Thanks to Bridge Detroit for previewing this year’s eighth-annual Bookfest this Sunday, July 20, the first-ever “Bookfest at the Main” author panels at the Detroit Public Library, on Friday, July 18, and the various authors appearing at Bookfest. The article is available here.
“I really wanted to create a party that celebrates books and that’s what Bookfest is,” [Bookfest founder and Chairman Ryan M.] Place told BridgeDetroit. “It’s one big party, and we’re here to inspire discovery and creativity. That’s what I love most about the event. You can come to Bookfest and discover things that you never knew existed.”
The Detroit Festival of Books, Michigan’s largest book festival, takes place Sunday, July 20, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in Detroit’s Eastern Market. The event is free. Photos of the 2024 Bookfest are available for download and use via this link.
About Bookfest
The Detroit Festival of Books, now in its eighth year, has set a goal of collecting 2,000 donated children’s books at the July 20 festival, in conjunction with Detroit-based nonprofit Birdie’s Bookmobile. Attendees with the means to do so are encouraged to bring new and gently used children’s books and drop them in one of four bright-color receptacles stationed around the festival.
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