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A sampling of our over 100 books in our online used bookstore written by Black Authors in a variety of genres. Let us he...
02/19/2024

A sampling of our over 100 books in our online used bookstore written by Black Authors in a variety of genres.

Let us help you diversify your bookshelf by taking 30% off your order of books by Black Authors.

Used copies of the books pictured for sale in our online bookstore while supplies last.

The winter months always have my mood reader self reaching for graphic novels and comics. I found one of my fave comic b...
01/21/2024

The winter months always have my mood reader self reaching for graphic novels and comics. I found one of my fave comic book series in 2023, Saga. Saga is a mix of scifi, fantasy, and romance with q***r characters throughout every story line. It gives game of thrones vibes as in it's very adult with a lot of killing. The making of a great adult comic.

Cosmoknights and Nubia are just as good but are young adult. Nubia is a fantasy set in the marvel universe whereas Cosmoknights is set in its own universe and follows a ragtag band of space g**s trying to beat the patriarchy.

Used copies of the books pictured are available in our online used bookstore for a limited time.

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One of my 2024 reading goals is to read more non fiction. To do that I have been listening to Somebody's daughter while ...
01/16/2024

One of my 2024 reading goals is to read more non fiction. To do that I have been listening to Somebody's daughter while cooking my meals this week. I have found over the years that a good memoir written by non celebrities is my jam but sometimes a celebrity memoir can keep me captivated like the ones pictured above by Glennon Doyle and Ali Wong.

What are some of your fave memoirs?

Used copies of these books are available for a limited time in our online bookstore.

I don't have much new to say about Children Of Blood and Bone that hasn't already been said. It was my last 5 star read ...
12/31/2023

I don't have much new to say about Children Of Blood and Bone that hasn't already been said. It was my last 5 star read of 2023. Despite being very hefty in length causing me to take forever to pick up it was a fast read.

I am not too well read in the Sci Fi and fantasy genre, so an ambitious world building novel is not for me. This is YA fantasy and you are immediately thrown into this new world which is pretty easy to follow. I highly recommend this one to anyone that may be nervous about fantasy and wants to dabble into that genre in 2024.

Happy New Year!

As always there is a used copy of this book available in our online used bookstore for a limited time.

December was my month of finally reading books that had been on my tbr for years hoping to start 2024 fresh. Island of a...
12/26/2023

December was my month of finally reading books that had been on my tbr for years hoping to start 2024 fresh.

Island of a Thousand Mirrors is a historical fiction novel. It's a heart wrenching and important novel following the lives of two girls during the Sri Lankan civil war. This book is important and an emotionally hard read about a historical event I don't think gets very much attention if any in our western education.

A used copy of this book is available for a limited time in our online bookstore.

For lovers of low stakes sapphic cozy fantasy, I give you a Legends and Lattes inspired book, Can't Spell Treason Withou...
12/17/2023

For lovers of low stakes sapphic cozy fantasy, I give you a Legends and Lattes inspired book, Can't Spell Treason Without Tea. 🔮🫖🗡️

Reyna, one of the Queen's private guards, is in a secret relationship with Kianthe, the most powerful mage in existence. This book follows their mishaps and successes as they realize their dream of living together and opening a bookshop that serves tea.

I recommend this one to anyone that needs a hug this holiday season.

This used copy of this book is available for a limited time in our online bookstore.

Wow. I haven't read a non fiction travel book in a hot minute and was surprised when this became a 5 star. Blythe quits ...
12/10/2023

Wow. I haven't read a non fiction travel book in a hot minute and was surprised when this became a 5 star.

Blythe quits her job in 2019 and begins a journey through national parks west of the Mississippi River for the summer. This isn't your typical national park memoir. She takes care and writes with a critical lens about the creation of public lands, their current over use and much more.

Come for the nostalgic descriptions of some of your fave places in the US and stay for the perspective of driving through small towns as a woman and seeing anti abortion signs as well as a chapter on Theodore Roosevelt being a racist villain.

A used copy of this book is available in our online used bookstore for a limited time.

I am reading again! Which means new books are going live on the site and my attempts at book reviews are back. James Bal...
12/05/2023

I am reading again! Which means new books are going live on the site and my attempts at book reviews are back.

James Baldwin is one of my fave authors and whenever I get to spend time with his writing is time well spent. Despite his novels being written in the 1960-70s, his writing is approachable and covers themes which are sadly still relevant today.

If Beale Street Could Talk reminded me a lot of the book An American Marriage by Tayari Jones. So if you liked that book or it moved you try this one. This book is told through the eyes of Tish a 19 yr old girl in New York who is in love with Fonny, a young sculptor and father of her child. Fonny is falsely accused of a terrible crime and imprisoned. Their families set out to do whatever it takes to clear his name and free him.

A used copy of this book is available on our online bookstore for a limited time.

We have made it 2 years I can't believe it has been that long. Thank you all for your support to help get affordable, us...
10/10/2023

We have made it 2 years I can't believe it has been that long. Thank you all for your support to help get affordable, used, and diverse books into more hands across the country. In the past year, we have shipped books to almost every state, with California, Oregon, and Kansas being the biggest markets. We hope to broaden our impact in the new year to all 50 states. Help us make room for new titles and new things!

Happy Indigenous Peoples Day! Here are some books we have in stock in our online used bookstore by Indigenous authors. N...
10/10/2023

Happy Indigenous Peoples Day! Here are some books we have in stock in our online used bookstore by Indigenous authors.

Night of the Living Rez by Morgan Talty is a short story collection that examines the consequences and merits of inheritance set in a native community in Maine in the 21st century.

Lakota Woman by Mary Crow Dog is a straightforward and powerful autobiography that is emotional but has moments of humor.

The Sentence by Louise Erdrich is a novel about a small haunted bookstore in Minneapolis from November 2019-2020 by the store's most annoying customer.

If you read this far, here's a reminder all our books are 30% off until October 16th!

This has been a book that has sat on my shelf for years and I am happy I finally picked it up. It took me so long to pic...
09/15/2023

This has been a book that has sat on my shelf for years and I am happy I finally picked it up. It took me so long to pick it up because after ready Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi, which I loved, but it was deeply sad and moving. It took me awhile to be ready to feel all those things again.

Gifty is a PhD candidate in neuroscience at Stanford. She is studying mice in relation to depression and addiction. Her brother, died of a he**in overdose after an injury hooked him on OxyContin. Her mother is fighting depression and can't get out of bed. gifty is determined to discover the scientific basis for the suffering she sees all around her.

"Transcendent Kingdom is a deeply moving portrait of a family of Ghanian immigrants ravaged by depression and addiction and grief--a novel about faith, science,religion, love. Exquisitely written, emotionally searing, this is an exceptionally powerful follow-up to Gyasi's phenomenal debut."

My only 5 star read of the month. ✨I had been putting off this book for a long time probably due to my mood reading. It'...
08/29/2023

My only 5 star read of the month. ✨I had been putting off this book for a long time probably due to my mood reading. It's one of those books that I wish I picked up a lot sooner.

Sweet Bean Paste is a short and fast read translated from Japanese. This novel discusses whether our worth is tied to more than our professions or contributions to society.

Sentaro has a criminal record and dreams of being a writer. He works in a confectionery shop selling dorayaki, a type of pancake filled with sweet bean paste. Tokue, an elderly woman with disfigured hands and a troubled past comes into his life. She makes the best sweet bean paste. The unlikeliest of friendships blossoms, but it will take all of their resolve to protect themselves when Tokue's secret comes to life.

A used copy of this book is available for sale for a limited time.

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