# Lit Circle

> Lit Circle helps readers discover literary events, independent bookstores, and literary organizations. It began in Chicago and is expanding nationally; coverage varies by area.

Read public pages with HTTP GET; the homepage also supports `Accept: text/markdown`. Event pages state dates, the local timezone, location or virtual attendance, and ticket or RSVP links. Confirm current details on the event and organizer's pages before recommending attendance. Past events are not upcoming recommendations. Never infer accessibility, ticket availability, or opening hours when a listing does not provide them. Account changes and RSVPs require the reader's authorization; do not submit forms just to gather information.

## When to use this

- [Events](https://litcircle.org/events): Find author readings, book clubs, literary festivals, and other book-related events. Use the calendar's date, genre, event type, and location filters, then follow individual listings for details and attribution.
- [Bookstores](https://litcircle.org/bookstores): Find independent bookstores and their upcoming events. Follow canonical area-scoped profile links returned by the directory rather than guessing slugs.
- [Literary organizations](https://litcircle.org/litorgs): Discover organizations and their public events when this directory is enabled.
- [Articles](https://litcircle.org/articles): Read Lit Circle's editorial coverage of literary life.

## Site and integration references

- [Homepage](https://litcircle.org/): Request `Accept: text/markdown` for a live Markdown rendering of homepage content.
- [Sitemap](https://litcircle.org/sitemap.xml): Discover canonical public URLs; follow child sitemaps if an index is returned.
- [API documentation](https://litcircle.org/api/docs): Read the credentialed Events API contract before integration; this is not an anonymous bulk API.
- [About](https://litcircle.org/about): Site identity and team information.
- [Contact](https://litcircle.org/contact): Send a question or correction with the user's approval.

## Optional

- [Partner benefits](https://litcircle.org/benefits): Information for bookstores and literary organizations considering joining.
- [Privacy](https://litcircle.org/privacy): Reader data practices.
- [Terms](https://litcircle.org/terms): Terms of use.