Shop Black Lit
This is your go-to list of Black-owned bookstores that keep our stories alive, loud, and lit! Whether you’re pulling up in person or filling your cart online, these shops do more than sell books—they build legacy. From hood classics to high fantasy, from romance to revolution, they carry what the big chains won’t and serve the community with pride.
Tap in, support Black businesses, and cop something legendary.
Because when you buy Black lit, you're investing in Black life. 💥
Find your local Bookstore here
Arizona
Grassrootz Bookstore
Arkansas
Pyramid Art, Books & Custom Framing
California
Marcus Books
Lore Bookstore
Connecticut
Kindred Thoughts Book Store
District of Columbia
Loyalty Bookstore
MahoganyBooks
Sankofa Video Books & Café
Solid State Books
Florida
A Better Life Bookstore
Authentic Books
Best Richardson African Diaspora Literature & Culture Museum
Black English Bookstore
DARE Books
Essence of Knowledge
Georgia
44th & 3rd Bookseller
A Small Place Bookshop
All Things Inspiration Giftique
Birdsong Books
Black Dot Cultural Center
For Keeps!
Frugal Bookstore
The Listening Tree
Illinois
Afriware Books, Co.
Beyond Barcodes Bookstore
Brain Lair Books
Da Book Joint
Frontline Books
Semicolon
The Underground Bookstore
Indiana
Akoma Books
Beyond Barcodes Bookstore
Black Worldschoolers Mobile Bookstore
Loudmouth Books
Iowa
Soul Book Nook Book Store
Kansas
BLK+ BRWN.
Louisiana
Baldwin & Co. Coffee & Bookstore
Maryland
Baltimore Read Aloud
Massachusetts
justBook‑ish
Michigan
Black Stone Bookstore & Cultural Center
Source Booksellers
Minnesota
Babycake’s Book Stack
Black Garnet Books
Strive Bookstore
Missouri
BLK+ BRWN. (Kansas City)
Nebraska
Aframerican Book Store
Nevada
Multicultural Bookstore and Gifts
New Jersey
La Unique African American Books & Cultural Center
Source of Knowledge
New York
Adanne Bookshop
Blenheim Hill Books
Bronx Bound Books
Cafe con Libros
Grandma’s Place
Liz’s Book Bar
Sister’s Uptown Bookstore
Taylor & Co. Books
The Lit. Bar
Word Up: Community Bookshop – Libreria Comunitaria
Zawadi Books
Ohio
Black Art Plus
Oregon
Sunrise Books
Pennsylvania
Black and Nobel
South Carolina
Liberation is Lit
Tennessee
Alkebu‑Lan Images Bookstore & Gift Shop
The African Place
DeMoir Books & Things
Texas
Kindred Stories
Black Pearl Books
Lit Java
Kindred Creatives
Pan‑African Connection
The Dock Bookshop
Virginia
The Book Bar
Food Temptress Cookbook Store
Washington
LEMS Cultural Center and Bookstore for Life Enrichment
Sistah Scifi Book Vending Machine