ENLIGHTENMENT at THE ANN ARBOR BOOK FESTIVAL

The 5th annual Ann Arbor Book Festival is underway, and book lovers in Michigan and beyond can celebrate reading, writing and literacy with a variety of events, including a language and literacy symposium, a writer's conference, author readings and signings, and a bookstore crawl around Ann Arbor. Maureen Freely, author of Enlightenment, is a featured guest, and will appear at four different events over the weekend. The Ann Arbor Book Festival’s mission is to promote reading, heighten awareness of literacy challenges, and showcase the rich culture of the written word in Michigan and beyond.

Meet MAUREEN FREELY, Author of ENLIGHTENMENT, On Tour This Week

Maureen Freely, journalist, novelist and a celebrated translator of the Nobel Prize-winning author, Orhan Pamuk, is in the U.S. this week for the publication of her riveting new novel, Enlightenment. Born in the U.S., Freely grew up in Istanbul and now lives in England.

Maureen Freely will read from her new novel at these upcoming events:

Tuesday, May 13 - PHILADELPHIA, Borders, 12pm and NEW YORK, 192 Books, at 7pm.

Wednesday, May 14 - BOSTON, Red Fez, 7pm.

Thursday, May 15 - NEW YORK, American Turkish Society Event, 6-8pm (registration required)

Fri/Sat, May 16-17 - ANN ARBOR, MI ANN ARBOR BOOK FESTIVAL

Monday, May 19 - BAILEY'S CROSSROADS,Virgina, Borders, 7:30m

Novelist Maureen Freely to Tour U.S. in May for ENLIGHTENMENT

Maureen Freely, author of the forthcoming Enlightenment, will be on tour in the U.S. in May. Ms. Freely will read from her new novel at events in New York, Philadelphia, Washington DC, Boston, and Ann Arbor, Michigan, where she is a featured author at the Ann Arbor Book Festival. Stay tuned to The Winged Elephant for her complete book tour schedule!