This directory is regularly updated to reflect new stores. Last update: 5/10/2022
Being an antiracist reader means not only educating ourselves, but also paying attention to the institutions we support financially. Check out this directory of Black-owned bookstores to get started (you can also use our bookstore finder).
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Note: Stores listed with Libro.fm Storefronts below are Libro.fm partner stores—meaning that when you purchase audiobooks from their Libro.fm Storefront, it directly supports their bookstore. The map above shows Black-owned Libro.fm partner stores, while the list below is more comprehensive.
Bookstores: Want to become a Libro.fm partner store? Email bookstores@libro.fm, and we’ll take care of the rest.
United States
Arizona
Grassrootz Bookstore & Juice Bar / Phoenix, AZ
Arkansas
Pyramid Art Books & Custom Framing / Little Rock, AR
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California
Ashay By the Bay / Vallejo, CA
Carol’s Books / Sacramento, CA
The Collective Oakland / Oakland, CA
Eclectuals / Lakewood, CA
Eso Won Bookstore / Los Angeles, CA
Malik Books / Los Angeles, CA
Marcus Books / Oakland, CA
MiJa Books / Lakewood, CA
Moments Cooperative and Community Space / Oakland, CA
The Multicultural Children’s Bookstore / Richmond, CA
Old Capitol Books / Monterey, CA
Reparations Club / Los Angeles, CA
The Salt Eaters Bookshop / Los Angeles, CA
Shades of Afrika / Long Beach, CA & Corona, CA
Underground Books / Sacramento, CA
Word of Life Christian Bookstores / Los Angeles, CA
Colorado
Shop at Matter / Denver, CO
Tattered Cover / Denver, CO
Connecticut
Burgundy Books / Old Saybrook, CT
Key Bookstore / Hartford, CT
People Get Ready / New Haven, CT
Reader’s Block LLC / Stratford, CT
Delaware
MeJah Books Inc. / Claymont, DE
District of Columbia
Charnice Milton Community Bookstore / Washington, DC
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Loyalty Books / Washington, DC
Mahogany Books / Washington, DC
Sankofa Video, Books, & Cafe / Washington, DC
Solid State Books / Washington, DC
Florida
Cultured Books / St. Petersburg, FL
DARE Books / Longwood, FL
Eden Books / Chiefland, FL
Essence of Knowledge – Urban Book Store / Cocoa, FL
Kizzy’s Books & More / Winter Garden, FL
Pyramid Books / Boynton Beach, FL
Sankofa Essential Books / Tallahassee, FL
Georgia
The Book Cellar / Conyers, GA
All Things Inspiration Giftique / Mableton, GA
Black Dot Cultural Center and Bookstore / Lithonia, GA
The Book Worm Bookstore / Powder Springs, GA
Brave + Kind Bookshop / Decatur, GA
Covenant Christian Bookstore / Lilburn, GA
For Keeps Bookstore / Atlanta, GA
Good Books / Atlanta, GA
House Of Pages Bookstore / Peachtree Corners, GA
The Listening Tree / Decatur, GA
Medu Bookstore / Atlanta, GA
Onyx Bookstore Cafe LLC / Covington, GA
Scribes & Vibes / Conyers, GA
Yes, Please Books / Scottdale, GA
44th and 3rd Bookseller / Atlanta, GA
Illinois
Afriware Books / Maywood, IL
Frontline Bookstore / Chicago, IL
Lushena Bookstore / Chicago, IL
Semicolon Bookstore / Chicago, IL
Indiana
Beyond Barcodes / Kokomo, IN
Brainlair Books / South Bend, IN
Iowa
The Soul Book Nook LLC. / Waterloo, IN
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Kansas
Aya Coffee + Books / Kansas City, KS
Bliss Books & Wine / Kansas City, KS
Twice Told Tales / McPherson, KS
Kentucky
Akoma Books / Evansville, IN
Wild Fig Coffee & Books / Lexington, KY
Louisiana
Community Book Center / New Orleans, LA
Maryland
Everyone’s Place Bookstore / Baltimore, MD
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Red Emma’s / Baltimore, MD
Urban Reads Bookstore / Baltimore, MD
Vision Christian Bookstore / Clinton, MD
