Shops & markets / Midtown
Source Booksellers
An independent, nonfiction-first bookstore in Midtown run by Janet Webster Jones.
01 / The story of this place
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Janet Webster Jones taught in Detroit Public Schools for 40 years and has been selling books since 1989. She opened her first shop in 2002 inside the Spiral Collective at Cass and Willis, sharing the space with three other Black women-owned businesses. In 2013 the store moved across the street into the Auburn Building. The shelves lean nonfiction: history and culture, health and well-being, metaphysics and spirituality, and books by and about women. You'll also find fair trade chocolate, world maps, oils, incense and shea butter goods. The shop hosts author events, often at the Detroit Public Library's Main Library.
- In Midtown since 2002
- Founded by retired Detroit teacher Janet Webster Jones
- History, culture, health, spirituality and women's books
- In the Auburn Building since 2013
- Author events and signed copies
A closer look
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Sources & fact check · Checked: 2026-10-23
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03 / Events
Events at this place
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Oct 27, 2026, 6:00 PMRehearsing the Future Book Launch
Source Booksellers hosts a book launch for Michael Doan's Rehearsing the Future on Tuesday, October 27, at 6 p.m. in Detroit. The book digs into the Boggs legacy, which still inspires young activists in the city.
Nov 11, 2026, 6:30 PMHow Bright The Path Grows Author Event
Pulitzer Prize–winning author Marcia Chatelain sits down with Aya M. Waller-Bey to talk about her new book on Wednesday, November 11, at 6:30 p.m. at Source Booksellers in Detroit. A close-up bookstore conversation with a major voice.
Nov 13, 2026, 6:30 PMWhere I'm From Author Event — Detroit
Author Ebony Walden celebrates her book Where I'm From: A Poetic Journey Across Five Continents on Friday, November 13, at 6:30 p.m. at Source Booksellers in Detroit. Meet the author and hear about the book.
Nov 13, 2026, 6:30 PMAround the World: Stories, Culture & Connection with Ebony Walden
Author and filmmaker Ebony Walden brings her memoir Where I'm From to Source Booksellers in Midtown Detroit on Friday, November 13, at 6:30 p.m. She talks with Aminata B. Sow about her eight-month solo trip; register through Eventbrite.