{"id":74765,"date":"2026-04-01T15:55:17","date_gmt":"2026-04-01T19:55:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/?p=74765"},"modified":"2026-04-04T10:36:52","modified_gmt":"2026-04-04T14:36:52","slug":"book-beat-april-newsletter-happy-spring","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/2026\/04\/01\/book-beat-april-newsletter-happy-spring\/","title":{"rendered":"Book Beat April newsletter: Happy Spring!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>BOOK BEAT \u2013 APRIL 2026 NEWSLETTER<br \/>\nRead, Think, Create.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_74793\" style=\"width: 586px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-74793\" class=\"size-full wp-image-74793\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/redon3-copy.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"576\" height=\"324\"><p id=\"caption-attachment-74793\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Odilon Redon, Evocation of the Butterlies, detail 1910<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Dear Readers,<\/p>\n<p>Welcome to Poetry Month!<\/p>\n<p>This April, we\u2019re honored to host and highlight poets and artists who remind us that poetry is as much about community as it is about craft. If you missed Ken Mikolowski and M.L. Liebler&#8217;s book launch last month there&#8217;s another opportunity for each coming soon.<\/p>\n<p>There is a lot going on and so our newsletter chatter will be brief, ha!<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><strong>Monday, April 6 at 4pm Author Cisco Bradley presents <em><a href=\"https:\/\/cup.columbia.edu\/book\/i-hear-freedom\/9780231563802\/\">I Hear Freedom: The Great Migration, Free Jazz, and Black Power<\/a><\/em> at Wayne State University in the Humanities Commons on the second floor of The Adamany Undergraduate Library second floor.<\/strong> Hosted by ML Liebler and open to the public. Books available from Book Beat.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><strong>Thursday, April 9<\/strong>, 1-2:30pm Rebecca Kosick author of <em>Dispatches from the Avant-Garage: The Alternative Press<\/em> will appear with Ken Mikoloski at the Hatcher Library gallery room at the University of Michigan.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"sG2mm1fcsZ\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/2026\/03\/31\/april-9-ken-mikolowski-rebecca-kosick\/\">April 9: Ken Mikolowski &#038; Rebecca Kosick<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"&#8220;April 9: Ken Mikolowski &#038; Rebecca Kosick&#8221; &#8212; The Backroom\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/2026\/03\/31\/april-9-ken-mikolowski-rebecca-kosick\/embed\/#?secret=qvwOZZsnTi#?secret=sG2mm1fcsZ\" data-secret=\"sG2mm1fcsZ\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><strong><br \/>\nWednesday, April 15 | 4\u20137 PM Ridgeway Press &amp; Art Collective \u2013 Art! Music! Poetry! Celebrate 52 Years of Ridgeway DADA at the Wayne State University Undergraduate Library.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Ridgeway Press &amp; Collective is one of Detroit\u2019s vital independent literary-artistic forces. This special event brings together:<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Melba Joyce Boyd \u2022 Marion Hayden \u2022 Carl Dada Zilch \u2022 Jeff Ensroth \u2022 Gregory Hallock \u2022 M.L. Liebler \u2022 Robin Eichele \u2022 Monster Island \u2022 Book Beat will have a table of books representing the authors at the event and reflecting Ridgeway\u2019s Macomb-Dada and surrealist roots.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"ZJuGRCvX6O\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/2026\/04\/01\/ridgeway-art-lit-celebration\/\">Ridgeway Art &#038; Lit Anniversary Celebration!<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"&#8220;Ridgeway Art &#038; Lit Anniversary Celebration!&#8221; &#8212; The Backroom\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/2026\/04\/01\/ridgeway-art-lit-celebration\/embed\/#?secret=sDPOjdJMEh#?secret=ZJuGRCvX6O\" data-secret=\"ZJuGRCvX6O\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><strong>Wednesday April 15 from 11am <\/strong>&#8211; 2:30pm <a href=\"https:\/\/storytimeguild.weebly.com\/\">The StoryTime Guild FUNdraaiser<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Story Tellers of Detroit will be holding a FUNdraiser luncheon with author and journalist Devin Scillian.Book Beat will be selling books at the event. Tickets are $60 and support Devin&#8217;s recommended organization the <a href=\"https:\/\/michiganreading.org\/\">Michigan Reading Association.