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Michigan Humanities

Bringing people together through stories, histories, cultures, and conversations.

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Michigan Humanities is committed to promoting and supporting humanities programming throughout our state that explore, strengthen, and celebrate expansively and inclusively the stories, histories, and cultures of the people in our state.

Visit PBS Books and Michigan Humanities and meet with award-winning author, Curtis Chin. PBS Books and Michigan Humanities will be sharing information about upcoming literary programs and hosting a livestream with authors from this year’s Bookfest.

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https://www.michiganhumanities.org/
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A

  • Activities & Performers (15)Activities and performances you can participate in.
  • Adventure (17)Vendors specializing in Adventure books.
  • African American (21)Vendors specializing in books that may be of particular interest to the African American community.
  • Americana (4)Vendors specializing in Americana-related books.
  • Animals (10)Vendors specializing in Animal-related books.
  • Anime (1)Vendors specializing in Anime books.
  • Antiquarian (7)Vendors specializing in Antiquarian books, typically at least 100 years old.
  • Architecture (6)Vendors specializing in Architecture technique or portfolio books.
  • Art Activities (13)Face painting, drawing, and creating souvenirs you can take home.
  • Arts Books (35)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 (4)Vendors specializing in Audio Tape Media, such as 8-Tracks, Cassettes, Reel-to-Reel, etc.
  • Autobiography (6)Vendors specializing in Autobiographies.
  • Autographed Copies (21)Vendors specializing in selling Signed, Inscribed, or Autographed copies of books.
  • Automotive (3)Vendors specializing in Automotive and related books.
  • Aviation (1)Vendors specializing in Aviation-related books.

B

  • Biography (23)Vendors specializing in Biographies.
  • Board & Table Games (4)Vendors specializing in selling Board Games or Tabletop Games.
  • Bookbinding (3)Vendors who provide Bookbinding services.
  • Bookplates (1)Vendors specializing in selling Bookplates.
  • Books (141)Vendors selling books of any type.
  • Breakfast & Coffee (3)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 (3)Vendors specializing in selling Compact Discs (CDs).
  • Chapbooks (3)Vendors specializing in selling Chapbooks, or small inexpensive books.
  • Chapter Books (15)Vendors specializing in Kid’s books featuring Chapters.
  • Chemistry (2)Vendors specializing in Chemistry-related books.
  • Children’s Books (63)Vendors specializing in Childeren’s or Kid’s books of any sort.
  • Classics (10)Vendors specializing in Classic Literature books.
  • Collectible Books (11)Vendors specializing in Collectible books.
  • Collectibles (5)Vendors specializing in selling Collectibles, such as figurines.
  • Comic Books (10)Vendors specializing in selling Comic Books.
  • Comics (11)Vendors specializing in book-bound Comical Graphic Novels. (NOT Comic Books)
  • Computers (2)Vendors specializing in Computer-related books.
  • Contemporary Posters (5)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 (21)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 (39)Vendors specializing in Detroit-related books of any type.
  • Drawings & Etchings (11)Vendors selling their own Drawing, Etching, or Digital Art creations.

E

  • Early Readers (14)Vendors specializing in Kid’s books aimed at Early Readers.
  • Educational Activities (14)STEM, reading, and other educational activities you can participate in.
  • Engineering (4)Vendors who specialize in Engineering-related books.
  • Ephemera (11)Vendors specializing in loose or unbound items and Ephemera.
  • Erotic Romance (5)Vendors specializing in Erotic Romance books.
  • Esoteric (4)Vendors specializing in Esoteric rare books.
  • Esoterica (2)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 (36)Vendors specializing in Fantasy books.
  • Film & TV (9)Vendors specializing in television, film, or cinema-related books.
  • Fine Bindings (2)Vendors specializing in books featuring Fine Bindings.
  • First Edition (10)Vendors specializing in selling First Edition books.
  • Food Vendors (8)Vendors selling Food.
  • Foreign (1)Vendors specializing in Foreign rare books.
  • Foreign Languages (6)Vendors specializing in books in Foreign or non-English Language books.

G

  • Game Activities (6)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 (34)Vendors specializing in selling Gifts and Gift Items.
  • Graphic Novels (12)Vendors specializing in book-bound Graphic Novels of any sort.

H

  • Hamburgers (1)Vendors specializing in selling Hamburgers, Cheeseburgers, or similar.
  • Handcrafted & Handmade (10)Vendors specializing in selling Handcrafted or Handmade books.
  • Health & Fitness (4)Vendors specializing in Health & Fitness-related books.
  • Historical Fiction (11)Vendors specializing in Historical Fiction books.
  • History (30)Vendors specializing in History-related books of any sort.
  • Hobbies (2)Vendors specializing in books about other (not-listed) Hobbies.
  • Horror (19)Vendors specializing in Horror books of any sort.
  • Humor (10)Vendors specializing in Humor books.

I

J

  • Journals (6)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 (7)Area libraries.
  • Literature (27)Vendors specializing in Literature-related books.
  • Live Animals (1)Reptiles, petting zoo, adoptions, and other activities featuring live animals.
  • Local Interest (26)Vendors specializing in books of Local Interest.

