Sunday, June 7, 2026
6:30 PM-7:30 PM
Ann Arbor District Library
343 South 5th Avenue
Ann Arbor, MI, 48104 United States
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Literati is thrilled to partner with the Ann Arbor District Library in welcoming back Barbara McQuade to celebrate the release of her new book, The Fix: Saving America from the Corruption of a Mob-Style Government. She'll be joined in conversation by Leigh Greden.
About the Book: New York Times bestselling author and former U.S. Attorney Barbara McQuade offers a piercing, urgent, and deeply informed exposé on the escalating threat of far-right politics to American democracy and national security—and a clear roadmap for how to stop it.
In The Fix, Barbara McQuade draws on her decades of experience as a federal prosecutor to show us the detrimental effects of a government that uses corruption, cruelty, and chaos as tools of control. Eye-opening and grounded in the author's abiding faith in the US Constitution to help restore power to the people, The Fix is essential reading for anyone concerned about the future of America and ready to work together to take it back.
As a US Attorney, McQuade became all too familiar with corruption cases, prosecuting former Detroit mayor Kwame Kilpatrick, the “underwear bomber” Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, and Volkswagen, among others. Here, she exposes how rampant corruption and cruelty are being weaponized to manipulate every facet of American life. Weaving together courtroom stories, lessons from history, and real-time legal analysis, McQuade shows how each corrupt offense, each act of cruelty, is a step toward total authoritarianism.
Yet The Fix is not just a critique of power gone awry. McQuade offers clear strategies that ordinary Americans can utilize, from organizing teach-ins and protests to running for local office, to reclaim the rule of law and ensure that elected officials serve the public's interest, not their own.
Barbara McQuade is a professor at the University of Michigan Law School, where she teaches criminal law and national security law. She is also a legal analyst for NBC News and MSNBC. From 2010 to 2017, McQuade served as the U.S Attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan. She was appointed by President Barack Obama, and was the first woman to serve in her position. Before her appointment as U.S. Attorney, McQuade served as an Assistant U.S. Attorney in Detroit for 12 years. McQuade serves on a number of non-profit boards, and served on the Biden-Harris Transition Team in 2020-2021. She has been recognized by the Detroit Branch NAACP and Arab American Civil Rights League with their Tribute to Justice Award. McQuade is a graduate of the University of Michigan and its law school. She and her husband live in Ann Arbor, Michigan, and have four children.Leigh Greden is an Ann Arbor "townie" who has served as chief of staff to the President at Eastern Michigan University, chief of staff to Congressman John Dingell, and transition director for Congresswoman Debbie Dingell following her election to Congress in 2014. He served on the Ann Arbor City Council for six years and serves on the boards of directors for several local non-profit organizations.
Leigh Greden is an Ann Arbor "townie" who has served as chief of staff to the President at Eastern Michigan University, chief of staff to Congressman John Dingell, and transition director for Congresswoman Debbie Dingell following her election to Congress in 2014. He served on the Ann Arbor City Council for six years and serves on the boards of directors for several local non-profit organizations.
Leigh earned a bachelor's degree from Albion College and law degree from Case Western Reserve University, where he coached the Moot Court team to win the regional championships. After graduating law school, he practiced law for ten years in Detroit and Ann Arbor, representing public universities and automakers.