Book and Author Society

93rd Luncheon

Monday, October 15, 2018

Burton Manor Banquet and Conference Center
27777 Schoolcraft Road, Livonia MI 48150
[ Detailed Directions ] – (734) 427-9110

From Points East: I-96 West to Inkster exit. Follow service drive west past Inkster Road (Schoolcraft) to Cardwell, turn left. The parking lot is straight ahead across the bridge.

From Points West: I-96 East to Middlebelt exit. Follow the service drive (Schoolcraft) east. Burton Manor will be on the right, just east of Middlebelt Road.

Authors

Lisa Unger is the New York Times and internationally bestselling, award-winning author of 16 novels, including her new thriller “Under My Skin,” a tale of unsolved murder and much more. Her books are published in 26 languages worldwide, have sold millions of copies and have been named “Best of the Year” or top picks by the Today show, Good Morning America, Entertainment Weekly, Amazon, and Goodreads to name a few. Combining knowledge of the human psyche and an understanding of fear, readers and critics alike call her one of the top writers of psychological thrillers today.

Mark Leibovich, a lifelong New England Patriots fan and the New York Times Magazine chief national correspondent, tried for years to profile quarterback Tom Brady, and in 2014, Brady finally agreed. Then came the infamous “Deflategate” controversy. Now, when pro football is being attacked on many fronts, including by Donald Trump, Leibovich has taken a fascinating in-depth look at where the sport is going in his new book, “Big Game: The NFL in Dangerous Times.” He is also the author of the scathing 2013 best-selling Washington expose “This Town: Two Parties and a Funeral — Plus, Plenty of Valet Parking! — in America’s Gilded Capital.”

Anne Ford, a member of the fabled Ford automobile family, became a well-known writer and advocate for people with learning disabilities after her daughter Allegra was diagnosed with learning problems. She has written several books on the subject, including her latest, “TheStigmatized Child: Helping Parents Overcome the Stigma Attached to Learning Disabilities, ADHD and Lack of Social Skills.” Ford served as chairman of the board of the National Center for Learning Disabilities from 1989 to 2001 and has received many honors for her work, about which she speaks frequently.

Dr. Rana Awdish was a young critical care physician near the end of her medical training at Wayne State University in Detroit when she suddenly became a patient fighting for her own life. In her critically acclaimed best-selling book, “In Shock: My Journey from Death to Recovery and the Redemptive Power of Hope,” she reveals how her troubling experiences exposed her to flaws in today’s care standards and how to better embrace the emotional bond between doctor and patient. Today she serves as Medical Director of Care Experience for the entire Henry Ford Medical Group.

Anna Clark, an award-winning Michigan journalist, took notice like many people when the residents of Flint began to complain something was very wrong with the water coming out of their taps — it was brown and orange, frothy and foul-smelling. Then their hair started falling out, and showers left their bodies burning with red welts. Clark, who has covered the story from the beginning, has written the first full account of the Flint water scandal and its broader implications for pollution and America’s communities in her new book “The Poisoned City: Flint’s Water and the American Urban Tragedy.”