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We love when our fellow book worms want to leave reviews on books. If you’d like to leave a review please send us an email with the title of the book and your thoughts. We’d love to publish it! Thank you so much to everyone that has shared their thoughts

We’re excited to announce that Viola Shipman will be joining us to discuss their new book Famous in a Small Town. Bay Books would love to have you join this Author Event on June 24th at 5pm. If you’d like to join you can RSVP by emailing us. We can’t wait to see

Written by Marshall Thornton Since I’m a mystery writer myself, it should not come as a shock that I enjoy reading mysteries. In fact, there have been long periods in my life when I’ve read nothing but mysteries. Naturally, writing mysteries has changed the way that I read them, and

Tina’s Review “With a descriptive literary style, Burt keeps you engrossed as this family drama unfolds, based on their immigration history, adolescent awakenings, and social structures that bind them. This would be a great book club pick!” — Tina Greene-Bevington, Bay Books (MI), Suttons Bay, MI  Description of Book When Sarajevo-born

Congratulations to Imani Perry, author of  South to America AND our September Books & Wine Book Club pick, this year’s  National Book Award  Winner!  The National Book Award, established in 1950, is among the most prestigious literary awards in the world, a prize that can change the trajectory of an author’s career. If you haven’t

Remember your elementary Librarian? Hopefully you were fortunate to have one in your school building as they are vast vessels of knowledge and can find anything you might wish. Keeping in mind their value (Libraries are sisters to Bookstores, after all!), I asked an Elementary School Librarian, from my education

Ready, Set, Read! When I think of books, I think of those that I have loved, when I started reading them, where I got them, and the memories they built. I make lists for people all the time that patronize Bay Books. Those are tons of fun and I believe

Add this to your reading list  You can order your copy here, online, stopping into the store, or by giving us a phone call. You won’t want to miss out on this mystery that takes place in Michigan. Get ready to be mesmerized by its twists and turns. Can’t make it

“Murder at Mallow Hall” As head of household for none other than famed mystery writer Agatha Christie, Phyllida Bright finds her position includes polishing silver, serving luncheons, and solving murders……   As Agatha Christie said in The Body in the Library,  “If one has got to have a murder actually happening in one’s