27th Letter Books

27th Letter Books We carry new, general interest books that are carefully curated to highlight underrepresented voices and excellent writing.

We are always looking to stock books that the community is interested in, so please share your book recommendations with us!

August Ampersand Bookclub is one to look forward to! Jia Tolentino wrote in the New Yorker, “Not until I picked up Tony ...
07/31/2026

August Ampersand Bookclub is one to look forward to! Jia Tolentino wrote in the New Yorker, “Not until I picked up Tony Tulathimutte’s REJECTION did I realize how fun it could be to read a book about a bunch of huge f****** losers.”

See you on Aug 22 at 7!

In the spirit of Black August we answer the call from Jailhouse Lawyers Speak with a Prison Letter Writing event honorin...
07/31/2026

In the spirit of Black August we answer the call from Jailhouse Lawyers Speak with a Prison Letter Writing event honoring the legacy of revolutionaries, political prisoners and freedom fighters who dedicated their lives to the struggle for Black liberation.

Our 10 Point Platform demands the release of all Black people held in prisons, jails, detention centers and other forms of captivity rooted in oppression. We recognize that justice and genuine rehabilitation cannot come from institutions built on settler colonialism, racial capitalism and state violence. We reject systems that criminalize, cage and kidnap our people and instead fight to build people led power, community care, transformative justice and collective defense rooted in self determination.

Join us in writing letters of solidarity to our incarcerated comrades. Let them know they are not forgotten and that the struggle for liberation continues on both sides of the prison walls.

August 9
1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
27th Letter Books

Free the people. Free the land. All power to the people.

We’re usually closed on Tuesdays, but had to open for this important discussion! Join us on Aug 4 at 6 PM as we host Dr....
07/30/2026

We’re usually closed on Tuesdays, but had to open for this important discussion! Join us on Aug 4 at 6 PM as we host Dr. Elliott in store.

This book is for the educator, parent, or professional who refuses to give up on the child who has been left out or left behind, and who is ready to transform both outcomes and relationships.

Grounded in decades of research with over 1,000 child-serving professionals (teachers, school leaders, social workers, caregivers), Dr. Elliott introduces a transformative framework built on seven essential pillars. Join us to find out what they are, and how we can use them to care for our neurodiverse and marginalized communities.

YA WE’RE OPEN ON THE 4TH AKA TOMMOROW
07/03/2026

YA WE’RE OPEN ON THE 4TH AKA TOMMOROW

JULY ONLY! IN STORE ONLY!2️⃣BOOKS = FREE STICKER📚50% OFF USED BOOKS W/ NEW BOOK PURCHASE🔟DOLLARS OFF ANY TOTE W/ PURCHAS...
06/30/2026

JULY ONLY! IN STORE ONLY!

2️⃣BOOKS = FREE STICKER

📚50% OFF USED BOOKS W/ NEW BOOK PURCHASE

🔟DOLLARS OFF ANY TOTE W/ PURCHASE OF A STORE SHIRT

🤩FREE TOTE BAG IF YOU SPEND $127+

Join us on Sunday at 3 PM to celebrate the latest in Wayne State University Press Made in Michigan Writers series with A...
06/16/2026

Join us on Sunday at 3 PM to celebrate the latest in Wayne State University Press Made in Michigan Writers series with Alex Gubbins and Alise Alousi!

DECODING THE HILL OF DEAD KINGS is a vivid portrait of trying to find home when two places are calling. Gubbins paints a stunning portrait of a life lived between his two homelands: Michigan and Armenia. Written primarily in English with some poems in Armenian, this collection combines elegy and lyric across prose and open forms to shed light on the conundrum of diaspora—feeling rooted here, there, and in neither place entirely. Crossing the boundaries of space and time, Gubbins probes and unsettles notions of legacy, family, diaspora, geopolitical borders, and narratives of power. The ebb and flow of sadness and longing, paralleled by unshakeable spirit, ultimately settles within these poems as hope and wonder at existing in the everyday.

HIRS Collective Sept. 18 at 27th Letter! THE HIRS COLLECTIVE 🔥🔥🔥🔥❤️❤️😍😍
06/16/2026

HIRS Collective Sept. 18 at 27th Letter! THE HIRS COLLECTIVE 🔥🔥🔥🔥❤️❤️😍😍

Closed Friday. Join us at the rally.
04/29/2026

Closed Friday. Join us at the rally.

May 9th we’ll have the host with the most, in shop along with members of our .detroit community for a special live podc...
04/28/2026

May 9th we’ll have the host with the most, in shop along with members of our .detroit community for a special live podcast recording of his show, ! Come through and enjoy the conversation!

Celebrate Indie Bookstore Day with us on April 25th! Got some promos we’re running, too. Hope you join us!📸:
04/10/2026

Celebrate Indie Bookstore Day with us on April 25th! Got some promos we’re running, too. Hope you join us!

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Detroit, MI
48216

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Thursday 1pm - 8pm
Friday 1pm - 8pm
Saturday 10am - 7pm
Sunday 12pm - 5pm

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