Joan Knoertzer is retired from the Ann Arbor Public Schools after 35 years of teaching music and performing arts. Her three major interests have always been books, music, and athletics. She is the owner of the Library Bed and Breakfast, a book-themed inn in Ann Arbor. She is currently the President of the Book Club of Detroit and serves on the advisory boards of the Clements Library, the Fellowship of American Bibliophiles Society, and the Miniature Book Society. She is also a member of the Board of Directors of the Ann Arbor Book Festival.
