Antrim Writer Series author Anne-Marie Oomen Book Launch

Join us at Bee Well Mead & Cider in Bellaire on Tuesday, August 22 from 7-8:30pm for Anne-Marie Oomen's reading of and conversation about her newest collection of essays, The Long Fields, which celebrates rural life as she experienced it growing up on a farm and into an adulthood, marked by both wandering and homing in our state of Michigan.

While all are welcome, limited copies of the book are available for FREE to those who register in advance, to be picked up prior to the reading at the Bellaire or the Elk Rapids Public Libraries. Both libraries will be holding a book discussion one week prior to the author's visit; more information with the day and time of these discussions will be emailed to all who register in August.

Anne-Marie will also be holding a free memoir writing workshop at the Bellaire Public Library on Wednesday, August 23, from 2:30 – 4:30 pm. Registration is for this event is limited, so register early at https://events.getlocalhop.com/writing-workshop-with-author-anna-marie-oomen/event/51E3MK865q/ or call the Bellaire Library 231-533-8814.

This program is part of the Antrim Writers Series, a collaborative project between Crosshatch: Center for Art and Ecology, Elk Rapids Public Library, Bellaire Public Library. This Series will bring a Michigan writer to Antrim County each year to share their writing and to lead a writing workshop.

There is no charge for these events, thanks to the generous support of Grand Traverse Rotary Charities.