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All Vendor Categories
A
- Activities & Performers (8)Activities and performances you can participate in.
- Adventure (16)Vendors specializing in Adventure books.
- African American (20)Vendors specializing in books that may be of particular interest to the African American community.
- Americana (4)Vendors specializing in Americana-related books.
- Animals (8)Vendors specializing in Animal-related books.
- Anime (1)Vendors specializing in Anime books.
- Antiquarian (4)Vendors specializing in Antiquarian books, typically at least 100 years old.
- Architecture (6)Vendors specializing in Architecture technique or portfolio books.
- Art Activities (11)Face painting, drawing, and creating souvenirs you can take home.
- Arts Books (29)Vendors specializing in Art-related books.
- Astrology (3)Vendors specializing in Astrology and related books.
- Astronomy (2)Vendors specializing in Astronomy-related books.
- Audio (6)Vendors specializing in selling recorded Audio/Music Media in any formats, whether Music or Spoken Word.
- Audio Tapes (3)Vendors specializing in Audio Tape Media, such as 8-Tracks, Cassettes, Reel-to-Reel, etc.
- Autobiography (4)Vendors specializing in Autobiographies.
- Autographed Copies (17)Vendors specializing in selling Signed, Inscribed, or Autographed copies of books.
- Automotive (2)Vendors specializing in Automotive and related books.
- Aviation (1)Vendors specializing in Aviation-related books.
B
- Biography (16)Vendors specializing in Biographies.
- Board & Table Games (3)Vendors specializing in selling Board Games or Tabletop Games.
- Bookbinding (2)Vendors who provide Bookbinding services.
- Bookplates (1)Vendors specializing in selling Bookplates.
- Books (112)Vendors selling books of any type.
- Breakfast & Coffee (2)Vendors specializing in Bagels, Coffee, or other Breakfast-related foods.
- Broadsides (1)Vendors specializing in selling Broadsides, or items printed on only one side of a large sheet of paper.
- Business (6)Vendors specializing in general Busines-related books.
C
- Card Games (4)Vendors specializing in selling Card Games.
- CDs (2)Vendors specializing in selling Compact Discs (CDs).
- Chapbooks (3)Vendors specializing in selling Chapbooks, or small inexpensive books.
- Chapter Books (13)Vendors specializing in Kid’s books featuring Chapters.
- Chemistry (2)Vendors specializing in Chemistry-related books.
- Children’s Books (51)Vendors specializing in Childeren’s or Kid’s books of any sort.
- Classics (9)Vendors specializing in Classic Literature books.
- Collectible Books (8)Vendors specializing in Collectible books.
- Collectibles (4)Vendors specializing in selling Collectibles, such as figurines.
- Comic Books (9)Vendors specializing in selling Comic Books.
- Comics (9)Vendors specializing in book-bound Comical Graphic Novels. (NOT Comic Books)
- Computers (2)Vendors specializing in Computer-related books.
- Contemporary Posters (4)Vendors selling their own Contemporary Poster or Print creations.
- Contermporary Photographs (1)Vendors selling their own Contemporary Photographic or Print creations.
- Cooking & Cookbooks (6)Vendors specializing in Cookbooks, Cooking, and Food-related books.
- Creative Arts (18)Vendors specializing in DIY, crafts, and creative arts-related books.
- Crime (10)Vendors specializing in Crime-related books.
D
- Detective (4)Vendors specializing in Detective books.
- Detroit (34)Vendors specializing in Detroit-related books of any type.
- Drawings & Etchings (7)Vendors selling their own Drawing, Etching, or Digital Art creations.
E
- Early Readers (10)Vendors specializing in Kid’s books aimed at Early Readers.
- Educational Activities (9)STEM, reading, and other educational activities you can participate in.
- Engineering (4)Vendors who specialize in Engineering-related books.
- Ephemera (7)Vendors specializing in loose or unbound items and Ephemera.
- Erotic Romance (5)Vendors specializing in Erotic Romance books.
- Esoteric (3)Vendors specializing in Esoteric rare books.
- Esoterica (1)Vendors specializing in unbound Estorica in other (not-listed) forms.
- Ethnic (4)Vendors specializing in books that may be of particular interest to (not-listed) Ethnic communities.
F
- Fantasy (35)Vendors specializing in Fantasy books.
- Film & TV (7)Vendors specializing in television, film, or cinema-related books.
- Fine Bindings (2)Vendors specializing in books featuring Fine Bindings.
