Books Events in Detroit

Check out happening books events all around Detroit, MI

Be Ready When the Luck Happens: An Evening Conversation with Ina Garten

 Thu, 26 Feb at 07:30 pm 3011 W Grand Blvd, Detroit, MI, United States, Michigan 48202

9th Annual Detroit Festival of Books (aka: Detroit Bookfest)! FREE!

 Sun, 19 Jul at 10:00 am Eastern Market Free

The CAALS Bauder Lecture with Marlon James

 Thu, 26 Mar at 07:00 pm Marygrove Conservancy Free

Author Talk: Romance Writer Elle Wright with Beverly Jenkins

 Sat, 07 Mar at 02:00 pm Main | Detroit Public Library Free

Author Talk: Historical Fiction with Sadeqa Johnson

 Sun, 01 Mar at 02:00 pm Main | Detroit Public Library Free

Author Talk: Black Business in Detroit with Dr. Kendra Boyd

 Sun, 15 Mar at 02:00 pm Main | Detroit Public Library Free

Author Talk: Tuskegee Airmen with Cheryl W. Thompson and Rochelle Riley

 Sun, 22 Mar at 02:00 pm Main | Detroit Public Library Free

Dr Suess's The Cat in the Hat - Suite Rental Packages

 Sat, 28 Mar at 11:00 am Fox Theatre Detroit

Your Crown Shines Tour - For Dreamers Everywhere and You!

 Sat, 28 Mar at 01:00 pm Detroit Institute of Arts Free

Dr Suess's The Cat in the Hat - Suite Rental Packages

 Sat, 28 Mar at 05:00 pm Fox Theatre Detroit

The Fix: Author/Book Discussion with Former U.S. Atty Gen. Barbara McQuade

 Tue, 16 Jun at 06:00 pm Main | Detroit Public Library Free

Hip Hop Science MD Live Meet Maynard Okereke

 Tue, 10 Mar at 06:00 pm Garden Theater USD 27 to 35

Adult Battle of the Books

 Sat, 07 Mar at 02:00 pm Main | Detroit Public Library Free

Author Talk: Black Baseball in America With Dr. Gerald Early

 Sun, 29 Mar at 02:00 pm Main | Detroit Public Library Free

Natasha Pickowicz of Everyone Hot Pot in Conversation with Danny Palumbo

 Thu, 26 Feb at 06:30 pm Vesper Books and Wine USD 0 to 34

Celebrating African American Women Architects in Letters to Ms. 1000

 Sat, 14 Mar at 03:30 pm Source Booksellers USD 0 to 45

Lullaby for the Grieving Author Event with Poet Ashley Jones

 Sat, 14 Mar at 06:30 pm Source Booksellers USD 0 to 19

Author Talk: Historical Fiction with Vanessa Riley

 Sun, 12 Apr at 02:00 pm Main | Detroit Public Library Free

Boozy Book Fair

 Sun, 08 Mar at 12:00 pm Six Spoke Brewing Company Free

Chaney Branch Book Club Meeting

 Sat, 28 Feb at 11:00 am Chaney | Detroit Public Library Free

Silent Book Club Speakeasy at the Fisher Theatre

 Fri, 20 Mar at 06:00 pm Fisher Theatre USD 11

February Book Club

 Sun, 01 Mar at 05:00 pm Barkside

When Detroit Plays the Numbers

 Sat, 28 Feb at 02:00 pm Conely | Detroit Public Library Free

Monthly Book Club - Graced Sisters Read!

 Fri, 25 Jul at 06:30 pm Graced to Grow Beyond Fear Free

Groovin' Through Reading with Pete the Cat

 Sat, 07 Mar at 02:00 pm Duffield | Detroit Public Library Free

The Parkman Romance Book Club

 Wed, 25 Mar at 03:00 pm Parkman | Detroit Public Library Free

Learn and Play - Magic: The Gathering

 Sat, 07 Mar at 02:00 pm Jefferson | Detroit Public Library Free

Saturday Storytime & Stay-and-Play

 Sat, 04 Apr at 10:30 am Main | Detroit Public Library Free

More Than a Stray- Book Launch and Storytime

 Sun, 15 Mar at 02:00 pm Main | Detroit Public Library Free

A History of the Muslim Communities of Detroit

 Sat, 11 Apr at 01:30 pm Main | Detroit Public Library Free

THE LIBRARIANS Film Screening

 Sat, 25 Apr at 02:00 pm Main | Detroit Public Library Free

Our Secret Society: A Women’s History Month Book Discussion

 Thu, 26 Mar at 06:00 pm Duffield | Detroit Public Library Free

The Non-Fiction Journey: From Writing to Selling

 Tue, 14 Apr at 06:00 pm Wayne State University Press USD 50 to 61

FIRESIDE CHAT w/DR. AUGUSTUS WOOD

 Sat, 28 Mar at 12:00 pm 8324 Woodward Ave Free

Public Housing and Black America

 Sun, 19 Apr at 02:00 pm Main | Detroit Public Library Free

Bookish Pop-Up

 Sat, 28 Feb at 12:00 pm Batch Brewing Company Free

Book Club: Women's History Month

 Thu, 19 Mar at 06:00 pm Elmwood Park | Detroit Public Library Free

Pen & Persistence

 Thu, 19 Mar at 07:00 pm Michigan Central Station East Entrance USD 23

February Book Club

 Sun, 01 Mar at 05:00 pm 7960 Kercheval Ave Free

Celebration Book Launch

 Sat, 28 Feb at 01:00 pm UAW Local 22

The Black Curator Author Event

 Sat, 28 Feb at 03:00 pm Source Booksellers Free

2026 BTS Belonging Blueprint Afterglow

 Sat, 28 Feb at 04:00 pm T & T Sip n Read LLC Free

Reading by Annell López

 Thu, 19 Mar at 05:00 pm McNichols Campus Library Free

Adult Book Discussion at Bowen Branch

 Sat, 14 Mar at 11:00 am Bowen | Detroit Public Library Free

Look Inside Detroit Never Left Black Space, White Borders, Latino Crossing

 Sat, 18 Apr at 03:00 pm Main | Detroit Public Library Free

Library Leprechauns!

