Black-owned Bookstores
Support our bookstore partners! Find below a directory of bookstores, as well as bookstores that we partner directly with for book club meetups around the country.
Black-Owned & POC-Owned Bookstores Across the U.S. and World
This list is incomplete! Please email us if you’d like to add one to the list, or if any links are incorrect. List originally sourced from @blacklitbookclub, Literary Hub, Refinery29, and our Instagram post.
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Reparations Club
Kizzy’s Books & More
Black Classic Press
Key Bookstore
The Literacy Shop
44th & 3rd
The Lifted Libary
Alabama
Montgomery
1977 Books
Arizona
Phoenix
Arkansas
Little Rock
California
LA
Colorado
Denver
Connecticut
Saybrook
D.C.
Mahogany Books
Loyalty Bookstore
Sankofa Video Books & Cafe
Solid State Books
Delaware
Claymont
Florida
Tampa
Reparations Club
Official book club partnerLoving Me Books
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Kizzy’s Books & More
Black Classic Press
Key Bookstore
The Literacy Shop
44th & 3rd
The Lifted Libary
Alabama
Montgomery
1977 Books
Arizona
Phoenix
Grassrootz BookstorePalabras Books
Arkansas
Little Rock
Pyramid Art Books & Custom Framing
California
LA
Eso Won Bookstore
Malik Books
Reparations ClubLong Beach
Shades of AfrikaMonterey
Old Capitol BooksOakland
Marcus BooksSacramento
Carol’s Books
Underground BooksVallejo
Ashay by the Bay
Colorado
Denver
Shop at Matter
Connecticut
Saybrook
Burgundy Books
People Get Ready
D.C.
Mahogany Books
Loyalty Bookstore
Sankofa Video Books & Cafe
Solid State Books
Delaware
Claymont
MeJah Books, Inc.
Florida
Tampa
Best Richardson African Diaspora Literature & Culture MuseumSt. Petersburg
Cultured BooksLongwood
Dare BooksBoynton Beach
Pyramid Books
Georgia
Atlanta
Unique Euphony Publishing
Covington
The African Place
Morrow
Chicago
Indiana
Kentucky
Lexington
Louisiana
Baton Rouge
Maryland
Baltimore
Massachusetts
Boston
Atlanta
For Keeps Bookstore
Good Books
Medu BookstoreDecatur
Brave + Kind Bookshop
The Listening TreeColumbus
Unique Euphony Publishing
Covington
Onyx Bookstore CafeLithonia
Black Dot Cultural Center & BookstoreMableton
All Things Inspiration GiftiqueMemphis
The African Place
Morrow
NuBian BooksRincon
Moore Books
Illinois
Chicago
Frontline Bookstore
Rose Café
Semicolon Bookstore & Gallery
The Underground BookstoreMaywood
Afriware Books, Co
Indiana
Evansville
Akoma Novelties & BooksKokomo
Beyond Barcodes Bookstore
South Bend
Brain Lair Books
Kentucky
Lexington
Wild Fig Books & Coffee
Louisiana
Baton Rouge
Between the Lines BookstoreNew Orleans
Community Book Center
Maryland
Baltimore
Everyone’s PlaceGwynn Oak
Wisdom Book CenterSilver Spring
Loyalty Bookstore
Massachusetts
Boston
Frugal Book StoreRockport
Susie’s StoriesSpringfield
Olive Tree Books N Voices
Michigan
Ypsilanti
Minnesota
Black Garnet Books
Mississippi
Jackson
Marshall Books
phone: 601-355-5335
Laurel
Missouri
Kansas City
Nebraska
Omaha
New Jersey
Camden
New York
Buffalo
North Carolina
Charlotte
Boomerang Book Shop
Ohio
Akron
Ypsilanti
Black Stone Bookstore & Cultural CenterDetroit
Detroit Book City
Source BooksellersHighland Park
Nandi’s Knowledge Cafe
Minnesota
Black Garnet Books
Mississippi
Jackson
Marshall Books
phone: 601-355-5335
Laurel
Magnolia Tree Books
Missouri
Kansas City
Bliss Books & Wine
Willa’s Books and VinylUniversity City
EyeSeeMe
Nebraska
Omaha
Aframerican Bookstore
New Jersey
Camden
La Unique African American Books & Cultural CenterNewark
Source of Knowledge Book Storephone: 973-824-2556
New York
Buffalo
Zawadi BooksNYC
Cafe con Libros
The Lit Bar
Sisters Uptown Bookstore
North Carolina
Charlotte
ShelvesGreensboro
Boomerang Book Shop
Ohio
Akron
Elizabeth’s Bookshop & Writing CentreCincinnati
Smith & Hannon BookstoreCleveland
A Cultural Exchange
Columbus
Alkebulan Ujaama Book Store
Oklahoma
Tulsa
Oregon
Portland
Third Eye Books
Pennsylvania
Lansdale
South Carolina
Goose Creek
Tennessee
Nashville
Texas
Austin
Virginia
Alexandria
Washington
Seattle
Tulsa
Mocha Books
Fulton Street Books & Coffee
Oregon
Portland
Third Eye Books
Pennsylvania
Lansdale
The Black Reserve Bookstore
phone: 267-221-3090Philadelphia
Books & Stuff
Harriet’s Bookshop
Hakim’s Bookstore
Uncle Bobbie’s Coffee & BooksRoss Township
The Tiny Bookstore
South Carolina
Goose Creek
Turning Page Bookshop
Tennessee
Nashville
Alkebu-Lan Images Bookstore
Texas
Austin
Black Pearl BooksDallas
Pan-African ConnectionDuncanville
Enda’s Booktique
Fort Worth
The Dock BookshopHouston
Phil and Paul’s BookstoreKilleen
Black World Books
Virginia
Alexandria
Harambee BooksChesapeake
Urban Moon BooksMartinsville
Books And CranniesNorfolk
House Of ConsciousnessVirginia Beach
Positive Vibes
Washington
Seattle
Estelita’s Library
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