose, Inver Hills Community College

1. “Gender Out of Balance in the Fiction of Bonnie Jo Campbell,” Charles Cunningham, Eastern

Michigan University

2. “Bonnie Jo Campbell Comics Volume 5: 13 Ways of Looking at The Waters,” Monica Friedman,

Independent Scholar

3. “Nowhere Places and Invisible People: Surfacing Stories of the Overlooked,” Dawn Burns, Michigan State University

Thursday, May 21, 2026, 4:00-5:20 pm

Session 6-I Bonnie Jo Campbell’s Influence: A Roundtable Discussion (Madison)

Organized by the Bonnie Jo Campbell Society

Chair: Sara Kosiba, Northeast Ohio Medical University

1. Lisa DuRose, Inver Hills Community College

2. Caitlin Horrocks, Grand Valley State University

3. Doug Sheldon, University of Illinois Chicago

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Cooper Park Invasive Weed Pull, Comstock Township
May
6
1:00 PM13:00

Cooper Park Invasive Weed Pull, Comstock Township

Cooper Park is located in Comstock Township in Michigan, and the township is working with the Kalamazoo Nature Center to eradicate invasive species. We’ll work to pull garlic mustard, dame’s rocket and many other plants that might interfere with the healthy environment for our native plant and animal species that aid in the beauty and health of our park.

Join us for the pull, and maybe we can have a snack afterward!

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Bridge Culture Club Zoom to discuss The Waters
Apr
15
12:00 PM12:00

Bridge Culture Club Zoom to discuss The Waters

Bridge Culture Club returns from noon to 1 p.m. on April 15 to discuss “The Waters,” a novel by Michigan author Bonnie Jo Campbell that the Washington Post listed as one of the 50 notable works of fiction in 2024.

Sign up here: Bridge Culture Club: The Waters Tickets, Wednesday, Apr 15 from 12 pm to 1 pm EDT | Eventbrite

More info here: Bridge Culture Club returns April 15 with 'The Waters' by Bonnie Jo Campbell - Bridge Michigan

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Kalamazoo Writers Disorganization April 2026 meeting
Apr
7
4:00 PM16:00

Kalamazoo Writers Disorganization April 2026 meeting

BJC will interview author Joseph Heywood.

Kalamazoo Writers Dis-Organization Where Southwest Michigan Writers come together – everyone welcome!

Tuesday April 7, 4-6pm

Kalamazoo Public Library Downtown – VanDeusen Room

A Writing Life: Meet Joe Heywood!

Bonnie Jo Campbell talks with the extra ordinary Michigan writer: literary craftsman, UP adventurer, and author of 24 books, including his popular Woods Cop Mysteries.

 

We’ll discuss how writing and life come together in his writing (and yours!) and how reading, writing, and publishing can bring us joy or beat the crap out of us. (This could happen to you!). Bring questions.

 

All welcome to listen and share thoughts with fellow writers! As always, we invite local writers to meet up, share news, stories, information, and struggles. Let’s dream together—we need each other more than ever in 2026! Bring snacks for yourself or to share if you like. Contact us at KalamazooWriters@gmail.com


 

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