Bookstores in the United States that Specialize in Black Literature
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People Get Ready
119 Whalley Ave
New Haven, CT 06511
Owner/Proprietor: Delores & Lauren (Co-founders)
Phone: 203-446-2070
Store Hours: Wed-Fri 1:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., Sat 12:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m., Sun-Tue Closed
Opened: 2019
Notes:
A place to purchase, trade, talk about, and fall in love with books, especially books for children, youth, and "reluctant" readers and books that might not be as easily found elsewhere, such as books by authors of color, Indigenous authors, LGBTQ+ authors, bi/multilingual authors, local authors, and poets of all kinds.
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