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Wisdom Book Center / Gwynn Oak, MD
Massachusetts
Frugal Bookstore / Roxbury, MA
Olive Tree Books N Voices / Springfield, MA
Susie’s Stories / Rockport, MA
Michigan
Blackstone Bookstore and Cultural Center / Ypsilanti, MI
Brown Sugar & Spice Books / Romulus, MI
Comma Bookstore / Flint, MI
Detroit Book City / Detroit, MI
Nandi’s Knowledge Cafe / Highland Park, MI
Owosso Books and Beans LLC / Owosso, MI
Source Booksellers / Detroit, MI
The Resistance / Lansing, MI
Socialight Society / Lansing, MI
we are LIT / Grand Rapids, MI
27th Letter Books / Detroit, MI
Minnesota
Babycake’s Book Stack / St Paul, MN
Black Garnet Books / Minneapolis, MN
Planting People Growing Justice / Saint Paul, MN
Mississippi
Marshall’s Music and Book Store / Jackson, MS – 601-355-5335
Missouri
EyeSeeMe African American Children’s Bookstore / Saint Louis, MO
Redux Society / Kansas City, MO
Progressive Emporium & Education Center / St. Louis, MO
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Willa’s Books & Vinyl / Kansas City, MO
Nebraska
Aframerican Bookstore / Omaha, NE
New Jersey
La Unique Books / Camden, NJ
The Little Boho Bookshop / Bayonne, NJ
New York
Becoming God’s Answer Bookstore / New York, NY
Blenheim Hill Books / Hobart, NY
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Bronx Bound Books / Mobile Bookstore
The Bronx Is Reading / Bronx, NY
Café Con Libros / Brooklyn, NY
The Lit. Bar / The Bronx, NY
Kulture Cafe / Harriman, NY
Sisters Uptown / New York City, NY
North Carolina
Liberation Station / Durham, NC
Rofhiwa Book Café / Durham, NC
Shelves Bookstore / Charlotte, NC
Ohio
Black Art Plus / Columbus, OH
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A Cultural Exchange / Cleveland, OH
Elizabeth’s Bookshop and Writing Centre / Akron, OH
Smith and Hannon Bookstore / Cincinnati, OH
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Oklahoma
Fulton Street Books and Coffee / Tulsa, OK
Mocha Bookstore / Tulsa, OK
Oregon
Third Eye Books / Portland, OR
Pennsylvania
Baby Word Play / Philadelphia, PA
The Black Reserve Bookstore / Landsdale, PA
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Books & Stuff / Philadelphia, PA
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Hakim’s Bookstore / Philadelphia, PA
Harriett’s Bookshop / Philadelphia, PA
Heart & Soul Books / Harrisburg, PA (currently online))
The Black Reserve Bookstore / Landsville, PA
The Tiny Bookstore / Pittsburgh, PA
Uncle Bobbie’s Books / Philadelphia, PA
South Carolina
Turning Page Bookshop / Goose Creek, SC
Tennessee
Alkebu-Lan Images Bookstore & Gift Shop / Nashville, TN
Texas
Black Pearl Books / Austin, TX
The Dock Bookshop / Fort Worth, TX
Enda’s Booktique / Duncanville, TX
Kindred Stories / Houston, TX
Pan-African Connection / Dallas, TX
Virginia
Books and Crannies / Martinsville, VA
Harambee Books & Artworks / Alexandria, VA
Positive Vibes / Virginia Beach, VA
Washington
Estelita’s Library / Seattle, WA
L.E.M.S. Bookstore / Seattle, WA
Parable Books / Tacoma, WA
Wisconsin
The Itty Bitty Bookstore / Stoughton, WI
Canada
A Different Booklist / Toronto, Ontario
Knowledge Bookstore / Brampton, Ontario
Librairie Racines / Montreal, Quebec
Tracy Bookshop / Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
Ghana
U.S. Virgin Islands
Online + Pop-up
Beyond This February
CLASS Bookstore / Houston, TX
Eclectuals / Lakewood, CA
The Knowledge Lounge Books / Eastern Iowa
Redwood Books / South Florida
If we’re missing any black-owned bookstores or need corrections on what’s posted above, please let us know in the comments.
Please add Eden Books: https://edenbooks.org, https://libro.fm/?bookstore=edenbooks
Hi Robyn, Eden Books has been added. Thank you so much for reaching out!
