About this Event
🎉FALL INTO LITERACY! You're invited to a one-day, enchanting book fair dedicated to promote, preserve and sustain literacy in Metro Detroit at the family level during the Fall Season.
đź“š Detroit Book City's 6th Annual Fall Family Book Fair 2025đź“… Saturday, October 18thđź•› Doors open at 12:00 noon - 5:00pm
🍂THE 2025 FALL AUTHOR LINE-UP🍂 -- Registration NOW OPEN for authors! Apply at: https://forms.gle/6YfNUqRMFkMZYwyK9 Catch the EARLY Bird special by July 20th.
Come meet over 30 dynamic self-published authors in-person and grab signed copies of their books! The first 100 adult guests to arrive will receive a FREE swag bag packed with author goodies and valuable literacy resources. Discover powerful stories and knowledge that inspire—brought to you by some of the finest writers in Detroit and beyond!
We encourage you to bring your children along to help spark a love for reading early in life. Let books become a meaningful part of their everyday experience—something they carry with them and pass on to future generations.
“When we know the stories of our people and our culture, we begin to understand ourselves as human.”
🎶 Enjoy the soulful, jazz vibes by DJ Holly! Food & snacks "on deck" at reasonable prices!
Please be prepared to practice the latest CDC's guidelines to protect all. RSVP tickets for your entire family. YOU MUST SHOW YOUR EVENTBRITE TICKET TO ENTER THIS EVENT. This event will be hosted in the dining hall on the first level and is handicap accessible.
Want to insert your promotional piece inside our 100 Fall Swag Bags? Sign-up at: https://forms.gle/hY5jGYVWiLYnJCRx5
We hope to see ya!!!!
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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 and Ebony Magazine's Top 10 Black-owned Bookstores to Visit and Support.
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.
---Learn more about our independent bookstore's collaborations, partnerships and customers at: https://detroitbookcity.store/about-us
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
2326 Seven Mile E, 2326 Seven Mile East, Detroit, United States
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