<\/a><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-74787\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/story.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"482\"> For questions call\/text Marcia 248-202-0441 or Mary Ann: 586-718-9143.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><strong>Saturday April 18, Poetry Night at Book Beat Saturday 6:60-8pm.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Join us in the shop for an intimate evening of readings curated by Chris Tysh, whose work explores language, performance, and feminist poetics with a sharp, experimental edge. Featured readers include:<br \/>\n\u2022 Robert Laidler, whose poetry moves between narrative and lyric, often grounded in place and memory<br \/>\n\u2022 Kim Hunter, a Detroit-based poet and activist known for work that is both personal and socially attuned.<br \/>\n\u2022 Chris Tysh, reading from her own work\u2014precise, searching, and formally adventurous.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"E9ltriu9gT\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/2026\/03\/31\/april-18-poetry-night\/\">April 18:  Chris Tysh, Kim Hunter &#038;  Robert Laidler<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"&#8220;April 18:  Chris Tysh, Kim Hunter &#038;  Robert Laidler&#8221; &#8212; The Backroom\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/2026\/03\/31\/april-18-poetry-night\/embed\/#?secret=pL3m8gC3wX#?secret=E9ltriu9gT\" data-secret=\"E9ltriu9gT\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><strong>Wednesday, April 22, Celebrate Earth Day &amp;amp Redon\u2019s Birthday<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>On Aoril 22: take a moment to reflect on our connection to the natural world\u2014and also the birthday of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.odilon-redon.org\/\">Odilon Redon<\/a>, the visionary French artist whose dreamlike imagery continues to inspire. On this day, we\u2019re thinking of Redon\u2019s Evocation of Butterflies\u2014a work in the collection of the Detroit Institute of Arts that feels especially alive. Butterflies, symbols of transformation and fragility, drift through his imagination like poems. We invite you to spend Earth Day with a book, a walk, or a moment of attention\u2014something small and meaningful. Literature, like nature, asks us to slow down and look closely.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><strong>Saturday April 25 | 10am-6pm, and 6:30\u20138 PM Independent Bookstore Day Celebration<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>We\u2019re celebrating Independent Bookstore Day with a special Author Tea Party &amp; Book Signing here at Book Beat.Expect an evening of conversation, tea, and books\u2014an opportunity to meet writers, discover new work, and celebrate the role independent bookstores play in sustaining literary culture. More details on featured authors to come\u2014stay tuned in-store and online.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"BOcN5Fgq56\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/2026\/03\/28\/reading-group-selects-moravagine-by-blaise-cendrars\/\">Reading group selects: Moravagine by Blaise Cendrars<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"&#8220;Reading group selects: Moravagine by Blaise Cendrars&#8221; &#8212; The Backroom\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/2026\/03\/28\/reading-group-selects-moravagine-by-blaise-cendrars\/embed\/#?secret=qEVShzlKPZ#?secret=BOcN5Fgq56\" data-secret=\"BOcN5Fgq56\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"iqiXuyQ0eg\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/2026\/03\/28\/sub-rosa-april-selection\/\">Sub Rosa April Selection: Mrs Palfrey at the Claremont<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"&#8220;Sub Rosa April Selection: Mrs Palfrey at the Claremont&#8221; &#8212; The Backroom\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/2026\/03\/28\/sub-rosa-april-selection\/embed\/#?secret=RzatawbuJq#?secret=iqiXuyQ0eg\" data-secret=\"iqiXuyQ0eg\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><strong>April 26 &#8211; May 3, 2026: BOOKSTOCK &#8211; Laurel Park Place Mall, Livonia, MI<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bookstockmi.org\/\">Bookstock<\/a><\/strong> is a massive, volunteer-driven used book and media sale celebrating its 22nd year in 2026, held at Laurel Park Place in Livonia, Michigan. Running from April 26 to May 3, 2026, the event raises funds for local education and literacy projects, and includes a student essay contest.