Yes. Loving Me Books should be added. It is an online children’s bookstore. They accept special request of books for all ages.
http://www.lovingmebooks.com
Added! Thanks, Nicole!
Please add Bliss Books & Wine
http://www.blissbooksandwine.com
https://libro.fm/blissbookswine
Hi La’Nae, thanks for reaching out! Bliss Books has been added.
Please add D.C.’s Sankofa Video, Books, & Café. https://www.events.sankofa.com/
Thanks for commenting! They’ve been added.
Hi can you please post Nandi’s Knowledge Cafe in Highland Park, MI?
Thanks for letting us know! They’ve been added.
Today I discovered Book N Crannies on Twitter. (@BookNCrannies) The website is: https://t.co/6rE2ODZAkk?amp=1
Thanks so much for letting us know! They’ve been added.
Elizabeth’s in Akron, OH (https://bookshop.org/shop/Elizabeths), founded by Rachel Cargle.
Thanks for commenting! They’ve been added.
For Keeps Books
Atlanta, Georgia
Thanks for letting us know! They’ve been added.
Love For Keeps!
Check out Books and Crannies – booksandcranniesva.com!
Thanks for commenting! They’ve been added.
L.E.M.S Bookstore ( https://sites.google.com/keytechlabs.org/lemsbookstore/home ) in Seattle, WA. I don’t have first-hand knowledge, but according to a news article last year ( https://crosscut.com/2019/03/will-seattle-save-was-only-black-owned-bookstore ), it is “Washington’s only Black-owned bookstore and the last bookstore in the Pacific Northwest whose primary goal is to promote the literature, culture and knowledge of the African diaspora.”
Thanks Ran! We added it.
I saw the article about the Seattle black-owned book store as well, and am not sure whether it is still open. I plan to email and check. We need more BLACK OWNED BUSINESSES. this is insane.
Thank you so much for including Marshall’s Music & Book Store in Jackson, MS, the oldest continuously operated Black-owned bookstore in America. 82 years and counting! Owner operator Jone Primm does not currently have a good website, but anyone can place special orders for delivery or curbside by calling 601-355-5335. Jone has tracked down everything from THE PARKER INHERITANCE to BREAK EVERY YOKE to WITTGENSTEIN’S MISTRESS for me, and we do it all by phone. The website you list is not Marshall’s. Thank you for updating Marshall’s name, removing the website, adding the phone number, and for including Marshall’s located on Jackson’s historic Farish Street.
Hi Louisa! Thank you for bringing this to our attention. The link has been removed and the phone number added. Have a great day!
Thank you!
Undercover Books
St. Croix USVI
Thanks, Darean! Undercover Books has been added.
Please add Beauty & Brains Books to the list libro.fm/?bookstore=beautybrains
Hi Elisha, Beauty & Brains has been added. Thanks for reaching out!
I am a black writer, how do I get my books into these areas of business.
Hi Christine! You can see how Libro.fm works with authors here: https://libro.fm/authors. Thanks for reaching out!
Please add @dabookjoint in Chicago. Website under construction but will be up soon.
Hi Verlean, thanks for reaching out! Da Book Joint has been added.
One more:
Charnice Milton Community Bookstore at Busboys and Poets in Anacostia (DC)
Updated! Thank you Aleja.
Please add “People Get Ready” in New Haven, CT…. https://peoplegetreadybooks.indielite.org/
Hi Delores, People Get Ready has been added! Thanks for reaching out.
Hi there! Thanks so much for this list. I tried to change my account to be supporting Aframerican Bookstore in Omaha (yay! didn’t even know about it until now) but it’s not an option. Any ideas?
Thanks so much!
Hi! Glad you now know about Aframerican Bookstore! However, the bookstores with asterisks* are Libro.fm partner stores—so feel free to reach out to them to buy books directly from them, and ask them email hello@libro.fm to become an audiobook partner.
Ah, ok that makes a lot of sense. Thank you for the extra information.
Please add the Shop at Matter in Denver!
@shopatmatter
Shopatmatter.com
Thank you!
Updated, thank you!
Knowledge Bookstore – Toronto, Canada
https://www.knowledgebookstore.com/
Thanks for providing this list.
