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Published today in the Detroit Free Press!

In 2013, author and Free Press columnist Mitch Albom admitted a young girl named Chika Jeune into the orphanage he operates in Port Au Prince, Haiti.

Little Chika was born three days before the massive earthquake of 2010, and miraculously survived it, despite her cinder block house collapsing. Albom said she was “born tough.”

Then, when she was 5 years old, Chika was diagnosed with DIPG, an inoperable Stage IV brain tumor. Mitch and his wife, Janine, brought Chika to...

Most of the following events are ticketed and include a signed hardcover copy of the book, and some even raise funds for DIPG research and other great causes in celebration of the release of Finding Chika, in stores November 5, 2019.

More events in Michigan will be added in November and December, as well as additional events in January and February.

Read all about Finding Chika here.

Audible’s Fall Preview has some great round ups of the most eagerly anticipated fall listens in several categories, and “Finding Chika” is featured!

As he has done with all of his books except for The Time Keeper, which was read by Downton Abbey actor Dan Stevens, Mitch will be narrating the four-and-a-half hour audiobook, which is available for pre-order NOW at:

Audible

Harpercollins

Kobo

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Each year, the Brain Injury Association of Michigan hosts a Spring Tribute Dinner in which its Legacy Society recognizes its newest contributing members and selects as honorary members individuals who have contributed to the brain injury field, or have shown a demonstrated leadership in working to improve lives of persons with brain injuries.

Appearing as a speaker at the April 13, 2019 dinner, Mitch Albom was presented with the Founders Award for his visionary advocacy and support of the bra...

Presented annually since 1949, The Wilbur Awards are given to secular media – print and online journalism, book publishing, broadcasting, and motion pictures – who have thoughtfully brought religious issues and spiritual themes into the public discourse. This year, the fiction prize went to Mitch Albom for The Next Person You Meet in Heaven. He previously won the award in 2010 in the nonfiction category for Have a Little Faith. See the full list of 22 recipients here.

Unable to attend the cer...

Finalists in the Michigan Associated Press Media Editors 2018 newspaper contest were announced today. The top three places — the awards in order of finish  —  will be announced at the annual awards banquet in Lansing on April 28.

Mitch Albom’s column in the Detroit Free Press was selected in the best sports column category. Read it here:

by Mitch Albom | Feb 5, 2018

MINNEAPOLIS — Cheesesteaks for everyone. Hoagies on every plate...

**** #1 BESTSELLING AUTHOR MITCH ALBOM returns to nonfiction with  CHIKA: A little girl, an earthquake, and the making a family ****

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (New York, NY – February 19, 2019) – In November 2019 Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, will publish CHIKA: A little girl, an earthquake, and the making of a family

by #1 internationally renowned and bestselling author Mitch Albom. With this book the author of Tuesdays With Morrie returns to nonfiction for the first time in over...

**** #1 BESTSELLING AUTHOR MITCH ALBOM returns to nonfiction with  CHIKA: A little girl, an earthquake, and the making a family ****

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (New York, NY – February 19, 2019) – In November 2019 Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, will publish CHIKA: A little girl, an earthquake, and the making of a family

by #1 internationally renowned and bestselling author Mitch Albom. With this book the author of Tuesdays With Morrie returns to nonfiction for the first time in over...

For the fourth year in a row, the SAY Detroit Radiothon broke the $1 million dollar mark in funds raised during a marathon 15-hour broadcast. Held Thursday, December 6 in the North Grand Court at the Somerset Collection in Troy, the radiothon was broadcast live on WJR 760AM and streamed across the web at www.mitchalbomradiothon.com, clickondetroit.com, wjr.com, freep.com and on Facebook. In its seventh year, the Radiothon has raised over $4.5 million, including a record $1,261,000 in donation...

In a busy fall book tour, it’s not possible to visit all of the wonderful bookstores in the U.S. With the help of Harper Books, select quantities of signed, first edition hardcovers have been made available for sale at almost 200 independent bookstores.

*Signed stock is limited, so please contact stores directly to see if copies are still available.

Click your state below to find a local store.