{"id":71227,"date":"2022-04-22T00:48:17","date_gmt":"2022-04-22T04:48:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/?p=71227"},"modified":"2022-04-22T09:18:47","modified_gmt":"2022-04-22T13:18:47","slug":"april-newsletter-flash-bookstore-day-edition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/2022\/04\/22\/april-newsletter-flash-bookstore-day-edition\/","title":{"rendered":"April Newsletter Flash! Bookstore Day Edition"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/IBD2022-FBHeader.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-71228\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/IBD2022-FBHeader.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"851\" height=\"315\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/IBD2022-FBHeader.png 851w, https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/IBD2022-FBHeader-150x56.png 150w, https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/IBD2022-FBHeader-768x284.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 851px) 100vw, 851px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/IBDBookmark-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-71377 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/IBDBookmark-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"255\" height=\"860\"><\/a>Dear Friends &amp; Readers,<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s hard to believe a third of a year is almost behind us. Time flies like an arrow&#8230; fruit flies like a banana. ( Sorry, this is a really old joke but I thought it was an interesting opening.)<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s a few Flash! Newsletter highlights:<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Music historian Craig Maki talks to us about his new book: <strong>Tomorrow Brings Memories<\/strong> which brings to light a little-known history on the early years of Detroit&#8217;s independent recording industry of the 1930s and &#8217;40s. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/2022\/04\/20\/mellow-music-an-interview-with-craig-maki\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mellow Music: An Interview with Craig Maki <\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Earth Day is April 22, and the Oakland County Earth Day March, Rally and Fair will be happening in Royal Oak on Saturday, April 23 from 10 am-1 pm. Practice Peace, Save the Earth. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/2022\/04\/21\/earth-day-climate-march-rally-fair-april-23\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Earth Day Climate March, Rally &amp; Fair April 23<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Small press reviewer Tom Bowden provides a bonus column of reviews this month: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/2022\/04\/19\/i-arrogantly-recommend-by-tom-bowden-27\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">i arrogantly recommend&#8230;by Tom Bowden<\/a> Tom is working on a special novella edition of recommendations, and another reviewing all Detroit writers.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/2022\/04\/21\/indie-bookstore-day-april-30-at-book-beat\/\">Independent Bookstore Da<\/a>y<\/strong> is<strong> Saturday, April 30<\/strong>. We are planning a day of local authors to sign books, meet with people, and help us celebrate.<\/p>\n<p>Authors coming by to sign and meet book people; <strong>Donald Levin<\/strong> (Savage City); <strong>Craig Maki<\/strong> (Tomorrow Brings Memories); <strong>Alan Franklin<\/strong> (Lives of the Saints); <strong>Peter Werbe<\/strong> (Summer on Fire); <strong>Dave Chow<\/strong> (Detroit Tiki); <strong>Peter J. Hammer<\/strong> (No Equal Justice); <strong>Rick Lieder<\/strong> (Wait and See); and <strong>Fran<\/strong> <strong>Shor<\/strong> (Soupy Sales and the Detroit Experience, Passages of Rebellion)<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 <strong>Coming soon in May:<\/strong> Ukrainian author <strong>Andrey Kurkov<\/strong>, one of Ukraine&#8217;s most renowned authors, (featured recently on the front page of the <em>New York Times Book Review<\/em>) will be speaking at Grosse Pointe Unitarian Church on <strong>Wednesday, May 11th at 7pm<\/strong>. The church is located at 17150 Maumee, Grosse Pointe City. This event is sponsored by the Grosse Pointe library, and seating is limited.&nbsp; Please register to attend at <a href=\"https:\/\/gplib.evanced.info\/signup\/EventDetails?EventId=59636&amp;backTo=Calendar&amp;startDate=2022\/05\/01\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Author Event with Andrey Kurkov<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Many wonderful new spring titles are filling our shelves. Stop by soon! Below is a photo gallery from the past year taken around the bookstore.&nbsp; Save the date! <strong>Sunday, August 28<\/strong>, Book Beat turns 40! Yikes! Time flies&#8230;Thank you for your support. We would not be here without YOU!<\/p>\n<p>Peace, Love, &amp; Books! Slava Ukraini!<\/p>\n<p>~Cary, Colleen and the staff of Book Beat<\/p>\nngg_shortcode_0_placeholder\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dear Friends &amp; Readers, It&rsquo;s hard to believe a third of a year is almost behind us. 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