Apologies, it is Brampton, Ontarion, Canada
Hi Casey, thanks for commenting! We’ve updated.
Legendary Coffee + Books in Stockton, CA!
Added! Thank you, Allyson!
Please add Harriets Bookshop in Philadelphia, PA: https://www.harriettsbookshop.com
Hi Fran! Harriett’s is listed above. Thanks for commenting!
Hello,
Thanks for the information. Please add Brown Sugar and Spice in Romulus, Michigan. https://brownssbooks.com.
Thank you.
Added! Thank you, Donna!
Do you have a list in the U.K.? Can I use librofm from the U.K.? Xx
Hi, Helen! Membership is not currently available outside the US and Canada, but you can pay as you go for individual audiobooks from anywhere in the world! Find more info about how to get started here: https://blog.libro.fm/knowledge-base/general/. Thanks for commenting!
MeJah Books in Wilmington, DE. https://mejahbooks.com/
Added, with Claymont as the city (as per their website). Thank you, Ellen!
Forgive if I’m repeating someone, but I just discovered African American Literature Book Club, an on-line ordering site, if you don’t have one of these stores close by. http://www.aalbc.com
Thanks, Becky! AALBS is listed under the “Online” heading!
Becky Thank you so much! AALBC has maintained a list like this for over 20 years: https://aalbc.com/bookstores/list.php It is great to see others doing the same thing to promote our business.
Amazon (sorry to bring them up) won’t even so much a add a hyperlink to their own affiliates sites! This is why I boycott Amazon and have partnered with Libro.fm for audiobook sales on AALBC
Thanks for your support, Troy, and for bringing this list to our attention. We’ve updated our list to include those on AALBC’s, and have linked their list up at the top!
Please add Liberation Station in Durham, North Carolina!
https://www.liberationstationbookstore.com/
Added! Thank you, Mariel!
Maybe I’m missing reading it wrong, but I don’t understand the statement regarding Libro.fm storefront purchases directly supporting the bookstore. Don’t all purchases directly support the bookstore?
Hi, Tracy! Proceeds for all print purchases made directly through the bookstores (linked) do support the bookstores. For listeners looking to purchase audiobooks, selecting the libro.fm storefront for the bookstore in question shares proceeds with the bookstore as well! You can find more info here: https://blog.libro.fm/knowledge-base/general/
Hi is there a way we can support multiple businesses at once with our purchases on libro? I know there is an option to divide it among all the bookstores, but is there a way to choose like 3 or 4? I’d like to give it to multiple black owned and/or queer owned bookshops.
Hi, Laura! Unfortunately not, but you can support multiple stores by making audiobook purchases via different bookstores’ storefronts. You can switch the bookstore you support at any time at https://libro.fm/indies. A workaround is to occasionally switch the bookstore you support with your membership, or to temporarily switch your bookstore to make an a-la-carte or gift membership purchase.
Please add Reparations Club – they are Black-owned and curated, and have a robust offering of books by Black authors and POC. https://rep.club/
Added! Thanks, Nicole!
Harambee Books – Alexandria VA – https://harambeebooks.org/shop
Dare Books – Longwood FL – https://darebooks.com/
Black Dot Cultural Center – Lithonia GA – https://www.blackdotcc.com/
The Listening Tree – Decatur GA – https://listeningtreebooks.com/
Nubian Books – Morrow GA – https://www.facebook.com/Nubian-Bookstore-110668169013960/
Olive Tree Books N Voices – Springfield MA – olivetreebooksonline.com/
Everyone’s Place – Baltimore MD – https://www.facebook.com/everyonesplacebookstore/
Wisdom Book Center – Gwynn Oak MD – https://wisdombookcenter.com/
We Are LIT – Grand Rapids MI – https://wearelitgr.com/
La Unique African American Books & Cultural Center – Camden NJ – http://www.launiquebooks.net/
Books & Stuff – Philadelphia PA – https://www.booksandstuff.info/
Enda’s Booktique – Duncanville TX – https://endasbooktique.com/
Positive Vibes – Virginia Beach VA – https://www.positivevibesva.com/
MVP! Thanks so much for all of these, Erika! They’ve been added!
