The author of a new book on the life of iconic Detroit hip hop producer J Dilla will participate in a virtual event this week hosted at Detroit’s Source Booksellers.

Source Booksellers in the Midtown district of Detroit is here to help you celebrate MLK Day with book suggestions for the young and old. Jason Carr got the chance to chat with the store’s owner, Janet Jones, and her daughter Alyson Jones-Turner about their reading recommendations. The first book they recommended to anyone looking to celebrate MLK Day was Strength To Love, a collection of his writings. They also got the chance to talk about the store’s virtual storytelling program, where young readers can tune in online to have stories read to them. To celebrate the holiday today, the group read Malcolm Mitchell’s book, My Favorite Book In The Whole Wide World.

Published: May 15, 2020, 10:16 am Updated: May 17, 2020, 11:53 amDETROIT The coronavirus battle becomes a stoplight -- what do you see? What kind of testing do we need to get a real read on where the virus is? Segment One:Joshua Petrie, research assistant professor in the Department of Epidemiology at the University of Michigan School of Public Health. Segment Two:Peacock Room and Frida owner Rachel Lutz; Janet Webster Jones, owner of Source Booksellers and Bill Golden, owner of Golden Shoes. Segment Three:Flashpoint host Devin Scillian wraps up this weeks episode.