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September 20, 2018
Tour Dates Announced for The Next Person You Meet in Heaven
Most of the following events are ticketed and include a hardcover copy of the book, and some even raise funds for charity in celebration of the release of The Next Person You Meet in Heaven, a sequel to The Five People You Meet in Heaven.
More events in Michigan will be added in November and December.
You can keep up with the events on Facebook, Google, and by RSS on this site.
New York Daily News Unscripted
October 09, 2018 – 7:00PM
Brooklyn, NY
Details and tickets
Baltimore Sun Unscripted
O...
August 23, 2018
The Detroiters Tim Robinson to Join Charity Book Launch!
Actor, comedian, and writer Tim Robinson, co-star of Comedy Central’s “The Detroiters” has joined the line up for the charity launch celebrating the release of The Next Person You Meet in Heaven to be held October 14 at the Detroit Opera House.
A night of conversation, laughter and music, 100% of the profits from the evening will go to medical costs for orphans in Haiti through Have Faith Haiti Mission and reading programs for children in Detroit through SAY Detroit Play Center at Lipke Park....
June 22, 2018
15th Anniversary Edition of The Five People You Meet in Heaven Giveaway
Fifteen years ago this September, Mitch Albom published his first novel, The Five People You Meet in Heaven.
This fall will celebrate the (now-a-series!) books with two new publications: the special 15th Anniversary Hardcover Edition of The Five People You Meet in Heaven (September 4) and the first edition of The Next Person You Meet in Heaven (October 9).
Thanks to publishers Harper Books and Hachette Books, you can get a FREE copy of the special anniversary edition of The Five People You Me...
June 8, 2018
Kevin Smith Updates on ‘Hit Somebody’
During a recent live recording of his Fatman on Batman podcast, Kevin explained:
“I did two episodes of SModcast where I read two of the scripts based on that, somebody heard it and said, ‘Ooh, can we do that here, why don’t you bring it here and we’ll do it here and we’ll do it up?’ So it’s gonna become this other thing and at the same time, Jeremy Simser, who’s the storyboard artist on Flash and Supergirl and Game of Thrones, some episodes of Game of Thrones, has started doing it as a graph...
March 22, 2018
Mitch Albom’s Radiothon Fund Distribution Ceremony Set for March 27
Nearly two dozen local charities and programs will be awarded funding from donations received at last December’s Mitch Albom S.A.Y. Detroit Radiothon at 2 pm Tuesday, March 27 at the Fisher Building (3011 West Grand Blvd., Detroit).
Albom, founder of S.A.Y. Detroit, and Dr. Chad Audi, president of the Detroit Rescue Mission Ministries (DRMM), which helps facilitate the nonprofit, will hand out more than $1 million in checks. Representatives from each charity will be present. The event will be...
March 12, 2018
Rock Bottom Remainders Unites at Tucson Book Festival
Although its farewell tour was in 2016, the Rock Bottom Remainders united on Saturday, March 10th at the Tucson Book Festival.
Coverage in the Arizona Daily Star:
They’re not the most musically inclined and you definitely won’t see them on the Billboard Hot 100 any time soon.
They’re the Rock Bottom Remainders — a rock ’n’ roll cover band made up of famous authors.
“One time Bruce Springsteen joined us on stage, and we had only one song left, which was ‘Gloria,’” Dave Barry says. “This is no...
February 21, 2018
Harper to Publish the Sequel to The Five People You Meet in Heaven
On October 16, 2018 Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, will publish THE NEXT PERSON YOU MEET IN HEAVEN, the long-awaited sequel to the mega bestselling The Five People You Meet in Heaven and the latest novel by #1 internationally renowned and bestselling author Mitch Albom.
Fifteen years ago, in Albom’s beloved tale, The Five People You Meet in Heaven, the world fell in love with Eddie, a grizzled war veteran-turned-amusement park mechanic who died saving the life of a young girl...
December 13, 2017
In Memory of Ira Albom
From Mitch Albom:
Mitch and his dad, Ira
Friends, today is one of the saddest days of my life. My beloved father, Ira Albom, passed away last Friday after a long health battle. This afternoon, we will bury him beside my mother, Rhoda, who died nearly three years ago. Dad was lost the moment he said goodbye to her.
And am I lost now.
Cast adrift. That’s how it feels. Roots severed. No parents in the world. Talking with my sister and brother, we all agree that we are not ready to be the grown-...
November 27, 2017
Ann Arbor and Grand Rapids Jumanji Premiere to Benefit Hospice for Children
Hospice of Michigan and Arbor Hospice are hosting a simultaneous statewide premiere of Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle at Grand Rapids’ Celebration! Cinema North and Ann Arbor’s Michigan Theater on Thursday, Dec. 19. The jungle-themed fundraisers will support Jo Elyn Nyman Anchors Programs for Children at Hospice of Michigan (HOM) and Arbor Hospice.
This will be a great family-friendly event and, in Ann Arbor, a great opportunity for students preparing for finals to enjoy a break from studyin...
September 15, 2017
Mitch Albom Inducted into the MI Sports Hall of Fame
Sports fans gathered at the Max M. Fisher Music Center on Friday night to welcome the Class of 2017 to the Michigan Sports Hall of Fame, which included Mitch Albom, former Detroit Tigers manager Jim Leyland, Oakland University football coach Greg Kampe, University of Michigan Fab Fiver Jalen Rose, former University of Michigan and Detroit Lion player Jon Jansen, and former MSU and NFL player Andre Rison. (Dennis Rodman and Dean Look were also Class of 2017 but could not attend due to scheduli...
