The Book Club of Detroit

[[File:The Book Club of Detroit .jpg|thumb|The Book Club of Detroit (c. 1957)]] [[File:The_Scarab_Club.JPG|thumb|Detroit's historic [[Scarab Club]], where Book Club meetings were held for many years.]] The '''Book Club of Detroit''' is a [[private club]] and [[bibliophilia|society of bibliophiles]] in downtown [[Detroit]], [[Michigan]].

==About==

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.<ref name="Jamesbibliophiles">{{cite news|last1=James|first1=Sheyl|title=A Rearely Profitable Pursuit Hunting Hard-to-Find Items is Fun for Bibliophiles|publisher=[[Detroit Free Press]]|date=31 March 2002}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.fabsocieties.org/members.html|title=The Fellowship of American Bibliophilic Societies}}</ref><ref name="RossiterBooksCareer">{{cite news|last1=Rossiter|first1=Joe|title=Thomas Schlientz: Turned love of books into a career|publisher=Knight Ridder Tribune Business News|date=25 May 2006}}</ref>

The Club met regularly for many years at the historic [[Scarab Club]] in downtown Detroit.<ref name="BookExpert">{{cite news|title=Thomas Schlientz, Detroit: Book expert was also master of spoken word|publisher=[[Detroit News]]|date=26 March 2006|id={{ProQuest|404354578}}}}</ref>

The Club is also a member of the Fellowship of American Bibliophilic Societies (FABS).<ref name="Bibliophilic">{{cite web|title=The Fellowship of American Bibliophilic Societies|url=http://www.fabsocieties.org/members.html|website=American Bibliophilic Societies|publisher=American Bibliophilic Societies|accessdate=17 January 2017}}</ref>

==Supporters== The Book Club co-sponsors events with the [[Detroit Public Library]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.detroitpubliclibrary.org/event/evening-peter-leonard/|title=An Evening with Peter Leonard - Detroit Public Library|publisher=}}</ref>

==Past speakers==

Some notable individuals who have given talks to the club are:<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bookclubofdetroit.org/photo-galleries//|title=Photo Galleries - Book Club of Detroit|publisher=}}</ref>

[[The Remnant Trust]]

[[Frederick Gale Ruffner, Jr.]]

[[John K. King Books]]

==Past presidents== *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 [[Frederick Rolfe|Baron Corvo]], was a founding member.)<ref name="BoWeeksObit">{{cite news|last1=Bo|first1=Maggs|title=Obituary: Donald Weeks; Biographer and collector of Baron Corvo|publisher=[[The Independent]]|date=19 February 2004|id={{ProQuest|310602062}}}}</ref> *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 *1972–1980: Robert Thomas *1981: Paula Jarvis *1982: Jean Coburn *1984–1985: Joann Chalat *1986: Frank Sladen *1987–1993: 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 & 2007–2008: Joan Knoertzer *2003: Joseph Ajlouny *2004: Jay Platt *2005: Janet Whitson *2006: Marguerite Humes Schwedler *2009–2010: C. Hedger Breed *2011–2013: Robert K. Jones *2014–present: Frank Castronova <ref>{{cite web|url=http://bookandauthor.info/about.html|title=Metro Detroit Book and Author Society|publisher=}}</ref>

==See also== {{Portal|Michigan|Business}} *[[Detroit Athletic Club]] *[[Grolier Club]] *[[Detroit Club]] * [[Books in the United States]]

==References== {{Reflist}}

==External links== * [http://www.bookclubofdetroit.org// The Book Club of Detroit] * [http://www.meetup.com/The-Book-Club-of-Detroit/#upcoming/ Meetup.com page] * [http://www.fabsocieties.org/members.html/ Fabs.org]

{{DEFAULTSORT:book collecting}} [[Category:Book collecting]] [[Category:Book clubs]] [[Category:Organizations based in Detroit]] [[Category:American bibliophiles]] [[Category:Clubs and societies in Michigan]] [[Category:1957 establishments in Michigan]]