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7 Bookstores Found in Pennsylvania
Black and Nobel
422 South Street
Philadelphia, PA 19147
Store Hours: Mon - Sat: 7:00am - 7:00 pm, Sun: 12:00pm - 6:00pm
Owner/Proprietor: Hakim Hopkins
Phone: (215) 965-1559
Stored Opened in:
“We Ship to Prisons”
Black and Nobel Information Updated: 2025-07-01
Hakim’s Bookstore and Gift Shop
210 S 52nd St
Philadelphia, PA 19139
Store Hours: Mon, Wed, and Fri 12:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. Sat 11:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Owner/Proprietor: Yvonne Blake
Phone: (215) 474-9495
Stored Opened in: 1959
Hakim’s Bookstore & Gift Shop is the oldest African American Bookstore in Philadelphia.
Hakim’s Bookstore and Gift Shop Information Updated: 2014-03-19
Harriett’s Bookshop
258 E. Girard Ave
Philadelphia, PA 19125
Store Hours: Daily from 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.
Owner/Proprietor: Jeannine A. Cook
Phone:
Stored Opened in: 2020
Named for historical heroine Harriet Tubman, our mission celebrates women authors, women artists, and women activists.
Harriett’s Bookshop Information Updated: 2020-04-17
Heart & Soul Books
5933 Linglestown Rd
Harrisburg, PA 17112
Store Hours: Wednesday and Thursday 4:00 PM - 8:00 PM, Friday 11:00 AM - 4:00 PM, Saturday 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM, Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday CLOSED
Owner/Proprietor: Ashley Bailey
Phone:
Stored Opened in:
Heart & Soul Books Information Updated: 2023-08-17
The Black Reserve Bookstore
319 W. Main Street, Suite 8
Lansdale, PA 19446
Store Hours: Mon Closed, Tues & Thurs 10 a.m. - 5 p.m., Wed & Fri 10 a.m. - 7 p.m., Sat 11 a.m. - 7 p.m., Sun 12 p.m. - 5 p.m.
Owner/Proprietor: Sheikh Anwar Muhammad
Phone: 267-221-3090
Stored Opened in: 2017
Our mission is to give significant access to culture and also history that goes way beyond what we’ve typically learned. With this point in mind, we treat each book as a work of adoration. Every one of our books are broadly examined, attentively composed and delightfully planned.
The Black Reserve Bookstore Information Updated: 2020-11-23
The Tiny Bookstore
1130 Perry Highway, Suite 106
Pittsburgh, PA 15237
Store Hours: Tuesday – Saturday 12 p.m. to 6 p.m., (closed Monday and Sunday)
Owner/Proprietor: Lea Bickerton & Bill Bickerton
Phone: 412-585-2651
Stored Opened in: 2018
300 square feet of books, gifts, toys, and collectibles in the North Hills of Pittsburgh
The Tiny Bookstore Information Updated: 2020-06-15
Uncle Bobbie’s Coffee & Books
5445 Germantown Ave
Philadelphia, PA 19144
Store Hours: Mon-Thur 7 a.m. to 9 p.m., Fri 7 a.m. to 11 p.m., Sat 8 a.m. to 9 p.m., and Sun 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Owner/Proprietor: Marc Lamont Hill
Phone: (215) 403-7058
Stored Opened in: 2017
Uncle Bobbie’s Coffee & Books is owned and operated by Dr. Marc Lamont Hill one of the leading intellectual voices in the country. His research focuses on the intersections between culture, politics, and education.
Uncle Bobbie’s Coffee & Books Information Updated: 2017-11-27
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