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15th Anniversary Edition of The Five People You Meet in Heaven Giveaway

by mitchalbom_webmaster | Jun 22, 2018 | News | 1 comment

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...

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Mitch Albom’s Radiothon Fund Distribution Ceremony Set for March 27

by mitchalbom_webmaster | Mar 22, 2018 | News | 2 comments

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,...

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Harper to Publish the Sequel to The Five People You Meet in Heaven

by mitchalbom_webmaster | Feb 21, 2018 | News | 2 comments

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...

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In Memory of Ira Albom

by mitchalbom_webmaster | Dec 13, 2017 | News | 1 comment

From Mitch Albom: 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...

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Ann Arbor and Grand Rapids Jumanji Premiere to Benefit Hospice for Children

by mitchalbom_webmaster | Nov 27, 2017 | News | 0 comments

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...

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Mitch Albom Inducted into the MI Sports Hall of Fame

by mitchalbom_webmaster | Sep 15, 2017 | News | 2 comments

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...

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Don’t Miss Mitch on Oprah’s SuperSoul Sunday – August 27

by mitchalbom_webmaster | Aug 22, 2017 | News | 1 comment

WATCH/DVR ALERT: Mitch Albom and Oprah in conversation on OWN’s SuperSoul Sunday. August 27, 2017 at 11am ET/PT on OWN. Catch it on Oprah’s SuperSoul Conversations podcast on Monday August 28, available at ApplePodcasts.com/OprahSuperSoul. Oprah Winfrey sits...

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On Writing the Personal on the SI Media Podcast

by mitchalbom_webmaster | Aug 17, 2017 | News | 0 comments

WRITERS ALERT: Episode 132 of the Sports Illustrated Media podcast features Mitch Albom in conversation with host Richard Deitsch, discussing the most personal piece he’s ever written—the story of the five-year-old girl Mitch and his wife, Janine, brought to the...

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Sawyer Fredericks Joins The Mitch Albom Show

by mitchalbom_webmaster | Aug 9, 2017 | News | 0 comments

Mitch and Kenny were glad to welcome Sawyer Fredericks on The Mitch Albom Show on August 8 to talk about his upcoming shows in Pontiac and Holland, Michigan. [Snippet of “Forever Wrong” plays…] Mitch: This is a song that Sawyer Fredericks contributed to The...

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Mitch and Koppel Share Memories of Morrie

by mitchalbom_webmaster | Jul 26, 2017 | News | 0 comments

Brought together nearly 22 years after Morrie appeared on Nightline and 20 years after the publication of Tuesdays with Morrie, Mitch Albom and Ted Koppel appeared in conversation to a crowd of over 500 at Sixth and I in Washington, D.C. on July 25. According to...

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