Events

Ongoing Series: Last Thursday
Last Thursday at Hyde Brothers, Booksellers on Thursday April 25th at 7pm. Featuring: Mary Ann Cain, Colleen Connell Mitchell, and Katie Lauck
Hyde Brothers, Booksellers is excited to continue a new season of their literary series called Last Thursday. This free event occurs at 7pm on the final Thursday of each month and is hosted in-store. Each event features at least two local authors who read their original poetry, prose, creative nonfiction, etc. in 15-20 minute installments with a brief intermission between readers.
 
The April reading will occur on Thursday, April 25 at 7pm. This month, we will welcome three local authors: Mary Ann Cain, Katie Lauck, and Colleen Connell Mitchell.
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Mary Ann Cain Mary Ann Cain's fiction, nonfiction essays, and poems have appeared in literary journals ranging from such standards as The Denver Quarterly, The Sun: A Magazine of Ideas, The Bitter Oleander, and The North American review to experimental venues such as First Intensity and LIT. Her books include a biography of Chicago artist-teacher-activist Dr. Margaret Burroughs (Northwestern University Press, 2018); a novel Down from Moonshine (Thirteenth Moon Press, 2009); and two scholarly books, Composing Public Space: Teaching Writing in the Face of Private Interests (Heinemann 2010) and Revisioning Writers' Talk: Gender and Culture in Acts of Composing (SUNY Press 1995). How Small the Sky Really Dreams (Dos Madres Press, 2021) is her first collection of poetry. She is Emerita Professor of English at Purdue University Fort Wayne.
Katie Lauck Katie Lauck is a 22 year old native of Warsaw, IN. She recently graduated with her Bachelor of Arts in Creative Writing with a concentration in creative-non-fiction from Denison University. There, she completed the first draft of her essay collection, Return to the Clay, which explores the relationships between religion, queerness, womanhood, and midwestern roots. She is currently taking time off from school before returning to pursue a Master of Fine Arts and is enjoying spending lots of time with her cats!
Colleen Connel Mitchell Colleen Connell Mitchell is an author and poet. She has published two books and has had poems published in a number of anthologies. She is currently working on her chapbook of poems based on her experience during a mental health crisis. Colleen is mom to five of the most stellar humans on the planet and one queenly cat who rules the roost. Born in New Orleans, she migrated to Costa Rica for seven years, and then, in a surprising twist of fate, landed squarely in Fort Wayne six years ago, where she has still not gained a full understanding of winter. She has, however, gained a deep appreciation for creative community, innovative practices, and widely available coffee shops.