“Marked my skin with the coordinates of this bookstore so I never forget who made it so special.” -Note left on our typewriter

That’s a wrap! There are a lot of books under those trees this year! We will be closed the 25th and 26th, so get some reading in, enjoy the winter quietude, and we will see you Saturday. Thank you to everyone who shopped not only with us this holiday season. Wishing you all safe and happy holidays!

“Some things should happen on soft pages, not cold metal.” -Harper Lee

“Grandpa, I bet you would have loved this place.” -Note left on our typewriter

Some people want silver and gold. But true wealth is a colorful shelf.

When you’re looking for a last-minute gift, and you just need a sign…

Some of our favorite fiction of 2025!

I’ll be heading in to @literatibookstore.bsky.social tomorrow to sign copies of my book “Attack from Within” if you want to pick one up for a holiday gift.

Don't forget to ask Santa how he's doing these days. From our book, Notes from a Public Typewriter.

Packed and sold-out house for Phillip and Erin Stead's latest, A Snow Day for Amos McGee! We Ann Arborites are lucky to have Phil and Erin in this community and for their kind, beautiful books.

If you can go to a Phil & Erin Stead event, do! You will learn abt. publishing, the art of making a beautiful book, &that, when a reader truly loves a story, “it becomes more theirs than it is ours.” Celebrating A SNOW DAY FOR AMOS MCGEE (@mackidsbooks.bsky.social) at @literatibookstore.bsky.social.

Every year, we ask staff, "What's the best book you read this year?" Doesn't have to be a new book. As always, here is our annual display. Titles found on our homepage, LiteratiBookstore.com.

Erin & Phil Stead revisit Amos McGee, the kind zookeeper who helped launch their career. We spoke to the Caldecott Medal-winning, Ann Arbor-based illustrator & author about "A Snow Day for Amos McGee" ahead of the couple's event at @literatibookstore.bsky.social on Dec. 11. pulp.aadl.org/node/664256

These adorable books are seeking new homes. For Christmas delivery, please get your orders in by today!

The book tree returns!

Midnight Madness in downtown Ann Arbor is TONIGHT! The most festive and fun shopping event of the year! Like many downtown businesses, we'll be open later (11pm), and if you spend $50, you'll get a FREE Literati Journal ($25 value!) while supplies last. In-store only.

We offer 3 monthly subscription clubs: indie press paperback fiction, signed first-edition literary fiction, and Sci-Fi/Fantasy (bimonthly). For a limited time, sign up for a 3-, 6-, or 12- month book subscription and get this subscriber-exclusive tote bag! literatibookstore.com/monthly-book...

Our 2025 gift guide is live! Picks from our well-read staff. Browse: literatibookstore.com/catalog/2025...

For holiday gifts, I’ll be signing copies of my book, “Attack from Within,” at @literatibookstore.bsky.social. Order by Dec 8 for mail orders and Dec 15 for in-store pickup. Order here and add customer comment for personalized request. literatibookstore.com/book/9781644...

Due to the snow storm, we are closing early at 7pm tonight. Thanks for understanding!

10% off today for the ominous sounding Black Friday with code SHOPLOCAL online, or in-store all day! Excludes gift cards and shipping. Literatibookstore.com

Note left on our typewriter.

New issue of Plethora: A Poetry Newsletter: literatibookstore.com/blog/plethor...

Great events this week: Tues: Max Delsohn, with Marne Litfin. Wed: Seth Wickersham, with Mike Rosenberg. Thurs: Editors John Cheyney-Lippold, Gary D. Krenz, and Melanie S. Tanielian with contributor Ellen Schrecker. More info: literatibookstore.com/events/calen...

ANN ARBOR: Please join me and @michael-rosenberg.bsky.social at @literatibookstore.bsky.social tomorrow as we talk something near and dear to any Michigan fan: quarterbacks! literatibookstore.com/event/2025-1...

Join us December 11 as we celebrate the new book by Philip and Erin Stead--A Snow Day for Amos McGee! Tickets on sale now: www.eventbrite.com/e/ticketed-h...

Here are the winners of our 13th Annual Bookish Costume Contest!

#1 NYTimes bestselling author Jennette McCurdy is coming to Ann Arbor! Tickets on sale now--these will go fast! www.eventbrite.com/e/literati-p...

Tomorrow! Professor @richardprimus.bsky.social in conversation with Professor Gil Seinfeld, talking about his new book, "The Oldest Constitutional Question." More info: literatibookstore.com/event/2025-1...

Upcoming events! More info at our website, LiteratiBookstore.com.

"I'm so glad to live in a world with Octobers." --L.M. Montgomery

Voted Best Bookstore for the 10th year in a row!! Many thanks to the @michigandaily.bsky.social and its readers for their continued support.

Quote of the week, month, and year.

As a matter of fact, truth matters.

Rain. Leaves. And a cozy mystery. Autumn is finally here 🍂

Sometimes I just want to be a fly who lives in a bookshop.

Our 13th Annual Bookish Halloween Costume Contest is on Oct. 26! Stop by anytime between 11-5 to enter. Winners get Literati gift cards!

Note left on our typewriter.

Even when there is so much wrong in this world, there is still beauty.

'Tis the season...

It’s Banned Book Week…. And while we must highlight banned books and censorship efforts, we must all pay tribute to those suddenly thrust into the banned book front lines.

Two notes found near each other: “Endless first date; perpetual butterflies. Oh, how can one week shift my universe?” “i have not been here since my husband died suddenly at xmas. Today is our 32nd wedding anniversary and we always came here. My life has changed. My husband is gone. Im so sad.“

Happy pub day to this sweet book.

It's getting batty out there.

50 years! Congratulations to this Ann Arbor gem on their 50th anniversary. It’s an inspiration to us small business owners everywhere. Thanks, West Side Books, for your outstanding selection of books (and sometimes typewriters). Well done.

We are only free when we can openly laugh at those in power. This is true no matter where you fall on the political spectrum.

When life imitates art…

We are delighted to reveal the #BookerPrize2025 shortlist – six books that ‘are all brilliantly written and brilliantly human’. ➡️ Discover the full list: thebookerprizes.com/bp2025

When control rests in the hands of the few, then the few control the rest of us.

RIP 5 years ago today to a pioneer who believed in listening and learning and empathy.