Lisa Wheeler, Lisa Rose, and Deborah Aronson on Sat., Nov. 12th
Children’s Authors and Michigan residents Lisa Wheeler, Lisa Rose, and Deborah Aronson will be at Book Beat on Saturday, November 12th, 2016 from 1 to 3 PM.
Lisa Wheeler will be reading from The Christmas Boot, her classic holiday tale newly illustrated by Jerry Pinkney, which is sure to be one of the holiday season’s standout children’s books. She will also be giving a “story behind the story” talk. Lisa Rose will be reading from her book, Shmulik Paints the Town. Deborah Aronson will be reading from her book Where’s My Tushy? and her new book, Dragons from Mars.
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Teachers: Mr. Schu and Travis Jonker at Oakland Schools, Sat., Nov. 12th!
On Saturday, November 12th at 8:30 AM, Book Beat will be selling books at a talk by John Schumacher (“Mr. Schu”) and Travis Jonker at Oakland Schools (2111 Pontiac Lake Road Waterford Township, MI 48328).
The books Book Beat will be selling will be children’s books curated by store co-owner Colleen, as well as books Mr. Schu and Travis Jonker will speak about. A poster for the event, as well as registration information, can be found here. For more information click HERE
Detroit Culture & Islands of the Great Lakes at Book Beat, Sun., Nov. 13th
On Sunday, November 13th, from 2:00 to 4:00 PM, Book Beat will be hosting three Detroit-based authors, Maureen Dunphy, Laurie Lanzen Harris, and Dennis Nawrocki at Book Beat. Dunphy is the author of Great Lakes Island Escapes: Ferries and Bridges to Adventure , Harris is the author of The Detroit Symphony Orchestra: Grace, Grit, and Glory, and Nawrocki is the author of Essay’d: 30 Detroit Artists. Authors will be discussing their and signing copies. Books will be available for sale at the event. For more information please click HERE.
Reading Selection for November
The Book Beat reading group selection for November is I Served the King of England by Bohumil Hrabal. The Reading Group will meet on Wednesday, November 30 at 7pm in the Goldfish Tea Room (117 W 4th St #101, Royal Oak, MI 48067). Reading Group selections are discounted 15% at Book Beat. For more information, please click HERE.
In a comic masterpiece following the misadventures of a simple but hugely ambitious waiter in pre-World War II Prague, who rises to wealth only to lose everything with the onset of Communism, Bohumil Hrabal takes us on a tremendously funny and satirical trip through 20th-century Czechoslovakia.