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P&T Knitwear is a family-owned independent bookstore, podcast studio, event space, and cafe in Manhattan’s Lower East Side. The name dates back to the knitwear store the founder’s grandfather Hymie Tusk and his business partner Mike Pudlo started in 1952, after surviving the Holocaust and emigrating to New York City.
Reparations Club is a Black-owned, queer woman-owned concept bookshop and creative space in Los Angeles. The independent bookshop sells a variety of books and home goods, and frequently hosts events.
The Salt Eaters Bookshop is an independent bookstore in Inglewood, California prioritizing books, comics, and zines by and about Black women, girls, femmes, and gender expansive people. Inspired by The Salt Eaters by Toni Cade Bambara, the shop is working to create a resting ground for all, a place to come home.
Zibby’s Bookshop is a highly-curated, warm, and inviting indie bookstore in Santa Monica, California, with intimate, frequent events designed to connect books and authors to readers and each other.
Octavia’s Bookshelf is an independent bookstore highlighting BIPOC authors. Located in Pasadena, California, the Black-owned bookstore is inspired and named after Octavia E. Butler who lived and worked in the neighborhood.
Lorelei Books is located in the historic downtown of Vicksburg, Mississippi. The loft apartment above the bookstore accommodates an audience of twenty to thirty and is ideal for poets who prefer intimate venues.
One of the nation’s oldest and largest mystery specialty bookstores, Murder By the Book carries over twenty-five thousand books: new and used, hardcovers and paperbacks, first editions, collectibles, gift items, mystery magazines, and more. The shop regularly hosts hundreds of mystery, crime, and fantasy book signing events throughout the year.
The University of Minnesota bookstore is located in the Coffman Memorial Union on the University of Minnesota campus with easy access to public parking and transportation. Visit and peruse the variety of new fiction, poetry, and nonfiction selections as well as attend author events and meet the minds behind today’s leading literature.
The University Book Store at the University of Washington hosts local and national authors at their Reading Allowed book events. Their Mill Creek Town Center store also hosts author events.
Located in Historic Downtown Charlottesville, New Dominion Bookshop is the oldest independent bookseller in Virginia. Their collection of new books includes many selections from fiction, nonfiction, and children’s literature.
The shop hosts author events on the weekends, with a focus on literary fiction, poetry, and creative nonfiction events. For event proposals, the shop recommends reaching out about four to six months in advance.
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