Upcoming books events

• Sun, 19 Jul, 2026 - 10:00 AM

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

  Eastern Market

  Free
• Thu, 26 Mar, 2026 - 07:00 PM

  The CAALS Bauder Lecture with Marlon James

  Marygrove Conservancy

  Free
• Sat, 07 Mar, 2026 - 02:00 PM

  Author Talk: Romance Writer Elle Wright with Beverly Jenkins

  Main | Detroit Public Library

  Free
• Sun, 01 Mar, 2026 - 02:00 PM

  Author Talk: Historical Fiction with Sadeqa Johnson

  Main | Detroit Public Library

  Free
• Sun, 15 Mar, 2026 - 02:00 PM

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

  Main | Detroit Public Library

  Free
• Sun, 22 Mar, 2026 - 02:00 PM

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

  Main | Detroit Public Library

  Free
• Sat, 28 Mar, 2026 - 11:00 AM

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

  Fox Theatre Detroit
• Sat, 28 Mar, 2026 - 01:00 PM

  Your Crown Shines Tour - For Dreamers Everywhere and You!

  Detroit Institute of Arts

  Free
• Tue, 16 Jun, 2026 - 06:00 PM

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

  Main | Detroit Public Library

  Free
• Tue, 10 Mar, 2026 - 06:00 PM

  Hip Hop Science MD Live Meet Maynard Okereke

  Garden Theater

  USD 27
• Sat, 07 Mar, 2026 - 02:00 PM

  Adult Battle of the Books

  Main | Detroit Public Library

  Free
• Sun, 29 Mar, 2026 - 02:00 PM

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

  Main | Detroit Public Library

  Free
• Sat, 14 Mar, 2026 - 03:30 PM

  Celebrating African American Women Architects in Letters to Ms. 1000

  Source Booksellers

  Free
• Sat, 14 Mar, 2026 - 06:30 PM

  Lullaby for the Grieving Author Event with Poet Ashley Jones

  Source Booksellers

  Free
• Sun, 12 Apr, 2026 - 02:00 PM

  Author Talk: Historical Fiction with Vanessa Riley

  Main | Detroit Public Library

  Free