 Tue, 17 Mar at 12:00 pm Bowen | Detroit Public Library Free

Book Talk: Classic Michigan Food & Drinks

 Sat, 14 Mar at 02:00 pm 5401 Woodward Avenue, 48202

Sip and Share - Demarra West, Be Well Beautiful People

 Tue, 17 Mar at 08:30 am The Congregation Free

Love Will Liberate Reading and Book Signing

 Sat, 04 Apr at 03:00 pm Pages Bookshop Free

Second Wednesday Book Club

 Wed, 14 Jan at 06:30 pm Main | Detroit Public Library Free

Meet the Buzzbees special Storytime

 Mon, 09 Mar at 04:00 pm Main | Detroit Public Library Free

Great MI Read: Everything I Learned, I Learned In A Chinese Restaurant

 Sat, 14 Mar at 02:00 pm Jefferson | Detroit Public Library Free

Saturday Family Movie Day

 Sat, 28 Feb at 02:00 pm Chaney | Detroit Public Library Free

Scrabble Night at the Library

 Tue, 03 Mar at 05:30 pm Chase | Detroit Public Library Free

March is Reading Month Book Bingo

 Wed, 04 Mar at 06:00 pm Campbell | Detroit Public Library Free

National Reading Month Bingo

 Mon, 30 Mar at 04:00 pm Sherwood Forest | Detroit Public Library Free

Let's Read about a Hidden Figure in History: Katherine Johnson

 Sat, 21 Mar at 12:00 pm Lincoln | Detroit Public Library Free

Great MI Read 2025 Book Discussion

 Sat, 11 Apr at 02:00 pm Jefferson | Detroit Public Library Free

Book Talk with Alfred Babo

 Thu, 26 Mar at 04:00 pm University of Detroit Mercy Free

Design Your Own Bookmark

 Mon, 06 Apr at 06:00 pm Campbell | Detroit Public Library Free

Jonathan Shropshire Author of children's book, Mechanical Life

 Sat, 25 Apr at 02:00 pm Parkman | Detroit Public Library Free

Second Wednesday Book Club

 Wed, 08 Apr at 06:30 pm Main | Detroit Public Library Free

Children's Storytime

 Sat, 07 Mar at 01:00 pm Chaney | Detroit Public Library Free

Wellness Wednesday: Financial Wellness: Money Talk

 Wed, 15 Apr at 05:00 pm Lincoln | Detroit Public Library Free

Kid Book Club

 Tue, 20 Jan at 04:30 pm Elmwood Park | Detroit Public Library Free

A Reading and Book Signing

 Sat, 25 Apr at 11:00 am Elmwood Park Branch Library Free

School Year Reading Boost: 1st-3rd grade

 Sun, 02 Nov at 03:00 pm Main | Detroit Public Library Free

Dr. Suess's The Cat In The Hat at Fox Theatre Detroit

 Sat, 28 Mar at 11:00 am Fox Theatre Detroit

School Year: Ready to Read 4 Kindergarten

 Sun, 02 Nov at 04:00 pm Main | Detroit Public Library Free

Reading with Shelter Dogs

 Sat, 11 Oct at 02:00 pm Chase | Detroit Public Library Free

Toddler Storytime

 Sat, 13 Sep at 11:00 am Hubbard | Detroit Public Library Free

Storytime with a dog!

 Sat, 20 Sep at 10:30 am Lincoln | Detroit Public Library Free

Hubbard Book Club

 Sat, 20 Dec at 11:00 am Hubbard | Detroit Public Library Free

The Chaney Branch Book Club

 Sat, 28 Mar at 11:00 am Chaney | Detroit Public Library Free

Discover Our School: Family Reading Night

 Mon, 16 Mar at 03:30 pm Flagship Charter Academy

Book Club

 Sat, 07 Mar at 02:30 pm Chandler Park | Detroit Public Library Free

Saturday at the Movies

 Sat, 20 Sep at 03:00 pm Main | Detroit Public Library Free

Lincoln Branch Book Club

 Thu, 09 Apr at 04:00 pm Lincoln | Detroit Public Library Free

March is Reading Month-Let's Talk About the Classics!

 Thu, 12 Mar at 03:00 pm Lincoln | Detroit Public Library Free

Reading Dragons

 Mon, 02 Mar at 12:30 pm Jefferson | Detroit Public Library Free

Bookclub Selection: James - Percival Everett

Fri, 20 Mar at 07:00 pm Abick's Bar

Library Gratitude Wall

 Wed, 08 Apr at 12:00 pm Campbell | Detroit Public Library Free

The Parkman Romance Book Club

 Wed, 29 Apr at 03:00 pm Parkman | Detroit Public Library Free

Art of Laziness Professional Development Book Club

 Thu, 26 Mar at 10:00 am Teams: https://teams.microsoft.com/meet/24422388064971?p=0F669k8k9DcDtqJsbq Free

What Got You Here Won't Get You There Professional Development Book Club

 Thu, 12 Mar at 10:00 am Teams: https://teams.microsoft.com/meet/24941828771569?p=iWoTxeogHWgjtrdkG4 Free