{"id":2,"date":"2007-11-18T18:56:04","date_gmt":"2007-11-18T23:56:04","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2020-05-24T09:49:58","modified_gmt":"2020-05-24T13:49:58","slug":"shop-history","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/shop-history\/","title":{"rendered":"Shop History"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">A Shop History in Bookmarks<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/07\/Bookmark,%20first%20one.jpg\" width=\"117\" height=\"380\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/07\/Bookmark%20by%20Tracy%20Gallup.jpg\" width=\"147\" height=\"480\" \/><br \/>\nThe Book Beat began in 1982 to serve the metro-Detroit area with a shop specialized in quality lit, art, photography and children&#8217;s books. The store is located at 26010 Greenfield, in Oak Park, MI. 48237, phone: 248-968-1190, fax: 248-968-3102. It began with Cary Loren &amp; Colleen Kammer who wanted to provide a friendly creative bookstore in their community . The Book Beat has been host to many author signings, art and photography shows, and book related events across the metro-Detroit area. We have partnered with libraries, public schools, private schools, colleges, reading groups, and publishers to support and bring authors and live book events to our area.<\/p>\nngg_shortcode_0_placeholder\n<p>The bear and reading child bookmark was designed by artist, author and dollmaker Tracy Gallup, illustrator of two upcoming books in the Fall of 2006.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/07\/Bookmark,%20DAM,%201995.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"84\" \/><\/p>\n<p>A special bookmark to announce the 20th anniversary reunion of Destroy All Monsters, publication of the band&#8217;s history, <em>Geisha This<\/em>, performance at Magic Bag and art exhibition at Book Beat in 1995. <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/07\/Bookmark,%20Michael%20Hauge.jpg\" width=\"400\" height=\"99\" \/>A special bookmark to note the appearance and book signing held at Book Beat with author &amp; illustrator Michael Hague.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" id=\"image56\" alt=\"Booknark, Harry Potter 2000.jpg\" src=\"http:\/\/thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/07\/Booknark,%20Harry%20Potter%202000.jpg\" width=\"400\" height=\"167\" \/><\/p>\n<p>A bookmark to commemorate the midnight release of <em>Harry Potter &amp; the Goblet of Fire<\/em> in 2000.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" id=\"image52\" alt=\"Bookmark, Anne Rice.jpg\" src=\"http:\/\/thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/07\/Bookmark,%20Anne%20Rice.jpg\" width=\"136\" height=\"384\" \/><\/p>\n<p>(above) A commemorative bookmark for a booksigning event with Anne Rice for her title <em>The Servant of Bones<\/em> in 1996.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" id=\"image60\" alt=\"Bookmark1.jpg\" src=\"http:\/\/thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/07\/Bookmark1.jpg\" width=\"302\" height=\"90\" \/><\/p>\n<p>More links to Book Beat history &amp; events at <a href=\"http:\/\/thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/?cat=1\">Bookstore History Links<\/a> More coming soon!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Shop History in Bookmarks The Book Beat began in 1982 to serve the metro-Detroit area with a shop specialized in quality lit, art, photography and children&rsquo;s books. The store is located at 26010 Greenfield, in Oak Park, MI. 48237, phone: 248-968-1190, fax: 248-968-3102. 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