Bewitching Book Tours Conjures the Second Annual Spooktastic Haunted Book Fair

 

A Wickedly Grown-Up Twist on the Childhood Favorite Scholastic Book Fair — Featuring 18 Local Authors, Artists, and Book Vendors

Dust off your broomstick and dig out your favorite hearth-side reading chair: Bewitching Book Tours is summoning the spirits once more for the second annual Spooktastic Haunted Book Fair, the deliciously dark, grown-up answer to the Scholastic Book Fairs you used to beg your parents for money to attend.

This year's haunting happens on Saturday, October 17, from 12–3 p.m. at Creative Cafe, 3318 Corunna Rd, Flint, MI 48503 — and the cobwebs are already being hung.

Book lovers with a taste for the eerie and otherworldly are invited to creep, browse, and binge-shop their way through tables stacked with dark and paranormal romance, spine-tingling horror, haunting histories, and fantastical tales perfect for readers who like their stories a little cursed and their endings a little bloody.

This isn't your average book fair. Eighteen local authors, artists, and book vendors will be on hand to chat, sign, and tempt you into adding "just one more" to your TBR pile (we don't judge). 

Beyond the books, shoppers will find bookmarks, stickers, and other macabre merchandise to complete their haunted haul — plus free goodie bags for the first 25 who walk through the door. 

New this year: raffle tickets for prizes that will be awarded at 2pm. 

Genres haunting the tables this year include:

• 🖤 Romance

• 🐉 Romantasy

• 🩸 Dark Romance

• 👻 Paranormal Romance

• 🔪 Horror

• ⚰️ Haunted History

• 🌙 Urban Fantasy

• 🔮 Speculative Fiction

• ☕ Cozy Mystery

• ...and more lurking surprises

Whether you're hunting for your next obsession-worthy paranormal romance, a ghost story to read by candlelight, or just a perfectly spooky souvenir, the Spooktastic Haunted Book Fair has something wicked for every reader.

Event Details

What: Spooktastic Haunted Book Fair

When: Saturday, October 17, 12–3 p.m.

Where: Creative Cafe, 3318 Corunna Rd, Flint, MI 48503

Featuring: 18 local authors, artists & book vendors | Free goodie bags | Raffle prizes

For more details, visit the Facebook event page 

A Festival of Oddities is This Weekend!!!!

Join me at The FOO! 

Presented by Scream Queen Productions and The Courthouse Square Association, admission to the grounds is free, and admission to the museum is just $5/person. 

Visit the Macabre Marketplace with over 100 peddlers of the peculiar, grab lunch on Food Truck Row, adopt a new familiar in our Creature Cavern, visit the Living Library to meet your favorite true crime and horror authors, tour the haunted Courthouse Square Museum and peruse exclusive exhibits, and so much more!

Saturday, September 5, 11 am-6 pm

Sunday, September 6, 11 am-4 pm

https://www.facebook.com/events/24702470592726033

 

Authors at ArtWalk Brought to you by Bewitching Book Tours

 

Authors at ArtWalk is an evening of books, creativity, and local authors during Flint’s monthly ArtWalk.

16 Michigan authors representing a wide range of genres including: romance, romantasy, dark romance, paranormal romance, horror, haunted history, urban fantasy, speculative fiction, cozy mystery, and more.

This event is FREE to attend.

Where:

Shops on Saginaw

601 S. Saginaw St

Flint, MI 48502

When:

Friday, September 11, 2026

6:00–9:00 PM

About ArtWalk:

Flint ArtWalk is a collaborative event featuring downtown businesses and cultural organizations within Flint’s Downtown Entertainment District. It takes place on the second Friday of every month, from 6–9 PM, with locations rotating monthly. Maps are available at the Greater Flint Arts Council, and parking is available throughout the downtown area.

More info: https://www.facebook.com/events/826255337098203

Purchase an epub Copy of Monsters of Michigan: Cryptids and Creatures of Legend and Lore By Roxanne Rhoads

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Fall Schedule of Events

 

Grown-Up Book Fair Fantasy Edition at Sloan Museum- Saturday July 25

My next event is Saturday, July 25, 2026 | 6 - 9 p.m. at Sloan Museum of Discovery

Fantasy Fiction lovers.....have we got the book fair for you! 

Another 𝑮𝒓𝒐𝒘𝒏-𝑼𝒑 𝑩𝒐𝒐𝒌 𝑭𝒂𝒊𝒓 is happening this summer, only with a fantasy flair! This book fair is for all the fantasy, romantasy, dark academia, and myth enthusiasts, and of course it pairs well with dragons! Browse unique vendors and authors, enjoy themed drinks and treats, and grab a bite from local food trucks.

Your ticket includes entry to our newest interactive exhibit, 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑳𝒐𝒔𝒕 𝑾𝒐𝒓𝒍𝒅 𝒐𝒇 𝑫𝒓𝒂𝒈𝒐𝒏𝒔.

Get your tickets at: https://sloanlongway.org/events/grown-up-book-fair-fantasy-edition/

This is an adults-only event, must be 18+ to attend.

Tickets are available online in advance or at the door on the day of the event.

#fantasybooks #bookfair #booklovers #dragons

Available for Pre-Order: Monsters of Michigan: Cryptids and Creatures of Legend and Lore by Roxanne Rhoads

Monsters of Michigan: Cryptids and Creatures of Legend and Lore

Roxanne Rhoads

Genre: Non-fiction, History, Mythology

Publisher: Bewitching Books

Publish Date: August 03, 2026

Art: Ari Napolitano

Cover: Dawne Dominique

Book Description:

Michigan was built for monsters: two peninsulas, a fifth of the world's freshwater, and ghost towns where industry died but the memories never left.  Fog blankets the shorelines. Forests grow so thick they block the sun and smother sound.

This is land where creatures can hide.

Monsters of Michigan hunts down 24 creatures of myth and legend. From the deep woods of the Upper Peninsula to Detroit's dark waterfront, from the copper mines of Lake Superior to the industrial bones of Lake Erie.

Some creatures came with French settlers. Some myths are older than the state itself, rooted in indigenous legend. Others were dreamed up by bored loggers trying to pass the time. One was created by a camp counselor to entertain campers.

Step into the dark. Michigan's monsters are waiting for you.

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