{"id":7274,"date":"2015-12-02T13:56:19","date_gmt":"2015-12-02T18:56:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/?p=7274"},"modified":"2020-05-07T13:29:47","modified_gmt":"2020-05-07T17:29:47","slug":"december-news-events-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/2015\/12\/02\/december-news-events-2\/","title":{"rendered":"December News &#038; Events"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Holiday News from Book Beat<\/h2>\n<h2>Sat., Dec. 5, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/?p=7260\">Giving Season Book Fair at Orion Township Library<\/a><\/h2>\n<p>On <strong>Saturday, December 5th<\/strong> from <strong>1:00 to 4:00 PM<\/strong> Book Beat will be selling books for authors appearing at the annual Author\/Illustrator Fair at the <a href=\"http:\/\/orionlibrary.org\/author-illustrator-fair\/\"><strong>Orion Township Public Library<\/strong><\/a> (<a href=\"http:\/\/goo.gl\/maps\/6FBKK\">825 Joslyn Road, Lake Orion, Michigan 48362<\/a>). This year&#8217;s fair, The Giving Season, will be an opportunity for readers of all ages to meet local authors and illustrators, where they will sign their books, making for perfect holiday gifts. For a complete list of authors and artists click <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/?p=7260\">HERE<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-7275\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/sendak.jpg\" alt=\"sendak\" width=\"357\" height=\"499\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/sendak.jpg 357w, https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/sendak-107x150.jpg 107w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 357px) 100vw, 357px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Sunday, Dec 6, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/?p=7246\">Rx for Reading: Fundraiser at Book Beat<\/a><\/h2>\n<p>Please join us at Book Beat on<strong> Sunday, December 6th from Noon &#8211; 5 PM<\/strong> for a holiday fundraising for the non-profit <a href=\"http:\/\/rxreading.org\/\">Rx for Reading<\/a>, a program out of University of Detroit Mercy that works to support children&#8217;s literacy in Detroit.Local authors will be at the event to inscribe their books for customers. So far, the following have been confirmed: John Gallagher, Gregory Sumner, Deb Pilutti, Wong Herbert Yee, Karen Dybis, and Barbara A. Kellom. Please check the website <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/2015\/11\/19\/holiday-bookraiser-for-rx-for-reading\/\">HERE<\/a> for complete listing and author hours.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>20% of you purchases will go to Rx for Reading.<\/li>\n<li>Books from Book Beat can be bought during the fundraiser and donated directly to Rx for Reading.<\/li>\n<li>Gently-used children&#8217;s books can be brought from home and donated to Rx for Reading.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>100% of donations are used to purchase books for kids in our community.\u00a0 All donations to RX for Reading are tax deductible to the full extent of the law. <\/strong>A poster for the event can be downloaded and shared here: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/RX-for-Reading.pdf\">RX for Reading<\/a><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/2015\/12\/02\/author-jaleigh-johnson-at-baldwin-library-thurs-dec-10\/\"> Author Jaleigh Johnson at Baldwin Library, Thurs., Dec. 10<\/a><\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-7277\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/511Knu74zfL._SX335_BO1204203200_-101x150.jpg\" alt=\"511Knu74zfL._SX335_BO1,204,203,200_\" width=\"101\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/511Knu74zfL._SX335_BO1204203200_-101x150.jpg 101w, https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/511Knu74zfL._SX335_BO1204203200_.jpg 337w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 101px) 100vw, 101px\" \/>Young Adult author <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.jaleighjohnson.com\/\">Jaleigh Johnson<\/a><\/strong> will be making an appearance at the Baldwin Public Library on <strong>Thursday<\/strong>, <strong>December 10<\/strong> from <strong>7:00-8:00pm <\/strong>as part of this year&#8217;s Battle of the Books Program. She will be signing as well as discussing her book <em><strong>The Mark of the Dragonfly<\/strong><\/em>, and her <em><strong>World of Solace<\/strong><\/em> series. This event is free and open to the public, but registration is required. You can register at the library&#8217;s website <a href=\"http:\/\/host.evanced.info\/baldwin\/evanced\/eventsignup.asp?ID=18124&amp;rts=&amp;disptype=&amp;ret=eventcalendar.asp&amp;pointer=&amp;returnToSearch=&amp;num=0&amp;ad=&amp;dt=mo&amp;mo=12\/1\/2015&amp;df=calendar&amp;EventType=ALL&amp;Lib=0&amp;AgeGroup=&amp;LangType=0&amp;WindowMode=&amp;noheader=&amp;lad=&amp;pub=1&amp;nopub=&amp;page=&amp;pgdisp=\">here<\/a>. Books will be available at the event courtesy of Book Beat.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Holiday News from Book Beat Sat., Dec. 5, Giving Season Book Fair at Orion Township Library On Saturday, December 5th from 1:00 to 4:00 PM Book Beat will be selling books for authors appearing at the annual Author\/Illustrator Fair at the Orion Township Public Library (825 Joslyn Road, Lake Orion, Michigan 48362). 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