M

  • Magazines (8)Vendors specializing in selling Magazines.
  • Magic (1)Vendors specializing in books related to Magic.
  • Manga (6)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 (10)Vendors specializing in selling recorded Media and other non-book merchandise.
  • Medicine (1)Vendors specializing in Medical or Medicine-related books.
  • Memoir (23)Vendors specializing in Memoirs.
  • Memorabilia (8)Vendors specializing in selling unbound Memorabilia.
  • Mexican Food Vendors (1)Vendors specializing in selling Mexican or Tex-Mex foods.
  • Michigan (37)Vendors specializing in Michigan-related books of any type.
  • Military (4)Vendors specializing in Military or Military History books.
  • Music Books (12)Vendors specializing in Music books, including history and techniques.
  • Musicians & DJs (7)Musicians and Disc Jockeys (DJs) performing during the event.
  • Mystery & Suspense (18)Vendors specializing in Mystery & Suspence-related books.
  • Mythology (4)Vendors specializing in books related to Mythology.

N

  • Native American (2)Vendors specializing in books that may be of particular interest to Native American or Indigenous communities.
  • Nautical (3)Vendors specializing in Nautical or Nautical History books.
  • Newspapers (2)Vendors specializing in selling Newspapers.
  • Non-Profits (25)Non-profit organizations that may be of interest to the Bookfest community.

O

  • Occult (7)Vendors specializing in books related to the Occult.
  • Organizations (16)Organizations whose businesses or services may be of interest to the Bookfest community.
  • Other (12)Vendors of any other (not-listed) type.
  • Out of Print (OOP) (7)Vendors specializing in Out of Print (OOP) books.

P

  • Painting (4)Vendors specializing in Painting techique or portfolio books.
  • Paintings (5)Vendors selling their own Painting creations.
  • Pamphlets (4)Vendors specializing in selling pamphlets.
  • Parenting (4)Vendors specializing in books related to raising children and families, or Parenting.
  • People (6)Vendors specializing in books about People.
  • Periodicals (3)Vendors specializing in Periodicals of any type.
  • Personal Growth (10)Vendors specializing in Personal Growth-related books.
  • Philosphy (4)Vendors specializing in Philosphy-related books.
  • Photography (12)Vendors specializing in Photography technique or portfolio books.
  • Picture Books (20)Vendors specializin in Kid’s Picture Books.
  • Plays (1)Vendors specializing in published Plays, dramas, or scripts.
  • Poetry (18)Vendors specializing in Poetry books.
  • Politics & Social Sciences (9)Vendors specializing in books dealing with Politics, Social Sciences, and Social Studies.
  • Postcards (3)Vendors specializing in selling Postcards.
  • Private Press (3)Vendors specializing in Private Press books.
  • Psychedelic (3)Vendors specializing in books related to the Psychedelic.
  • Publishers (10)Publishers or publishing houses.
  • Pulps (3)Vendors specializing in Pulps (Pulp Fiction) books.

R

  • Railroads (1)Vendors specializing in books related to trains or Railroads.
  • Rare (8)Vendors specializing in Rare books of any sort.
  • Reference (2)Vendors specializing in Reference books.
  • Religion & Spirituality (9)Vendors specializing in books dealing with Religion and/or Spirituality.
  • Role Playing Games (3)Vendors specializing in selling Role Playing Games.
  • Romance (27)Vendors specializing in Romance books.

S

  • Science & Technology (9)Vendors who specialize in Science & Technology-related books, including STEM-related topics.
  • Science Fiction (21)Vendors specializing in Science Fiction books.
  • Self-Help (10)Vendors specializing in Self-Help and related books.
  • Sheet Music (2)Vendors specializing in selling Sheet Music.
  • Signings & Autographs (13)Authors and/or celebrities who will be signing books or providing autographs.
  • Small Press (16)Vendors specializing in Small Press books.
  • Special Interest (9)Vendors specializing books that appeal various special interests or demographics.
  • Sports (9)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) (21)Vendors specializing in books targeted towards Teens and Young Adults.
  • Thriller (11)Vendors specializing in Thriller books.
  • Travel (10)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 (9)Vendors specializing in Unusual books
  • U.S. History (13)Vendors specializing in U.S. Histor-related books.

V

  • Video (3)Vendors specializing in recorded Video Media of any format.
  • Video Discs (2)Vendors specializing in recorded Video Discs, such as DVDs, BluRay, LaserDisc, etc.
  • Video Tapes (2)Vendors specializing in recorded Videotapes, such as VHS, BetaMax, etc.
  • Vintage (21)Vendors specializing in Vintage books.
  • Vintage Photographs (4)Vendors specializing in selling loose/unbound photos, which may or may not be autographed.
  • Vintage Posters (5)Vendors specializing in selling Vintage Posters, which may or may not be autographed.
  • Vinyl Records (9)Vendors specializing in selling Vinyl Records, such as LPs, EPs, 45s, and 12″ Singles.
  • Visual Arts (12)Vendors selling their own Visual Art creations.

W

  • Wellness Activities (2)Activities you can participate for physical and spiritual wellness, such as massage, reiki, mental health professionals, or health screenings.
  • World History (5)Vendors specializing in World History-related books.


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B

  • Book Signing (46)Vendors who will be signing copies of their books during Bookfest.

D

F

  • FEATURED VENDOR (9)Well-known vendors with a large (4 table) presence at Bookfest
  • Fiction (69)Vendors who specialize-in or carry Fiction books

H

  • Hardcover (57)Vendors who specialize-in or carry Hardcover books

N

  • New (74)Vendors who specialize-in or carry NEW (as in unused) products
  • Non-Fiction (62)Vendors who specialize-in or carry Non-Fiction books

S

  • Softcover (69)Vendors who specialize-in or carry Softcover or Paperback books

U

  • Used (50)Vendors who specialize-in or carry USED or second-hand product


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