Kelly DiPucchio and Brynne Barnes at Book Beat, Sat. Sept. 17th!
Children’s Authors Kelly DiPucchio and Brynne Barnes will be at Book Beat on Saturday, September 
17th, 2016 from 1 to 3 PM. Kelly DiPucchio will be reading from both of her two new picture books, Dragon Was Terrible and Everybody Loves Cupcake. Brynne Barnes will be reading from her new picture book, Books Do Not Have Wings. This event is free and open to the public. Books will be able for purchase at the signing courtesy of Book Beat. For more information, to have a book held, or to have a book signed if you are unable to make the event, please call Book Beat at (248) 968-1190. A poster for the event can be downloaded and shared here: Dipucchio and Barnes 8.5×11
Book Launch with YA Author Kristin Bartley Lenz, Sun. Sept. 18th!
YA author and Michigan native Kristin Bartley Lenz will be at The Office Coffee Shop in Royal Oak on Sunday, September 18th, 2016 from 5:30-8:30 PM. She will be launching her new, debut novel The Art of Holding On and Letting Go, recently made a Junior Library Guild Selection. She will be speaking from and signing copies of the book. This event is free and open to the public. Books will be able for purchase at the signing courtesy of Book Beat. For more information, to have a book held, or to have a book signed if you are unable to make the event, please call Book Beat at (248) 968-1190.
September Reading Group Selection
Book Beat’s September Reading Group selection is Teju Cole’s Open City. The Reading Group will meet on Wednesday, September 28 at 7pm in the Goldfish Tea Cafe (117 W 4th St #101, Royal Oak, MI 48067). Reading Group books are discounted 15% at Book Beat. For more information, please call Book Beat (248) 968-1190. All are welcome!
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