University of Michigan Helen Zell Writers’ Program

Jan 17, 2017 - Jan 19, 2017

Location: Helen Zell Writers' Program, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI (get directions)

Book Signing & Fiction Reading
Tuesday, January 17, 2017
5:15-7:00 PM
The Apse Museum of Art
U-M LSA Helen Zell Writers’ Program

Kelly Link and Claire Vaye Watkins in Conversation
Thursday, January 19, 2017
5:30-7:00 PM
Helmut Stern Auditorium Museum of Art
U-M LSA Helen Zell Writers’ Program

The Latest By Kelly

The Book of Love

Limited Edition Now Available · Paperback: Feb. 2025

NYT Notable Books · Vulture Best Books of the Year · NPR Books We Love · Time 10 Best Fiction · Publishers Weekly Top 10 Books of the Year.

In the long-awaited debut novel from bestselling author and Pulitzer Prize finalist Kelly Link, three teenagers become pawns in a supernatural power struggle.

Kelly's playlist: Apple. Spotify.

Early reviews & reactions:

"This is a masterpiece."—Publishers Weekly (starred review)

“Dizzying.”—Leigh Bardugo, author of Ninth House

“Lush and visionary.”—Cassandra Clare, author of Sword Catcher

“Playful and harrowing.”—Holly Black, author of Book of Night

“Giant, glorious.”—Cory Doctorow, author of The Lost Cause

“Our greatest living fabulist.”—Carmen Maria Machado, author of In the Dream House

“Pure enchantment.”—Zen Cho, author of Black Water Sister

“Moving and deft.’”—Booklist (starred review)