- First Edition (9)Vendors specializing in selling First Edition books.
- Food Vendors (6)Vendors selling Food.
- Foreign (1)Vendors specializing in Foreign rare books.
- Foreign Languages (4)Vendors specializing in books in Foreign or non-English Language books.
G
- Game Activities (5)Live Gaming Activities you can participate in during the Event, such as trivia, card, or board games. NO GAMBLING!
- Games (2)Vendors specializing in selling Games of any sort.
- Gardening (1)Vendors specializing in books related to horticulture, plants, and Gardening.
- Geography (4)Vendors specializing in Geography-related books.
- GIft Items (24)Vendors specializing in selling Gifts and Gift Items.
- Graphic Novels (9)Vendors specializing in book-bound Graphic Novels of any sort.
H
- Handcrafted & Handmade (8)Vendors specializing in selling Handcrafted or Handmade books.
- Health & Fitness (3)Vendors specializing in Health & Fitness-related books.
- Historical Fiction (10)Vendors specializing in Historical Fiction books.
- History (26)Vendors specializing in History-related books of any sort.
- Hobbies (2)Vendors specializing in books about other (not-listed) Hobbies.
- Horror (18)Vendors specializing in Horror books of any sort.
- Humor (9)Vendors specializing in Humor books.
I
- Indie (13)Vendors specializing in Indie books.
- Italian Food Vendors (1)Vendors specializing in selling Italian foods.
J
- Journals (5)Vendors specializing in sellingJournals.
L
- Law (2)Vendors specializing in Law-related books.
- Leadership Development (1)Vendors specializing in Leadership and Management-related books.
- Letterpress (2)Vendors who provide Letterpress services.
- LGBTQ (7)Vendors specializing in books that may be of particular interest to the Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer communities.
- Libraries (4)Area libraries.
- Literature (26)Vendors specializing in Literature-related books.
- Live Animals (1)Reptiles, petting zoo, adoptions, and other activities featuring live animals.
- Local Interest (21)Vendors specializing in books of Local Interest.
M
- Magazines (5)Vendors specializing in selling Magazines.
- Magic (1)Vendors specializing in books related to Magic.
- Manga (5)Vendors specializing in Manga books.
- Manuscripts (3)Vendors specializing in rare Manuscripts.
- Maps (2)Vendors specializing in selling unbound Maps.
- Math (1)Vendors who specialize in Math-related books.
- Media (9)Vendors specializing in selling recorded Media and other non-book merchandise.
- Memoir (18)Vendors specializing in Memoirs.
- Memorabilia (4)Vendors specializing in selling unbound Memorabilia.
- Mexican Food Vendors (1)Vendors specializing in selling Mexican or Tex-Mex foods.
- Michigan (32)Vendors specializing in Michigan-related books of any type.
- Military (1)Vendors specializing in Military or Military History books.
- Music Books (9)Vendors specializing in Music books, including history and techniques.
- Musicians & DJs (5)Musicians and Disc Jockeys (DJs) performing during the event.
- Mystery & Suspense (17)Vendors specializing in Mystery & Suspence-related books.
- Mythology (4)Vendors specializing in books related to Mythology.
N
- Native American (1)Vendors specializing in books that may be of particular interest to Native American or Indigenous communities.
- Nautical (2)Vendors specializing in Nautical or Nautical History books.
- Newspapers (2)Vendors specializing in selling Newspapers.
- Non-Profits (12)Non-profit organizations that may be of interest to the Bookfest community.
O
- Occult (7)Vendors specializing in books related to the Occult.
- Organizations (5)Organizations whose businesses or services may be of interest to the Bookfest community.
- Other (9)Vendors of any other (not-listed) type.
- Out of Print (OOP) (6)Vendors specializing in Out of Print (OOP) books.
P
- Painting (3)Vendors specializing in Painting techique or portfolio books.
- Paintings (2)Vendors selling their own Painting creations.
- Pamphlets (2)Vendors specializing in selling pamphlets.
- Parenting (4)Vendors specializing in books related to raising children and families, or Parenting.
- People (5)Vendors specializing in books about People.
- Periodicals (2)Vendors specializing in Periodicals of any type.
- Personal Growth (7)Vendors specializing in Personal Growth-related books.
- Philosphy (4)Vendors specializing in Philosphy-related books.
- Photography (10)Vendors specializing in Photography technique or portfolio books.
- Picture Books (15)Vendors specializin in Kid’s Picture Books.
