Words Unite: The Co-Op Built on Collaboration and Community
By Zoe Perzo
Located in Texas on the military installation Fort Cavazos, Words Unite Bookstore is on a mission to promote independent authors.
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How Lion’s Tooth Grows Their Comics Community
Lion’s Tooth in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, isn’t just a bookstore — it’s a vital part of Milwaukee’s thriving art scene.
Doing More With More Than Words
More Than Words, a Massachusetts-based nonprofit bookstore, is dedicated to helping young adults take charge of their lives.
How Loyalty is Challenging Traditional Bookselling
Loyalty Bookstore, an intersectional store with two locations in the DC area, works to bring diverse books to the community and create an inclusive space for their customers. I talked to co-owners Hannah Oliver Depp (she/they) and Christine Bollow (she/her) to learn more about Loyalty’s origin, motivation, and plans for the future.
Building a Business After Service: Veterans Day with Books & Black Coffee
After six and a half years of service, Shonesha Evans returned to civilian life and settled in Hinesville, Georgia. The city had no bookstore of its own, and Shonesha found herself repeatedly making the hour-long trip into Savannah to buy books. After lamenting this to her significant other, he popped the question: “Why don’t you open a bookstore?”
Evans told me she had never imagined herself as an entrepreneur.
How Tubby & Coo’s Became a Traveling Book Shop
By Zoe Perzo
In the last few months, Tubby & Coo’s, a New Orleans queer-owned store, has transitioned from a brick-and-mortar location to a traveling book shop. I caught up with owner Candice Huber to learn more about the transition and their plans for the future.
The first thing Huber told me was that they don’t follow a traditional pop-up model. Instead, Huber compared managing Tubby & Coo’s Traveling Book Shop to event management. Each appearance is intentional and designed to replicate the feeling of being in a bookstore.