Hi there! Thank you so much for this list. I’m curious if there’s a way to show which of the libro.fm partner stores have the most (and least) support on your platform? Maybe a graph at the end, or maybe a “# of supporters” after the name perhaps? (in a way that wasn’t dishonoring of course) Since there are none I’m familiar with firsthand on this list, I’d really like to support one that has less support, and therefore is potentially in greater need. Thank you for the consideration!
Hi Leah! Thanks for reaching out and for your support of Black-owned bookstores. Unfortunately, we can’t share the number of customers each store has through Libro.fm. However, we can share that Beyond Barcodes, Harriett’s Bookshop, and Pyramid Books have all become Libro.fm partner bookstores fairly recently. We hope this helps and thanks again!
I’m not 100% sure LEMS bookstore in Seattle is still open. Their number has been disconnected, and I cannot find a new number or store hours at this time.
Hi Tammy, thank you for bringing this to our attention! They have been removed from the list. We appreciate you reaching out.
Please add Socialight Society in Lansing, MI
http://www.socialightsociety.com
Added! Thank you, Nyshell!
Can you add SistahScifi http://www.sistahscifi.com in Seattle, WA
Hi Nikki, thank you for commenting! Sistah Scifi has been added to the list.
Please add Good Books Atlanta (online only): https://www.goodbooksatl.com/ Thanks!
Hi Veronica! Good Books Atlanta has been added. Thank you for reaching out!
Janco bookstore is out of business here in Las Vegas. Tried going to their location and it’s gone and there is no website for online orders.
We’re sorry to hear this, but thanks for letting us know, Mahalia. We’ve removed them from the list.
Hello, do we know if any of the bookstores listed are in dire need of support. I’d love to purchase some books and support a business that is struggling to make ends meet during the pandemic. Thank you!
Hi Amy, we recommend checking out bookstores’ social media to get an idea of how they’re doing. Thanks for supporting Black-owned bookstores!
Hi Amy,
I’m not sure if they are in dire need, but I know in the last few months Uncle Bobbies in PA had some unfortunate things happen, including but not limited to having their windows busted out multiple times.
Good morning,
Please add Sscarlet’s Web an online bookstore and future pop up store. Pop up will be based in New York
Added! Thanks for reaching out, Fatima!
Hello! Would it be possible to add Miss Read Books? We’ve recently become a Libro FM partner! 🙂
Updated! 🙂
Hi there,
We just opened in September. Can you please add us to the Online section?
Stone Catcher Books
Website: http://www.stonecatcherbooks.com
Libro storefront: https://libro.fm/stonecatcher
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/stonecatcherbooks
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stonecatcherbooks/
We’re planning to do pop-ups in the Greenville, SC area in 2021.
Thank you!
Jocelyn Slaughter
Added! Thanks, Jocelyn!
Thanks so much, Kelsey! Can you please add our Instagram? (We’re not on Twitter.). Thanks again for the partnership!
Cheers-
Jocelyn
Hello and thank you for creating this list. I just wanted to be annoying and let you know that there is a spelling mistake in the town where the one shop in Wisconsin is located. You have it down as Sloughton and it is actually Stoughton. Just thought I’d pass that along in case someone cannot figure out where “Sloughton” is 🙂
Updated! Thanks for letting us know, Theresa!
Hello! Tracy Bookshop should be added. Owned by A Black Woman with two locations in Nigeria and Canada.
Website, Canada: http://www.tracybookshop.ca
Website, Nigeria: http://www.tracybookshop.com
Libro.fm: https://libro.fm/?bookstore=tracybookshop
Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/tracybookshopca
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TracyBookshopCA
Twitter: https://twitter.com/TracyBookshop
Thank you!
Added, thank you!
Heart & Soul Books located in PA!
5970 Linglestown RD
Harrisburg PA 17112
Added! Thank you, Ashley!
Hello! Please add House Of Pages Bookstore in Peachtree Corners, GA.
Website: http://houseofpagesbooks.com/
Our Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/houseofpagesbooks/
Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/houseofpagesbks
We are a Libro.FM partner as well! https://libro.fm/houseofpages
Added! Thanks for all the links, Jamilah!
Absolutely! Thank you for this wonderful post!
Hi! We’re a new Black & Latina, family-owned children’s bookstore in Lakewood, Los Angeles County, CA. mijabooks.com libro.fm/mijabooks
Added!