diff --git a/src/docstub-stubs/_docstrings.pyi b/src/docstub-stubs/_docstrings.pyi
index 4fda48d..ea5e0c7 100644
--- a/src/docstub-stubs/_docstrings.pyi
+++ b/src/docstub-stubs/_docstrings.pyi
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ class DoctypeTransformer(lark.visitors.Transformer):
         self, *, matcher: TypeMatcher | None = ..., **kwargs: dict[Any, Any]
     ) -> None: ...
     def doctype_to_annotation(
-        self, doctype: str
+        self, doctype: str, *, reporter: ContextReporter | None = ...
     ) -> tuple[Annotation, list[tuple[str, int, int]]]: ...
     def qualname(self, tree: lark.Tree) -> lark.Token: ...
     def rst_role(self, tree: lark.Tree) -> lark.Token: ...
diff --git a/src/docstub-stubs/_report.pyi b/src/docstub-stubs/_report.pyi
index 2c16253..09b2131 100644
--- a/src/docstub-stubs/_report.pyi
+++ b/src/docstub-stubs/_report.pyi
@@ -26,15 +26,24 @@ class ContextReporter:
         line_offset: int | None = ...
     ) -> Self: ...
     def report(
-        self, short: str, *, log_level: int, details: str | None = ..., **log_kw: Any
+        self,
+        short: str,
+        *args: Any,
+        log_level: int,
+        details: str | None = ...,
+        **log_kw: Any
     ) -> None: ...
     def debug(
-        self, short: str, *, details: str | None = ..., **log_kw: Any
+        self, short: str, *args: Any, details: str | None = ..., **log_kw: Any
+    ) -> None: ...
+    def info(
+        self, short: str, *args: Any, details: str | None = ..., **log_kw: Any
+    ) -> None: ...
+    def warn(
+        self, short: str, *args: Any, details: str | None = ..., **log_kw: Any
     ) -> None: ...
-    def info(self, short: str, *, details: str | None = ..., **log_kw: Any) -> None: ...
-    def warn(self, short: str, *, details: str | None = ..., **log_kw: Any) -> None: ...
     def error(
-        self, short: str, *, details: str | None = ..., **log_kw: Any
+        self, short: str, *args: Any, details: str | None = ..., **log_kw: Any
     ) -> None: ...
     def __post_init__(self) -> None: ...
     @staticmethod
diff --git a/src/docstub/_docstrings.py b/src/docstub/_docstrings.py
index 20012c7..d4a11a4 100644
--- a/src/docstub/_docstrings.py
+++ b/src/docstub/_docstrings.py
@@ -266,6 +266,7 @@ def __init__(self, *, matcher=None, **kwargs):
 
         self.matcher = matcher
 
+        self._reporter = None
         self._collected_imports = None
         self._unknown_qualnames = None
 
@@ -276,13 +277,14 @@ def __init__(self, *, matcher=None, **kwargs):
             "transformed": 0,
         }
 
-    def doctype_to_annotation(self, doctype):
+    def doctype_to_annotation(self, doctype, *, reporter=None):
         """Turn a type description in a docstring into a type annotation.
 
         Parameters
         ----------
         doctype : str
             The doctype to parse.
+        reporter : ~.ContextReporter
 
         Returns
         -------
@@ -293,6 +295,7 @@ def doctype_to_annotation(self, doctype):
             end index relative to the given `doctype`.
         """
         try:
+            self._reporter = reporter or ContextReporter(logger=logger)
             self._collected_imports = set()
             self._unknown_qualnames = []
             tree = _lark.parse(doctype)
@@ -310,6 +313,7 @@ def doctype_to_annotation(self, doctype):
             self.stats["syntax_errors"] += 1
             raise
         finally:
+            self._reporter = None
             self._collected_imports = None
             self._unknown_qualnames = None
 
@@ -394,11 +398,10 @@ def natlang_literal(self, tree):
         out = f"Literal[{out}]"
 
         if len(tree.children) == 1:
-            logger.warning(
-                "Natural language literal with one item `%s`, "
-                "consider using `%s` to improve readability",
+            self._reporter.warn(
+                "Natural language literal with one item: `{%s}`",
                 tree.children[0],
-                out,
+                details=f"Consider using `{out}` to improve readability",
             )
 
         if self.matcher is not None:
@@ -463,7 +466,7 @@ def shape(self, tree):
         -------
         out : lark.visitors._DiscardType
         """
-        logger.debug("Dropping shape information %r", tree)
+        # self._reporter.debug("Dropping shape information %r", tree)
         return lark.Discard
 
     def optional_info(self, tree):
@@ -476,7 +479,7 @@ def optional_info(self, tree):
         -------
         out : lark.visitors._DiscardType
         """
-        # logger.debug("Dropping optional info %r", tree)
+        # self._reporter.debug("Dropping optional info %r", tree)
         return lark.Discard
 
     def __default__(self, data, children, meta):
@@ -629,7 +632,7 @@ def _doctype_to_annotation(self, doctype, ds_line=0):
 
         try:
             annotation, unknown_qualnames = self.transformer.doctype_to_annotation(
-                doctype
+                doctype, reporter=reporter
             )
             reporter.debug(
                 "Transformed doctype", details=("   %s\n-> %s", doctype, annotation)
diff --git a/src/docstub/_report.py b/src/docstub/_report.py
index e2c377d..04644cb 100644
--- a/src/docstub/_report.py
+++ b/src/docstub/_report.py
@@ -79,13 +79,15 @@ def copy_with(self, *, logger=None, path=None, line=None, line_offset=None):
         new = type(self)(**kwargs)
         return new
 
-    def report(self, short, *, log_level, details=None, **log_kw):
+    def report(self, short, *args, log_level, details=None, **log_kw):
         """Log a report in context of the saved location.
 
