Signing Day Saturday: Independent Bookstore Day Edition (West Bloomfield)

Join us for the Indie Bookstore Day edition of our Signing Day Saturday series! This is an open house style event, so if you see an author you’d like to meet, feel free to drop in at any point during their time slot to meet them and get your book signed!

West Bloomfield:

11:00am - 1:00pm, Bill Morris, The Lions Finally Roar

1:30pm - 3:30pm, Suzanne Jacobs Lipshaw, The Super Volcano

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About The Lions Finally Roar:

The epic and tumultuous story of the Lions, the Ford family, the city of Detroit—and how all three have come together on the cusp of a new era.

On Nov. 22, 1963, William Clay Ford, the youngest grandson of auto pioneer Henry Ford, made a successful bid to buy the Detroit Lions of the National Football League for the unheard-of sum of $6 million. As Ford and his entourage settled down to a celebratory luncheon, their waitress delivered the news that President John F. Kennedy had been shot dead in Dallas.

"Born under a bad sign" is how Bill Ford’s ownership of the Lions began. After a decade of supremacy, Ford led the team on a half-century slog of mediocrity, the fruit of his mercurial nature and undying loyalty to the wrong people. The Lions Finally Roar is bursting with the colorful ruffians who have made the team one of America’s most beloved sports franchises despite its years of futility. Readers meet the hell-raising quarterback Bobby Layne, who is said to have put a curse on the team after he was traded to Pittsburgh; the rock-solid linebacker and future coach Joe Schmidt; the stars Charlie Sanders, Matthew Stafford, Calvin Johnson and, most spectacularly, Barry Sanders, the greatest running back in the history of the game, who grew so disgusted with losing and mismanagement that he walked away when he was on the threshold of shattering the NFL’s all-time rushing record.

But the tide is finally turning. The Lions Finally Roar culminates with the team’s recent turnaround and playoff run under the stewardship of Bill Ford’s daughter, Sheila Ford Hamp. Hamp hired savvy general manager Brad Holmes and charismatic coach Dan Campbell—and has stood behind them as they methodically returned the team to the ranks of the league’s elite and, at long last, have made the Lions roar.

Deeply researched and briskly written, The Lions Finally Roar is about much more than football. It explores the American class system, the linked histories of Detroit and its auto and music industries, the city’s changing racial dynamics, the rising power of television, and how all of it played into the NFL’s transformation from a fall sport into the multi-billion dollar, year-round entertainment behemoth that is a cornerstone of American popular culture.

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About Bill Morris:

Bill Morris is the author of the novels Motor City and Motor City Burning, along with the family memoir The Age of Astonishment, available from Pegasus Books. He is currently a staff writer with the online literary magazine the Millions, and his writing has appeared in Granta, the New York Times, the Washington Post Magazine, LA Weekly, Popular Mechanics, The Daily Beast, and numerous other newspapers and magazines. Bill grew up in Detroit and now lives in New York City.

About The Super Volcano: A Hidden Hero Below Yellowstone National Park:

A secret superhero lies beneath Yellowstone National Park…

In a wonder-filled trip through an iconic destination, discover the spectacular powers of the supervolcano hidden below the ground. Visit the volcano’s exploding geysers, boiling mud pots, and much more. Learn how its superpowers support a thriving ecosystem, helping feed and protect the unique wildlife year after year.

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About Suzanne Jacobs Lipshaw:

Suzanne Jacobs Lipshaw is a children’s book author and former teacher passionate about growing young minds. Her writing credentials include the true-story picture books I Campaigned for Ice Cream: A Boy’s Quest for Ice Cream Trucks (Warren Publishing, 2019), Mighty Mahi (Doodle and Peck, 2022), The Super Volcano: The Hidden Hero Below Yellowstone National Park (Science Naturally, coming November 2024), Rugged RAX: The Little Satellite that Could (Fifth Avenue Press, coming in 2025) and Decoding the Moon (working title for her first middle grade novel coming from Warren Publishing fall 2025). Suzanne enjoys speaking at schools about writing, leadership, and how kids can make a difference. When she’s not dreaming up new writing projects, you can find her kayaking on the lake, hiking the trail, practicing at the yoga studio, or comparing paint swatches at the local home store. To learn more about Suzanne visit her website at http://www.suzannejacobslipshaw.com/.