READ IN THE MOOD

Black-Owned Bookstores

Find the bookstores, booksellers and literary spaces helping Black stories stay on the shelf — and in the world.

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THE BOOKSTORE INVENTORY

425 bookstores and booksellers.

Mood connects travelers and readers with Black-owned bookstores, booksellers and literary destinations. The inventory is sourced from the National Association of Black Bookstores and organized for discovery through Mood Map.

Black-owned booksellersNeighborhood discoveryStories with purposeMood-curated experiences

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THE BRIDGE

A bookstore can become a destination.

Books lead travelers into neighborhoods, ideas, food, music, history and community. Mood connects the bookstore to the rest of the destination — and the destination back to Harlem.

Read ↔ Discover ↔ Travel

NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BLACK BOOKSTORES

Explore the larger directory.

NAB2 maintains a national directory of Black bookstores and booksellers. Mood links travelers to that larger network while building a discovery experience around the places on the map.

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FOR BOOKSTORE OWNERS

Put your bookstore on the Mood Map.

Tell travelers what makes your bookstore special and connect your literary destination to editorial, tourism and Mood Adventures.

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