Just read a depressing article from @shelf-awareness.com about independent booksellers getting harassed because they are BIPOC and/or Queer owned or sell feminist, anti-racist and/or LGBTQIA+ books.
https://www.shelf-awareness.com/theshelf/2025-04-15/independent_booksellers_discuss_facing_harassment_threats_part_1.html
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https://www.shelf-awareness.com/theshelf/2025-04-15/independent_booksellers_discuss_facing_harassment_threats_part_1.html
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Comments
1. Loyalty Books:
@loyaltybooks.bsky.social
https://www.loyaltybookstores.com/
2. Bettie’s Pages:
@bettiespages.bsky.social
https://www.bettiespages.com/
3. Solid State:
@solidstatebooksdc.bsky.social
https://www.solidstatebooksdc.com/
https://www.shelf-awareness.com/theshelf/2025-04-24/independent_booksellers_discuss_facing_harassment_threats_part_2.html
One in Boston that has received so much harassment they didn’t want to be identified & the other, Politics & Prose:
https://politics-prose.com/
https://www.oprahdaily.com/entertainment/books/a33497812/black-owned-bookstores/
Feminist bookstores:
https://www.charisbooksandmore.com/list-feminist-bookstores
Queer bookstores:
https://www.oprahdaily.com/entertainment/books/a36741294/queer-lgbtq-owned-bookstores/
Let’s support these businesses and keep them thriving. ✊🏻🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️