Join us for our next luncheon! <http://engage.vendini.com/f/a/DvKHkAB9U-xCP5_mVfVODw~~/AAKLSgA~/RgRfa1VlP0UBMURzaHR0cDovL2Jvb2thbmRhdXRob3IuaW5mbz9jYW1wYWlnbklEPTM0MzgyNyZwYXRyb25JRD0xMDA5MDgyNDY1JmxpbmtOdW09MiZtZW1iZXJJRD1jNzFlOWYzYmQ3ZTNiMDUxOTQyODc1MTA4YjFkODFlNFcDc3BjQgoAJmXQiF25jXhXUhR0dXJnZW9udEBsaWJjb29wLm5ldFgEAAAAAA~~> The 95th Luncheon is being held on Monday, October 21, 2019 *Ti**cket *sales begin online at 12 a.m. Tuesday, September 3, 2019 at www.bookandauthor.org <http://engage.vendini.com/f/a/7rdcEJZQTBfbU4HH4e6H2Q~~/AAKLSgA~/RgRfa1VlP0UBMkR2aHR0cDovL3d3dy5ib29rYW5kYXV0aG9yLm9yZz9jYW1wYWlnbklEPTM0MzgyNyZwYXRyb25JRD0xMDA5MDgyNDY1JmxpbmtOdW09MyZtZW1iZXJJRD1jNzFlOWYzYmQ3ZTNiMDUxOTQyODc1MTA4YjFkODFlNFcDc3BjQgoAJmXQiF25jXhXUhR0dXJnZW9udEBsaWJjb29wLm5ldFgEAAAAAA~~> and* by phone at 9 a.m. at 586-685-5750x102 **Tickets $40* Authors will be available to sign purchased books after the luncheon. Book sales support grants. Please purchase your books at the luncheon! There will be a limited number of books for sale. 11:00 am - Book Sale Room Opens 11:45 am - Luncheon Doors Open 12:00 pm - Lunch is Served 1:00 pm - Authors Begin to Speak Deborah Blum Official Website: www.deborahblum.com <http://engage.vendini.com/f/a/Eq4ePW1DVM7oMgFdvsiGxg~~/AAKLSgA~/RgRfa1VlP0UBM0R0aHR0cDovL3d3dy5kZWJvcmFoYmx1bS5jb20_Y2FtcGFpZ25JRD0zNDM4MjcmcGF0cm9uSUQ9MTAwOTA4MjQ2NSZsaW5rTnVtPTQmbWVtYmVySUQ9YzcxZTlmM2JkN2UzYjA1MTk0Mjg3NTEwOGIxZDgxZTRXA3NwY0IKACZl0IhduY14V1IUdHVyZ2VvbnRAbGliY29vcC5uZXRYBAAAAAA~> *Deborah Blum, *Director of the Knight Science Journalism program at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, is the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of two best-selling books, including “The Poisoner's Handbook” and her newest, “The Poison Squad.” The latter is the dramatic true story of how food was made safe in the United States and the heroes, led by Dr. Harvey Washington Wiley, who fought for change at the end of the 19^th Century when food was often dangerous to eat and even lethal. Deborah has also been a columnist for The New York Times and a blogger for Wired. Bridgett Davis Official Website: https://bridgettdavis.com <http://engage.vendini.com/f/a/sNrOVtizwiF7fDdeD3HAxg~~/AAKLSgA~/RgRfa1VlP0UBNERzaHR0cHM6Ly9icmlkZ2V0dGRhdmlzLmNvbT9jYW1wYWlnbklEPTM0MzgyNyZwYXRyb25JRD0xMDA5MDgyNDY1JmxpbmtOdW09NSZtZW1iZXJJRD1jNzFlOWYzYmQ3ZTNiMDUxOTQyODc1MTA4YjFkODFlNFcDc3BjQgoAJmXQiF25jXhXUhR0dXJnZW9udEBsaWJjb29wLm5ldFgEAAAAAA~~> *Bridgett Davis *is the author of *“*The World According to Fannie Davis: My Mother’s Life in the Detroit Numbers,” an unusual memoir of how low-stakes gambling helped fuel -- and fund -- racial justice work in Detroit. While it tells how her mother ran a successful illegal numbers operation when Bridgett was young, it is also about the African American strivers of Detroit, the evolution of her own family history and a tale of female empowerment as well as a love letter to her mother. Born and raised in Detroit, Bridgett is also the author of two novels, “Into the Go-Slow” and “Shifting Through Neutral.” Susan Isaacs Official Website: https://www.susanisaacs.com <http://engage.vendini.com/f/a/LsOoi7ekqKB9vSq284lKbA~~/AAKLSgA~/RgRfa1VlP0UBNUR1aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc3VzYW5pc2FhY3MuY29tP2NhbXBhaWduSUQ9MzQzODI3JnBhdHJvbklEPTEwMDkwODI0NjUmbGlua051bT02Jm1lbWJlcklEPWM3MWU5ZjNiZDdlM2IwNTE5NDI4NzUxMDhiMWQ4MWU0VwNzcGNCCgAmZdCIXbmNeFdSFHR1cmdlb250QGxpYmNvb3AubmV0WAQAAAAA> *Susan Isaacs* is the best-selling author of 14 novels, including “Compromising Positions,” “Shining Through,” “After All These Years,” and “As Husbands Go.” Her new novel, “Takes One to Know One,” is a twisty mystery thriller. It features a retired FBI agent turned Long Island housewife who taps into her investigative past when she begins to suspect that her neighbor is harboring criminal secrets. Susan is a former editor of Seventeen, a freelance political speechwriter, chairman of the board of Poets & Writers and a past president of Mystery Writers of America. James Poniewozik Official Website: *James Poniewozik, *the chief television critic of the New York Times, is the author of "Audience of One: Donald Trump, Television and the Fracturing of America." His eye-opening book traces the history of TV and mass media from the simpler times of the 1980s to its powerful worldwide presence today, and tells the almost unbelievable story of how a "volcanic, anti-hero" billionaire merged with the medium to become our 45th president. Originally from Monroe, James attended the University of Michigan. He went on to write about TV for Time magazine for 16 years and has contributed to publications like Fortune, Salon and Rolling Stone. * DIRECTIONS* The luncheon will be held at the Burton Manor, located at: 27777 Schoolcraft Road Livonia, MI, 48150 (between Middlebelt & Inkster off I-96) Tammy Turgeon Director Sterling Heights Public Library 40255 Dodge Park Sterling Heights, MI 48313 586-446-2640 Director Suburban Library Cooperative 44750 Delco Blvd Sterling Heights, MI 48313 586-685-5750