Detroit Book City’s 8th Annual African-American Family Book Expo & Read-In 2024! This event will be held on Sat. Feb. 17, 2024 from 12:30pm – 5pm at 8601 Woodward Ave. Detroit 48202 (at Pingree St.) Admission is FREE with Eventbrite ticket. Be one of the first 100 adult arrivals, get a Free DBC 2024 Calendar!
This one-day family book event is hosted to promote, preserve and sustain literacy while celebrating the Heritage of Black History. Meet over 30 talented independent authors of adult & children’s books from across the country and purchase their autographed books! This is also a National African-American Read-In hosted event. Come through to READ your excerpt from stories, poems & songs written by legendary African American authors starting at 1:00pm. Bring the Kids to get free cultural coloring sheets & goodie bags.
****2024 BOOK AUTHOR LINE-UP****
Special Guest Author: One Single Rose
Adults: Valerie Wade, Colette Harrell, Jessica Willingham, Heather Hetheru Miller, Syntell Smith, Kathy B. Ramsey, Lisa Howze, Tanya King, DeBorah M. Evans, C. Rose Dahl, Dr. Victoria Cohen, Katrina Stewart, Trasand Wright, V. Sue, Craig Rush, Demarra West, Peggie Woodland, Cashae Brown and Leon Stokes.
Children’s: Naomi Dunsen-White, Kinyel Friday, Yvette Daniels, Jenna Dawson, Solomon Johnson, Calvin T. Mann, Mel Sillmon, Pam Crump, Alesha Rowe, Tamiya Woods-Dotsey, LaJuana Jackson
This is a free, public event for Adults, Kids & Seniors 65+. Bring or show your ticket to enter.
With respect to post Covid-19 & variants, please be prepared to practice the latest CDC’s guidelines to protect all…mask and hand sanitizer required. This event is held in the lower level of the church. The church has an elevator for people with handicap needs.
Visit our Facebook event page daily for Author highlights: https://fb.me/e/1Di0w5gH4
Got questions? Email us: [email protected]
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Detroit Book City hosts the largest Black author book fairs in Michigan. We have been featured in the Oakland Press and Telegram Newspapers, Channel 7 – Detroit WXYZ, WDIV – Live in the D with Michelle Oliver, American Black Journal/PBS with Stephen Henderson , Fox 2 News with Kelly Rowe, CW-50 Community Connect with Logan R. Tesmer, and we’re honorably listed on The OPRAH List ~125 Black-Owned Bookstores in America along with Travel Noire’s 50 in 50: Black-owned Bookstores Across America.
On June 2, 2023, Detroit Book City was honored in a special ceremony along with a self-portrait on the ‘wall of fame’ at the Detroit Historical Museum by The Soul Of Philanthropy (TSOP). Over 90 Black leaders in Metro Detroit were highlighted for Black giving in the city. The philanthropy exhibit is open to the public for viewing at the Detroit Historical Museum from June 3 – August 27, 2023. Be sure to stop by to support and visit https://www.tsopmichigan.org.
—Learn more about our independent bookstore’s collaborations, partnerships and customers at: https://www.detroitbookcity.com/about-us
