Hi again, folks!
Sorry for the double email, but this morning I woke up to this weeklong initiative encouraging people to buy Black books. It made me realize that I only gave you recs, without resources for where to buy them. So if you weren’t already aware, here are some great Black-owned bookstores to order from. I’ve kept it to cities I’ve lived in or near, in the hopes that that covers most of you—and if you live elsewhere, I hope you’ll do a quick search to support your local store.
Los Angeles*
Eso Won Books (I’ve recently been ordering from here and highly recommend)
New York
Cafe Con Libros (love them and their podcast)
D.C.
Philadelphia
The Black Reserve (shout out Lansdale!)
St. Louis
Chicago
London
Image: Mahogany Books
*While not Black-owned, I also want to shout out my former employer The Ripped Bodice for being strong on representation and challenging biases about queer and “women’s” lit.