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><em>Gut yontif!<\/em> Wishing our friends and family a Happy, peaceful and meaningful Passover and Easter holiday!<\/p>\n<p>April is an Antidote for our times. We hope you\u2019ll join us for these events and be part of what continues to grow at Book Beat. Thank you for reading. Happy Spring! See you at the shop!<\/p>\n<p>With gratitude,<\/p>\n<p>~Cary, Colleen and the staff at Book Beat<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"6eED2zbh9r\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/2026\/03\/26\/artist-books-zines\/\">Artist Books &#038; Zines with Kat Goffnet &#038; Cary Loren<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"&#8220;Artist Books &#038; Zines with Kat Goffnet &#038; Cary Loren&#8221; &#8212; The Backroom\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/backroom\/2026\/03\/26\/artist-books-zines\/embed\/#?secret=kXs1sApoei#?secret=6eED2zbh9r\" data-secret=\"6eED2zbh9r\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">From the Backroom Gallery: A Gift of Poetry<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"AqcFSZDz3W\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/bookshop\/catalog\/dispatches-from-the-avant-garage-the-alternative-press-signed\/\">Dispatches from the Avant-Garage: The Alternative Press (signed)<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"&#8220;Dispatches from the Avant-Garage: The Alternative Press (signed)&#8221; &#8212; The Book Beat Gallery\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/bookshop\/catalog\/dispatches-from-the-avant-garage-the-alternative-press-signed\/embed\/#?secret=Zva3wDJJXz#?secret=AqcFSZDz3W\" data-secret=\"AqcFSZDz3W\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"YZyW7s25b8\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/bookshop\/catalog\/bread-of-angels-signed-by-author-patti-smith\/\">&#8220;Bread of Angels,&#8221; signed by author Patti Smith<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"&#8220;&#8220;Bread of Angels,&#8221; signed by author Patti Smith&#8221; &#8212; The Book Beat Gallery\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/bookshop\/catalog\/bread-of-angels-signed-by-author-patti-smith\/embed\/#?secret=bYTYRLUtyP#?secret=YZyW7s25b8\" data-secret=\"YZyW7s25b8\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"82Od6fBXfA\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/bookshop\/catalog\/hound-dog-a-poets-memoir-of-rock-revolution-and-redemption-signed\/\">Hound Dog: A Poet&#8217;s Memoir of Rock, Revolution, and Redemption (signed)<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"&#8220;Hound Dog: A Poet&#8217;s Memoir of Rock, Revolution, and Redemption (signed)&#8221; &#8212; The Book Beat Gallery\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/bookshop\/catalog\/hound-dog-a-poets-memoir-of-rock-revolution-and-redemption-signed\/embed\/#?secret=uuCvjBLxV2#?secret=82Od6fBXfA\" data-secret=\"82Od6fBXfA\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"UHZfETbyem\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/bookshop\/catalog\/paper-boat-by-margaret-atwood-signed\/\">Paper Boat by Margaret Atwood (signed)<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"&#8220;Paper Boat by Margaret Atwood (signed)&#8221; &#8212; The Book Beat Gallery\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/bookshop\/catalog\/paper-boat-by-margaret-atwood-signed\/embed\/#?secret=BZjn77uP2n#?secret=UHZfETbyem\" data-secret=\"UHZfETbyem\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"TwesPRSfrm\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebookbeat.com\/bookshop\/catalog\/wrong-norma-by-anne-carson-signed-2\/\">Wrong Norma by Anne Carson (signed)<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; 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