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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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Black Classic Press Detroit Book City
Key Bookstore
Kizzy’s Books & More
Liberation Station
Loving Me Books
Miss Read Books Sscarlet’s Web
The Literacy Shop
The Lifted Libary
Yaya Books

Alabama

Arizona
Phoenix
Grassrootz Bookstore

Arkansas
Little Rock
Pyramid Art Books & Custom Framing
   
California
LA
Malik Books
Reparations Club
Long Beach
Shades of Afrika
Monterey
Old Capitol Books
Oakland
Marcus Books
Pasadena
   Octavia’s Bookshelf
Richmond
    Multicultural Bookstore & Gifts
Sacramento
Carol’s Books
Underground Books
Vallejo
Ashay by the Bay

Colorado
Denver
Shop at Matter

Connecticut
Bridgeport
   Kindred Thoughts

D.C.
Mahogany Books
Loyalty Bookstore
Sankofa Video Books & Cafe
Solid State Books


Delaware
Claymont
MeJah Books, Inc.

Florida
St. Augustine
Best Richardson African Diaspora Literature & Culture Museum
St. Petersburg
Cultured Books
Longwood
Dare Books
Boynton Beach
Pyramid Books
Georgia
Atlanta
    44th & 3rd
    A Small Place Bookshop
For Keeps Bookstore
Good Books
Medu Bookstore
Decatur
Brave + Kind Bookshop
    Enrichment
The Listening Tree
Columbus
    Unique Euphony Publishing
Covington
Onyx Bookstore Cafe
Lithonia
Black Dot Cultural Center & Bookstore
Mableton
All Things Inspiration Giftique
Memphis
    The African Place
Morrow
NuBian Books
Rincon
Moore Books
Stone Mountain
    Community Books of Stone Mountain
Illinois
Chicago
    Da Book Joint
Frontline Bookstore
Rose Café
Semicolon Bookstore & Gallery
The Underground Bookstore
Maywood
Afriware Books, Co

Indiana
Evansville
Akoma Novelties & Books
Indianapolis
    Loudmouth Books
    Ujamaa Community Bookstore
Kokomo
Beyond Barcodes Bookstore
South Bend
Brain Lair Books

Kentucky
Lexington
Wild Fig Books & Coffee

Louisiana
Baton Rouge
Between the Lines Bookstore
New Orleans
    Baldwin & Co.
Community Book Center

Maryland
Baltimore
Everyone’s Place
    Urban Reads Bookstore
Gwynn Oak
Wisdom Book Center
Silver Spring
Loyalty Bookstore   

Massachusetts
Boston
Frugal Book Store
Rockport
Susie’s Stories
Springfield
Olive Tree Books N Voices


Michigan
Detroit
Source Booksellers
Flint
    Comma Bookstore
Highland Park
Nandi’s Knowledge Cafe
Lansing
    Socialight Society
Ypsilanti
Black Stone Bookstore & Cultural Center

Minnesota
    Black Garnet Books

Mississippi
Jackson
    Marshall Books
    phone: 601-355-5335
Laurel
Magnolia Tree Books

Missouri
Kansas City
Bliss Books & Wine
    BLK + BROWN           Bookstore
    The Redux Society
Willa’s Books and Vinyl
St. Louis
University City
EyeSeeMe

Nebraska
Omaha
Aframerican Bookstore

New Jersey
Bayonne
    The Little Boho               Bookshop
Camden
La Unique African American Books & Cultural Center
Collingswood
    Ida's Bookshop
Newark
Source of Knowledge Book Store
    phone: 973-824-2556

New York
Brooklyn
    Adanne
Buffalo
Zawadi Books
NYC
Cafe con Libros
    Lazy and Lit
The Lit Bar
Sisters Uptown Bookstore
Rochester
    Archivist Books
North Carolina
 Charlotte
Shelves
Durham
    Rofhiwa Books
Greensboro
    Boomerang Book Shop

Ohio
Akron
Elizabeth’s Bookshop & Writing Centre
Cincinnati
Smith & Hannon Bookstore
Columbus
Alkebulan Ujaama Book Store
Oklahoma
Tulsa
    AALBC
Mocha Books
Fulton Street Books & Coffee

Oregon
Portland
    Third Eye Books

 Pennsylvania
Harrisburg
    Good Brothas Book     Cafe
Lansdale
The Black Reserve Bookstore 
phone: 267-221-3090
Philadelphia
Books & Stuff
Harriet’s Bookshop
Hakim’s Bookstore
    Healing While Black
Uncle Bobbie’s Coffee & Books
Ross Township
The Tiny Bookstore

South Carolina
Goose Creek
Turning Page Bookshop

Tennessee
Knoxville
    The Bottom
Memphis
    Cafe Noir
Nashville
Alkebu-Lan Images Bookstore

Texas
Austin
Black Pearl Books
Dallas
Pan-African Connection
    BLACKLIT
Duncanville
Enda’s Booktique
Fort Worth
The Dock Bookshop
Houston
    Class Bookstore
    Kindred Stories
Phil and Paul’s Bookstore
Killeen
Black World Books

Virginia
Alexandria
Harambee Books
Chesapeake
Urban Moon Books
Martinsville
Books And Crannies
Norfolk
House Of Consciousness
Richmond
   The Book Bar
Virginia Beach
Positive Vibes

Washington
Seattle
Estelita’s Library
Tacoma
     Parable

Wisconsin
Stoughton
    Itty Bitty Bookstore