Sep
14
4:30 PM16:30
BJC Birthday
Will celebrate with donkey rides and produce sales, since we’ll be at the farmer’s market in Comstock!
Oct
7
to Oct 8
Oct
13
6:30 PM18:30
Bookbug/This is a Bookstore Kalamazoo
Bookbug/This is a Bookstore, 3019 Oakland Drive, Kalamazoo, MI 49008.
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.
Oct
14
6:30 PM18:30
Literati Bookstore in Ann Arbor!
Can’t Wait to see friends at Literati Books! 124 E. Washington Street, Ann Arbor, MI 48404
Oct
15
7:00 PM19:00
Oct
16
2:00 PM14:00
Oct
16
6:30 PM18:30
Oct
17
2:30 PM14:30
Oct
19
11:30 AM11:30
Oct
19
6:30 PM18:30
Oct
20
1:30 PM13:30
Oct
22
6:00 PM18:00
Oct
28
5:00 PM17:00
Oct
29
6:30 PM18:30
Oct
30
4:00 PM16:00
Oct
31
2:00 PM14:00
Nov
4
6:30 PM18:30
Williard Library, New Story Books, Battle Creek, Michigan
Looking forward to sharing book-love and joy with my neighbors!
Nov
9
6:00 PM18:00
Nov
10
6:30 PM18:30
Nov
11
6:30 PM18:30
Nov
14
1:00 PM13:00
Icelandic Book Flood (Jólabókaflóð) at Kazoo Books
Books & Chocolate! This is going to be fun!
Here is some information about the tradition we’ll be celebrating: Icelandic Christmas book flood - Wikipedia
Nov
30
4:00 PM16:00
Neurologist Appointment
I have been waiting 8 months for an appointment with a neurologist in Kalamazoo, so please don’t make me change this date!
Dec
1
7:00 PM19:00
Dec
8
7:00 PM19:00
Milkweed Books, Minneapolis MN
MILKWEED EDITIONS
1011 Washington Avenue S
Minneapolis, MN 55415
(612) 215 - 2540
Dec
9
6:00 PM18:00
Dec
16
5:00 PM17:00
Roxane Gay "Audacious" Book Club
Zoom meeting with Roxane Gay’s Audacious Book Club. See you there!
Here is info about the book club: The Audacious Book Club | The Audacity. | Roxane Gay | Substack
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).
Book Now
Contact:
Granor Farm Events Team
Email:
Aug
21
3:00 PM15:00
Jul
31
10:30 AM10:30
Jul
31
10:30 AM10:30
Chris Magson & BJC anniversary - 39 Years!!!
Our marriage is middle aged! So why does it feel fresh like a daisy?
Jul
17
1:00 PM13:00
Jun
28
to Jun 29
American Library Association Conference - Chicago
Looking forward to meeting librarians and visiting old friends!
Signing for The Spirits today in the Norton booth # 29252:00-3:00pm:
McCormick Place, West Building
Monday June 29 Even: YOUR MORNING IS BOOKED
8:30 - 10:00 am
McCormick Place W. 181 A/B/C
Jun
17
5:00 PM17:00
Jun
17
11:00 AM11:00
Jun
11
1:00 PM13:00
Serendipity Books - Chelsea, Michigan
Looking forward to visiting this fabulous Bookstore!
Jun
11
1:00 PM13:00
Granor Farms Author Event
Can’t wait for this delicious farm to table literary event!
Click here for more info!
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).
Book Now
Jun
2
4:00 PM16:00
Jun
2
4:00 PM16:00
Kalamazoo Writers Disorganization June Meeting
Bell’s Brewery, Cocktail hour. All writers and friends of writers welcome to come and chat with other local writers in the Beer Garden.
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)
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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May
12
to May 13
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!
May
5
4:00 PM16:00
Apr
23
5:30 PM17:30
Vicksburg Arts Tournament of Writers
Tournament of Writers Celebration
Thursday, April 23, 5:30 - 7:30 pm
Wind & James Event Center, 555 Eliza, Schoolcraft
More information about Tournament of Writers: Writing Competition, Vicksburg, Michigan, Tournament of Writers - Vicksburg Arts - Kalamazoo, Michigan
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
Apr
11
1:00 PM13:00
American Library Association
This will be at McCormick Place, Chicago, on Monday, 6/29, 8:30am-10:00am.
sign ARCs in the WW Norton booth on Sunday, 6/28, with timing to be confirmed
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
Mar
27
3:30 PM15:30
Mar
27
3:30 PM15:30
Columbia Publishing Course Visit
As a guest of W.W. Norton, I’ll visit the Columbia Publishing Course
Columbia Publishing Course New York City | Columbia Journalism School
Mar
17
3:30 PM15:30
Mar
3
4:00 PM16:00
Jan
6
4:00 PM16:00
Kalamazoo Writers January 2026 meeting featuring Leeanne Seaver
Kalamazoo Writers Dis-Organization
Where Southwest Michigan Writers come together – everyone welcome!
Tuesday January 6, 4-6pm
Kalamazoo Public Library Downtown – VanDeusen Room
Ghostwriting: When your writing might not have your name on it.
From “Write What You Know” to “Write What They Know” OR “This Part Can’t Go in the Book” & Other Things that Must Be on Your Radar as a Ghostwriter
After a 25-year career in broadcasting, journalist and author Leeanne Seaver, MA, shifted serendipitously to writing full-time in 2012. Seaver’s book commissions have ranged from medical to memoir; she also covers travel and special interest genres. See www.SeaverCreative.com
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 2025! Bring snacks for yourself or to share if you like. Contact us at KalamazooWriters@gmail.com
Kalamazoo Writers Dis-Organization
Where Southwest Michigan Writers come together – everyone welcome!
Tuesday January 6, 4-6pm
Kalamazoo Public Library Downtown – VanDeusen Room
Ghostwriting: When your writing might not have your name on it.
From “Write What You Know” to “Write What They Know” OR “This Part Can’t Go in the Book” & Other Things that Must Be on Your Radar as a Ghostwriter
After a 25-year career in broadcasting, journalist and author Leeanne Seaver, MA, shifted serendipitously to writing full-time in 2012. Seaver’s book commissions have ranged from medical to memoir; she also covers travel and special interest genres. See www.SeaverCreative.com
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 2025! Bring snacks for yourself or to share if you like. Contact us at KalamazooWriters@gmail.com
Dec
2
4:00 PM16:00
Nov
20
2:00 PM14:00
Nov
15
8:30 PM20:30
Nov
4
4:00 PM16:00
Oct
16
6:00 PM18:00