DBF x DPL: Author Talks at Detroit Public Library

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DBF x DPL: Author Talks at Detroit Public Library

Friday July 18, 2025 11:00 AM EDT to 05:00 PM

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Free Entry!

Join us for a full day of Author Talks featuring Mark Crilley, Dr. Ricky Ross, Curtis Chin, and the AstroTwins, and more!

Featured Presenters

  • Curtis Chin @ DBF x DPL

    Friday July 18, 2025 01:00 PM EDT to 02:30 PM

    Detroit native, award-winning author and co-founder of the Asian American Writers’ Workshop. Curtis Chin’s Homepage | Instagram

  • Mark Crilley @ DBF x DPL

    Friday July 18, 2025 02:00 PM EDT to 03:30 PM

    Detroit native and Michigan-based manga illustrator, comic creator, and author. He is the creator of Miki Falls, Brody’s Ghost, and YouTube instructional videos viewed by millions of people around the world.  Mark Crilley’s Homepage | YouTube | Instagram | Facebook

  • Dr. Ricky Ross @ DBF x DPL

    Friday July 18, 2025 03:00 PM EDT to 04:00 PM

    Nicknamed Freeway, Ross is a former Los Angeles  drug lord who taught himself to read while incarcerated, became an author and transformed his entire life.  Dr. Ricky Ross will be discussing his life and his book. YouTube | Instagram | Facebook

  • The AstroTwins @ DBF x DPL

    Friday July 18, 2025 04:00 PM EDT to 05:00 PM

    Ophira and Tali are Detroit natives and professional astrologers with a large following and multiple books.  The AstroTwins Homepage | Instagram | Facebook

Supporting Presenters

  • Open Mic @ DFB x DPL

    Friday July 18, 2025 11:00 AM EDT to 01:00 PM

    Any attendee can speak at the microphone for up to 5 minutes each.

  • Melissa Kaelin @ DBF x DPL

    Friday July 18, 2025 01:00 PM EDT to 02:00 PM

    Founder of the Michigan Aurora Chasers, Melissa F. Kaelin has helped thousands of people catch the Northern Lights for the first time. Originally a poet and short story writer, she is the author of “Beyond the 45th Parallel: The Beginner’s Guide to Chasing Aurora in the Mid-latitudes,” as well as a blog and many digital…

  • Vanessa Ivy Rose @ DBF x DPL

    Friday July 18, 2025 02:00 PM EDT to 03:00 PM

    According to updated MLB statistics and five Hall of Fame inductions, Turkey Stearnes is one of the all-time greats, yet many people have never heard his name. In her book entitled “Hall of Fame DNA: The Legacy of Norman Turkey Stearnes”, Vanessa Ivy Rose (author, podcast host of ABC’s “Reclaimed: The Forgotten League” and educator) gives…

  • Alex B. Hill @ DBF x DPL

    Friday July 18, 2025 03:00 PM EDT to 04:00 PM

    Alex is the director of data and community research at the Detroit Employment Solutions Corporation and an adjunct professor at Wayne State University. He started the website DETROITography (detroitography.com) in an attempt to bring together various Detroit cartographers and their great work. He is also the author of Detroit in 50 Maps (Belt Publishing). He lives in…

  • Barbara Henning @ DBF x DPL

    Friday July 18, 2025 04:00 PM EDT to 05:00 PM

    Poet, writer, and Detroit native, Barbara Henning is the author of eighteen books of poetry and fiction, as well as a series of twenty artists’ books combining poetry with photography.  Barbara Henning’s Homepage | Facebook

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