Michael Zadoorian - Author of The Leisure Seeker - Coming to Kalamazoo July 17!
Jul 9/, 2018 12:06:42 PM
Kalamazoo, MI –
Kalamazoo Public Library is proud to welcome Detroit-based author
Michael Zadoorian, the critically acclaimed author of
The Leisure Seeker, (now a major motion picture starring Helen Mirren and Donald Sutherland.) Zadoorian will be reading from his latest novel,
Beautiful Music at Kalamazoo Public Library’s
Central Location on Tuesday, July 17, 6:30 pm. A book sale and signing will immediately follow the
presentation.
Michael Zadoorian is the author of three novels,
Beautiful Music (Akashic Books),
The Leisure Seeker (William Morrow) and
Second Hand (W.W. Norton), and a story collection,
The Lost Tiki Places of Detroit (Wayne State University Press). Zadoorian is a recipient of a Kresge Artist Fellowship in the Literary Arts, the Columbia University Anahid Literary Award, the Michigan Notable Book award, the Great Lakes Colleges Association New Writers Award and was long-listed for the International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award.
His work has appeared in
The Literary Review,
Beloit Fiction Journal,
American Short Fiction,
Witness,
Great Lakes Review,
North American Review,
The Huffington Post and the anthologies
Bob Seger’s House,
On The Clock, and
Detroit Noir. He has worked as a copywriter, journalist, voiceover talent, shipping room clerk, and plant guard for Chrysler. A lifelong resident of the Detroit area, he lives with his wife in a 1937 bungalow filled with cats and objects that used to be in the houses of other people.
Most recently, Zadoorian has been featured in
Oprah’s Summer Book Guide,
Michigan Public Radio,
Michigan Quarterly Review,
Metro Times Summer Book Guide,
DIY MFA Podcast,
Free Press Profile,
Detroit Public Radio, and
The Millions.
To schedule an interview with Michael Zadoorian, please contact Farrell Howe at
farrellh@kpl.gov or 553-7879.
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