         Parameters
         ----------
         short : str
             A short summarizing report that shouldn't wrap over multiple lines.
+        *args : Any
+            Optional formatting arguments for `short`.
         log_level : int
             The logging level.
         details : str, optional
@@ -100,59 +102,75 @@ def report(self, short, *, log_level, details=None, **log_kw):
                 location = f"{location}:{self.line}"
             extra["src_location"] = location
 
-        self.logger.log(log_level, msg=short, extra=extra, **log_kw)
+        self.logger.log(log_level, short, *args, extra=extra, **log_kw)
 
-    def debug(self, short, *, details=None, **log_kw):
+    def debug(self, short, *args, details=None, **log_kw):
         """Log information with context of the relevant source.
 
         Parameters
         ----------
         short : str
             A short summarizing report that shouldn't wrap over multiple lines.
+        *args : Any
+            Optional formatting arguments for `short`.
         details : str, optional
             An optional multiline report with more details.
         **log_kw : Any
         """
-        return self.report(short, log_level=logging.DEBUG, details=details, **log_kw)
+        return self.report(
+            short, *args, log_level=logging.DEBUG, details=details, **log_kw
+        )
 
-    def info(self, short, *, details=None, **log_kw):
+    def info(self, short, *args, details=None, **log_kw):
         """Log information with context of the relevant source.
 
         Parameters
         ----------
         short : str
             A short summarizing report that shouldn't wrap over multiple lines.
+        *args : Any
+            Optional formatting arguments for `short`.
         details : str, optional
             An optional multiline report with more details.
         **log_kw : Any
         """
-        return self.report(short, log_level=logging.INFO, details=details, **log_kw)
+        return self.report(
+            short, *args, log_level=logging.INFO, details=details, **log_kw
+        )
 
-    def warn(self, short, *, details=None, **log_kw):
+    def warn(self, short, *args, details=None, **log_kw):
         """Log a warning with context of the relevant source.
 
         Parameters
         ----------
         short : str
             A short summarizing report that shouldn't wrap over multiple lines.
+        *args : Any
+            Optional formatting arguments for `short`.
         details : str, optional
             An optional multiline report with more details.
         **log_kw : Any
         """
-        return self.report(short, log_level=logging.WARNING, details=details, **log_kw)
+        return self.report(
+            short, *args, log_level=logging.WARNING, details=details, **log_kw
+        )
 
-    def error(self, short, *, details=None, **log_kw):
+    def error(self, short, *args, details=None, **log_kw):
         """Log an error with context of the relevant source.
 
         Parameters
         ----------
         short : str
             A short summarizing report that shouldn't wrap over multiple lines.
+        *args : Any
+            Optional formatting arguments for `short`.
         details : str, optional
             An optional multiline report with more details.
         **log_kw : Any
         """
-        return self.report(short, log_level=logging.ERROR, details=details, **log_kw)
+        return self.report(
+            short, *args, log_level=logging.ERROR, details=details, **log_kw
+        )
 
     def __post_init__(self):
         if self.path is not None and not isinstance(self.path, Path):
diff --git a/tests/test_docstrings.py b/tests/test_docstrings.py
index 3c7e988..c988fac 100644
--- a/tests/test_docstrings.py
+++ b/tests/test_docstrings.py
@@ -1,10 +1,15 @@
+import logging
 from textwrap import dedent
 
 import lark
 import pytest
 
 from docstub._analysis import PyImport
-from docstub._docstrings import Annotation, DocstringAnnotations, DoctypeTransformer
+from docstub._docstrings import (
+    Annotation,
+    DocstringAnnotations,
+    DoctypeTransformer,
+)
 
 
 class Test_Annotation:
@@ -180,6 +185,17 @@ def test_literals(self, doctype, expected):
         annotation, _ = transformer.doctype_to_annotation(doctype)
         assert annotation.value == expected
 
+    def test_single_natlang_literal_warning(self, caplog):
+        transformer = DoctypeTransformer()
+        annotation, _ = transformer.doctype_to_annotation("{True}")
+        assert annotation.value == "Literal[True]"
+        assert caplog.messages == ["Natural language literal with one item: `{True}`"]
+        assert caplog.records[0].levelno == logging.WARNING
+        assert (
+            caplog.records[0].details
+            == "Consider using `Literal[True]` to improve readability"
+        )
+
     @pytest.mark.parametrize(
         ("doctype", "expected"),
         [