“If we want to see evolution, if we want to see this paradigm shift, we have to start being intentional about it, and I believe that starts with the word.” In this Philadelphia Inquirer video, Jeannine A. Cook speaks about opening Harriett’s Bookshop in the Fishtown neighborhood of Philadelphia, which specializes in the work of Black and women authors. A Q&A with Cook by Jennifer Wilson appears in the September/October issue of Poets & Writers Magazine.
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