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Author/ Artist Schedule for 30th Anniversary Party!

Schedule: Amy Ackley TBD Kathryn Madeline Allen 12:00pm Dan Austin 12:00pm-3pm Brynne Barnes 2:00pm David Barr TBD Glenn Barr TBD Tracy Bilen 1:00-3pm Denise Brenan-Nelson 1:00pm John ‘Detroit Blogger...

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Reading Group September Selection

Book Beat’s Reading Group Selection for September is Mother Night by Kurt Vonnegut. The Reading Group will meet on Wednesday,October 3rd at 7pm inside the Goldfish Tea House (117 West 4th Street in...

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Susan Whitall author of “Fever” at Baldwin Library Wed, Sept. 12th!

Susan Whitall will be speaking and signing copies of “Fever: Little Willie John’s Fast Life, Mysterious Death, and the Birth of Soul” -her recent bio about the life of Detroit R&B legend Little...

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World Book Night returns on April 23rd!

World Book Night returns to the USA on April 23rd! World Book Night is an annual celebration dedicated to spreading the love of reading, person to person.  Each year on April 23, tens of thousands of...

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Natalie Taylor at Berkley Public Library, Tues. Jan. 22

Friends of the Library Presents Local Author Natalie Taylor Tuesday, January 22nd at 7:00pm author Natalie Taylor will present her book Signs of Life in the Berkley Public Library Meeting Room.  The...

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Read in the Park Poster

Click on the link below for a pdf  file of a poster for “Read in the Park” – thank you for downloading and posting! Read_in_the_Park_Poster_2013-2

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Lessons from Record Store Day or Considering a Day for Bookstores

“..for a true collector the whole background of an item adds up to a magic encyclopedia whose quintessence is the fate of his object.” ~ Walter Benjamin, Unpacking My Library April 20th was Record...

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Three Authors on Urban Renewal: Sunday, June 23!

Author John Gallagher will unfortunately not be able to participate at this event. We will re-schedule an event with him for the near future. Stay tuned for more details… Book Beat will host three...

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July News & Events

Happy Birthday Detroit, born July 25th, 1701 “We hope for better things; it will arise from the ashes” ~ Father Gabriel Richards, motto of Detroit, 1805 A Night of Michigan History at Book Beat, Wed.,...

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2013 Wayne State University Midtown Literary Walk on Saturday, September 21!

6 Events 6 Walkable Locations 1 Beautiful Day HOSTED BY M. L. Liebler with Carole Harris, Ricardo Castano IV and Vincent Perrone Wayne State University presents the 2013 Midtown Literary Walk in...

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