Detroit Book City

06/07/2026

🎉📌As we approach Juneteenth’s Day recognition, let’s remember...before freedom was celebrated, it was fought for.

Juneteenth reminds us that freedom is a journey—one that continues through education, understanding and storytelling.

We honor the legacy of those who came before us by ‘reading books’ that celebrate Black voices, Black excellence and Black history.

Your purchase supports our indie bookstore and helps ensure diverse stories remain available for future generations.

📖 Browse our curated collection. 👉 Shop Detroit Book City today.

06/07/2026

🎉📌As we approach Juneteenth's Day recognition, let's remember...before freedom was celebrated, it was fought for.

Juneteenth reminds us that freedom is a journey—one that continues through education, understanding and storytelling.

We honor the legacy of those who came before us by 'reading books' that celebrate Black voices, Black excellence and Black history.

Your purchase supports our indie bookstore and helps ensure diverse stories remain available for future generations.

📖 Browse our curated collection. 👉 Shop Detroit Book City today.

05/27/2026

🎉Get 15% OFF! For Mental Health Awareness month, we’re offering titles that have the tools for healing, self-trust and emotional strength. Improve your skills on how to diffuse conflict, reclaim power in your relationship with narcissists, set healthier boundaries with family, better understand your partner’s brain and navigate unequal systems. You deserve to protect your peace and well-being. Get the discounts by May 31st and use code MHAM26 at checkout: https://bookshop.org/info/mental-health-awareness-month

05/25/2026

A grandfather’s story, a granddaughter’s safe space. 💛 Reading together can heal, comfort and connect. This Mental Health Awareness Month, let’s protect peace, love and open hearts.

Pause. Listen. Check in. Share kindness. Visit our website and buy books that nourish the mind and heart. Check out our curated collection https://bookshop.org/lists/may-s-health-faith-mental-wellness-2026

05/25/2026

🎯📚We're ecstatic to announce for the 5th year in a row, Detroit Book City will be a vendor at Detroit Festival of Books 2026!

The Detroit Festival of Books, aka: Detroit Bookfest, is a FREE annual in-person event at the historic Eastern Market in Detroit, Michigan.

Detroit Bookfest is the largest book festival in the state of Michigan. Detroit Bookfest is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization.

Over 250+ vendors from all over the USA & Canada are selling books (and other items including vinyl records, comic books, creative arts, and more) at Bookfest. Up to 20,000 attendees come from all over the USA, Canada, and other countries.

Activities include: hands-on projects for children, DJ playing funk music, variety of street performers, concert ticket giveaways, live on-site television programming, all sorts of different pop-ups and more. Meet us there!!!!

04/26/2026

🔥HOT OFF THE PRESS! Meet in our outside tent next to Shed 5 for soulful 1950’-90’s 45 records, vinyl albums & CDs. Lots of $6 music cds including jazz, R&B, reggae and gospel. Be there!

The 2nd annual Detroit Vinylfest is only ONE WEEK from today!

Sunday, May 03, 2026
10:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Detroit's Eastern Market (Shed 5)

FREE entry!

Vinylfest is brought to you by the Detroit Bookfest team (a 501c3 nonprofit organization).

Over 80+ vendors will be selling:

• Vinyl records / LPs
• CDs
• Cassette tapes
• Posters, ephemera, music gear, and more

We’re also excited to feature appearances & autograph signings from an incredible group of artists and music figures, including:

- Motown

- Chris Fehn (former Slipknot percussionist & backing vocalist)

- Matthew Dear (co-founder Ghostly International record label)

- Cornelius Harris & Nick Speed (Submerge Records/ Somewhere in Detroit)

- John EL Tenney (paranormal researcher)

- Tony Green (The Dramatics & Death Row Records) .com_

- Frank Raines (Funk Night Records)

- Tino Gross (Howling Diablos)

- One Be Lo (Binary Star)

- And more!

DJ Lineup for Detroit Vinylfest 2026
DJ sets are 45mins. 15mins for change-over.
DJs spinning records live inside the NE corner of Shed 5.

10am-11am
Frank Raines (Funk Night records)

11am-Noon
Isaac Prieto (Detroit Vinyl Room)

Noon-1pm
Paul Karatsinides (DJ Paul K)

1pm-2pm
Cornelius Harris (Underground Resistance)


2pm-3pm
Dezi Magby (DJ Psycho)


3pm-4pm
Rick Wilhite (The Godson; Vibes)


4pm-5pm
DJ Roach (Raul Rocha)


5pm-6pm
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Whether you’re digging for rare records, meeting artists, or just soaking in the music, this is shaping up to be a great day for Detroit!

More info:
https://detroitbookfest.com/dvf2026-vendor-info-timeline/

Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/detroitvinylfest/

TikTok:
https://www.tiktok.com/

Facebook
https://www.facebook.com/DetroitVinylfest

04/25/2026

🎉💡Hey Bookies! Did you know that you can support Detroit Book City bookstore with audiobooks via ? 🎉🎧📖

For a limited time, use code BOOKSTOREDAY to get TWO bonus audiobook credits when you start a new one-credit per month membership. Learn more http://libro.fm/ibd?bookstore=detroitbookcity