Sunday, October 5th: The Detroit Free Press Gift of Reading Book Fair (formerly the Yak's Corner Book Fair). 

The Book Beat is helping to arrange the Detroit Free Press Book Fair to be held from 12:30 - 4:00 PM  on Sunday, October 5th, 2008 at the Detroit Science Center, 5020 John R. in Detroit (at the corner of John R and Warren, 1 block east of Woodward, across from the D.I.A.) Author's will speak from 1-2 PM and autograph from 2-3 PM. FREE Admission to the Science Center and book fair -- always a fun family event. The Book Beat will be at the fair selling books by these featured authors:

Kelly DiPucchio: a picture book author whose newest titles include Grace For President (a popular title in 2008!) and Sipping Spiders through a Straw:Campfire Songs for Monsters (just right for Halloween!)

Jean Alicia Elster is author of the Joe-Joe series (ages 6-10 years) and her newest novel Who's Jim Hines? (ages 8-12 years) takes place in Detroit in the 1930s. 

Wong Herbert Yee is a Michigan author-illustrator whose titles include: Fireman Small, Tracks in the Snow, Hamburger Heaven and his newest book: A Brand New Day with Mouse and Mole (the third book in an easy-reader series.)

Debbie Taylor  is the author of the picture book Sweet Music in Harlem (for ages 5-9 years). She is now working on a book about Idlewilde (a Michigan vacation spot  popular 50 years ago).

Jonathan Rand is the author of the popular Michigan Chillers and American Chillers series.