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Publishers Weekly calls Talitha L. LeFlouria’s SEARCHING FOR JANE CROW “a damning look at the racialized nature of the US prison system.”

Searching for Jane Crow: Black Women and Mass Incarceration in America from the Auction Block to the Cell Block by Talitha L Leflouria Historian LeFlouria (Chained in Silence) shows in this eye-opening account that Black women’s oft-overlooked experiences reveal ...

It’s 🧠Cover Reveal Friday🧠 for Jennifer Keys Adair!

SMART AND CAPABLE is her global perspective on early childhood learning and education and why agency is so important for children’s learning.

Watch this space in December!

Cover design: Carol Chu

Get your fab on by getting your read on! All during Pride Month, these titles are more are 15% off at Bookshop with code PRIDE26!

The clicking starts here: https://bookshop.org/lists/visionary-nonfiction-for-q***r-readers-and-everyone-else-too

Economic boycotts like ones against Target aren’t new. Indigenous peoples boycotted English colonial settlers centuries ago as a form of protest. Protest is foundational.

Episode 259: Protest History of the United States w/ Gloria Browne-Marshall Podcast Episode · The Deep Dive · May 14 · 1h 11m

Lorraine Boissoneault is coming to Cambridge! She’ll be at Porter Square Books to talk about her book BODY WEATHER with Lizzie Stark on June 12 at 7PM. RSVP to save your spot!

Lorraine Boissoneault, author of Body Weather, in conversation with Lizzie Stark Lorraine Boissoneault, author of Body Weather, in conversation with Lizzie Stark Porter Square Books welcomes Lorraine Boissoneault for the release of her book Body Weather. Lizzie Stark will join Boissoneault in conversation.   This event will take place at our CAMBRIDGE store. We offer validated...

THE LE***AN BAR CHRONICLES by Cruising’s Rachel Karp “is a crucial historical document at a time when the Trump Administration and its allies are seeking to erase important parts of our histories of struggle, survival, and growth.”

‘Queer History Is Found Not in Books, But in Bars’ In ‘The Le***an Bar Chronicles,’ Rachel Karp creates a crucial historical document of LGBTQ+ stories.

A common chapter in q***r life. When love from biological family turns out to be conditional, you lean into love from collected family.

None of My Relatives Came to My Wedding—But I’ve Never Felt More Loved After losing her family for being q***r, writer Kristen Arnett found belonging in the people who chose her back.

Check out Octavia E. Butler’s KINDRED repping science fiction and historical fiction on The Guardian’s list of the 100 best novels ever published in English!

The 100 best novels of all time The top 100 novels of all time published in English, as voted for by authors, critics and academics worldwide. How many have you read?

As we became more comfortable with making financial transactions on the internet, our freedom of speech became increasingly reliant on online payments. Yikes!

Visa Could Ruin the Internet What if you woke up tomorrow and completely lost access to your bank account, credit cards, PayPal, and Venmo, all because of something you posted online? SU...

Pride Month means you get 3 of our titles for 15% off with code Pride26 at Bookshop: THE LE***AN BAR CHRONICLES, A BLACK Q***R HISTORY OF THE US, and THE RAINBOW AIN’T NEVER BEEN ENUF!

Pride Month 2026: Bookseller Nonfiction Picks Booksellers Recommend Nonfiction Books for Pride MonthLooking for your next read by a LGBTQIA+ author?