- Plays (1)Vendors specializing in published Plays, dramas, or scripts.
- Poetry (16)Vendors specializing in Poetry books.
- Politics & Social Sciences (6)Vendors specializing in books dealing with Politics, Social Sciences, and Social Studies.
- Private Press (3)Vendors specializing in Private Press books.
- Psychedelic (2)Vendors specializing in books related to the Psychedelic.
- Publishers (7)Publishers or publishing houses.
- Pulps (2)Vendors specializing in Pulps (Pulp Fiction) books.
R
- Railroads (1)Vendors specializing in books related to trains or Railroads.
- Rare (7)Vendors specializing in Rare books of any sort.
- Reference (2)Vendors specializing in Reference books.
- Religion & Spirituality (8)Vendors specializing in books dealing with Religion and/or Spirituality.
- Role Playing Games (3)Vendors specializing in selling Role Playing Games.
- Romance (26)Vendors specializing in Romance books.
S
- Science & Technology (7)Vendors who specialize in Science & Technology-related books, including STEM-related topics.
- Science Fiction (20)Vendors specializing in Science Fiction books.
- Self-Help (7)Vendors specializing in Self-Help and related books.
- Sheet Music (1)Vendors specializing in selling Sheet Music.
- Signings & Autographs (12)Authors and/or celebrities who will be signing books or providing autographs.
- Small Press (13)Vendors specializing in Small Press books.
- Special Interest (5)Vendors specializing books that appeal various special interests or demographics.
- Sports (7)Vendors specializing in Sports-related books.
- Sports Activities (1)Cornhole, hockey, and other sporting events you can participate in.
- Sweets Vendors (4)Vendors specializing in Sweets and baked goods.
T
- Teen & Young Adult (YA) (19)Vendors specializing in books targeted towards Teens and Young Adults.
- Thriller (10)Vendors specializing in Thriller books.
- Travel (7)Vendors specializing in Travel-related books.
- True Crime (3)Vendors specializing in True Crime-related books.
U
- Underground (3)Vendors specializing in Underground books.
- Unusual (8)Vendors specializing in Unusual books
- U.S. History (10)Vendors specializing in U.S. Histor-related books.
V
- Video (0)Vendors specializing in recorded Video Media of any format.
- Video Tapes (1)Vendors specializing in recorded Videotapes, such as VHS, BetaMax, etc.
- Vintage (16)Vendors specializing in Vintage books.
- Vintage Photographs (4)Vendors specializing in selling loose/unbound photos, which may or may not be autographed.
- Vintage Posters (4)Vendors specializing in selling Vintage Posters, which may or may not be autographed.
- Vinyl Records (8)Vendors specializing in selling Vinyl Records, such as LPs, EPs, 45s, and 12″ Singles.
- Visual Arts (10)Vendors selling their own Visual Art creations.
W
- Wellness Activities (1)Activities you can participate for physical and spiritual wellness, such as massage, reiki, mental health professionals, or health screenings.
- World History (3)Vendors specializing in World History-related books.
All Vendor Tags
B
- Book Signing (43)Vendors who will be signing copies of their books during Bookfest.
D
- DBF 2017 Vendor (6)Vendors that participated in Bookfest 2017.
- DBF 2018 Vendor (8)Vendors that participated in Bookfest 2018.
- DBF 2019 Vendor (9)Vendors that participated in Bookfest 2019.
- DBF 2020 Vendor (9)Vendors that participated in Bookfest 2020.
- DBF 2021 Vendor (12)Vendors that participated in Bookfest 2021.
- DBF 2022 Vendor (18)Vendors that participated in Bookfest 2022.
- DBF 2023 Vendor (30)Vendors that participated in Bookfest 2023.
- DBF 2024 Vendor (45)Vendors that participated in Bookfest 2024.
- DBF 2025 Vendor (204)Vendors that are participating in Bookfest 2025.
F
- FEATURED VENDOR (3)Well-known vendors with a large (4 table) presence at Bookfest
- Fiction (64)Vendors who specialize-in or carry Fiction books
H
- Hardcover (55)Vendors who specialize-in or carry Hardcover books
N
- New (69)Vendors who specialize-in or carry NEW (as in unused) products
- Non-Fiction (54)Vendors who specialize-in or carry Non-Fiction books
S
- Softcover (65)Vendors who specialize-in or carry Softcover or Paperback books
U
- Used (41)Vendors who specialize-in or carry USED or second-hand product
