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The Book Club of Detroit, is a private club and society of bibliophiles in downtown Detroit, Michigan. Founded in 1957, The Book Club of Detroit, is a club for book collectors. [1]
The Book Club of Detroit is club whose members are book collectors, book dealers and bibliophiles who meet in the interest not only of sociability, but to share and expand interest in the history of books and bookmaking. [2] [3] [4]
The Club met regularly for many years at the historic Scarab Club in downtown Detroit. [5]
The Book Club co-sponsors events with the Detroit Public Library. [6]
The Book Club of Detroit is a member of the Fellowship of American Bibliophilic Societies (FABS). [7]
Some notable individuals who have given talks to the club are: [8]
1958: Franklin G. Laucomer
1959: Benjamin R. Donaldson
1960: William A. Bostick
1961: C. E. Frazer Clark, Jr.
1962: Donald Weeks (biographer of the artist and writer Baron Corvo, was a founding member.) [9]
1963 & 1983: James Babcock
1964: Roger Lindland
1965: Alfred H. Whittaker
1966: Seymour Kent
1967: Gloria Francis
1968: Robert Orr
1969: Richard Walker
1970: Evan Thompson
1971: John Neufeld
1972-80: Robert Thomas
1981: Paula Jarvis
1982: Jean Coburn
1984-85: Joann Chalat
1986: Frank Sladen
1987-93: Annie Brewer
1994: James Beall
1995: Alice Nigoghosian
1996: Roy Pilot
1997: Sam Gatteno
1998: Harriet Larson
1999: Barry Neavill
2000: Shahida Nurullah
2001: James Deak
2002 & 2007-08: Joan Knoertzer
2003: Joseph Ajlouny
2004: Jay Platt
2005: Janet Whitson
2006: Marguerite Humes Schwedler
2009-10: C. Hedger Breed
2011-13: Robert K. Jones
2014–present: Frank Castronova [10]
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