Thank you for coming out to celebrate the Book Beat’s 30th anniversary party – it was a beautiful summer day and we all had a good time with music, authors and refreshments. We were really overwhelmed by the response and outpouring from the community. Thank you all! It’s good to know we are supported and will continue to be a home and shelter for the physical book. A display of the art by the author, librarian Peter D. Sieruta is currently up in the backroom gallery.
If you couldn’t make it to the party, we’ve posted some photos on our Face book page (and below) to share some of the highlights that day. There were a few articles in the press that covered the event. The Sunday Detroit Free Press , the Metro Times had a mention, and The Southfield Sun did a story that included some of our all-time favorite books. Some of the authors that made it to the event and shared there books were:
Amy Ackley, Kathryn Madeline Allen, Dan Austin, David Barr, Glenn Barr, Tracy Bilen, Terry Blackhawk, Denise Brennan-Nelson, Brynne Barnes, John “Detroit Blogger” Carlisle, Denise Crittendon, Shutta Crum, Christopher Paul Curtis, Mary Desjarlais, Kelly DiPucchio, Jean Alicia Elster, Dan Ewald, Howard Fridson, Jim Gallert, Tracy Gallup, Gary & Laura Grimshaw, Bill Harris, Barbara Kellom, Kathe Koja, Amy Goldman Koss Elmore Leonard, Peter Leonard, M.L. Liebler, Rick Lieder, John Martin, Margaret Mason, Cyd Moore, Bill Rauhauser, Nancy Shaw, John Sinclair, Leni Sinclair, David Tarver, Paul Vachon, and Susan Whitall. Many books are still available and signed by the authors.
Thank you to “Outlaw” Crystal and SVmedia.com for covering the event. Below is a video they put together from the Book Beat anniversary party:
Drawing at the top of the page is a recent gift to Book Beat by “Mouse & Mole” author/illustrator Wong Herbert Yee. Pictures below include; 1)Anniversary Cake from Sugar Kisses in Berkley, 2)Poet ML Liebler and his Coyote Monk band, 3)drummer/artist Efe Bes strikes a pose, 4) US Senator Carl Levin and his wife Barbara on the left, talk to Oak Park Mayor Marian McClellan, 5) The Senator meets crime novelist Elmore Leonard for the first time.
