Renée Watson is releasing a thoughtful celebration of Black girlhood on February 13, 2024, titled
✨Black Girl You Are Atlas✨

In this semi-autobiographical collection of poems, Renée Watson writes about her experience growing up as a young Black girl at the ...

Ya'll been begging for Kindred Stories merch 👀

We heard you and are proud to present our first Kindred Stories mug, handmade by the beautiful Aleisha of Utility Objects in Atlanta. We've carried mugs by Utility Objects in the store since day 1, and when we wanted to create a m

We know the holiday season can be stressful 😅.
To ease some of that stress, we will have extended open days (hello Tuesday!!) and hours starting on November 21st until December 23rd!

Now is the time to stock up on all of your holiday gifts. We hope to see you in store or onl

'We are a people. A people do not throw their geniuses away. And if they are thrown away, it is our duty as artists and as witnesses for the future to collect them again for the sake of our children, and, if necessary, bone by bone' - Alice Walker

We are so honored to present tw

If you missed out on an opportunity to observe Veterans Day, we've got you covered!

Join us for a special Veteran-owned business Holiday Market & Author Talk in collaboration with the Buffalo Soldiers Museum (@buffalosoldiersmuseum).

Doug Melville (Doug Melville), the great n

The temperature has dropped and it's time to start story time in the Garden again!

Join us for a special story time and illustration demo with author-illustrator, Nikkolas Smith on November 18 at 10 AM!

Nikkolas Smith, born and raised in Houston, TX is an Artivist, picture bo

Are y’all headed to Honeyland Fest next week? 👀

We are collaborating with Honeyland to offer 15% off cookbooks in-store from 11/10-11/12!

If you’ve been wanting to grab a copy of Black Power Kitchen by @ghettogastro, you can get a free Ghetto Gastro t -shirt when you purchase

Bookish friends 😊️ ⁣

Our bookclub pick for the month is….
✨Who fears death by Nnedi Okarofor✨
We will meet on December 4th at 7:30PM in the Reading Garden. If you have not purchased your book yet, please support the bookstore by purchasing from us 🖤

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It's the perfect time to take a look at your money, honeys!

Join us for an empowering money workshop with an emphasis on entrepreneurship from CEO of RUNWAY (@runway.family) and author of Believe-In-You Money, Jessica Norwood (@jessicanorwood)!

There is a huge racial wealth g

We are so excited to be featured in @texasmonthly !!
Our biggest thank you to Jennifer Stewart for encapsulating the magic of the store and our community!
This article was a reminder that we are doing the work in creating a book home for our community ♥️
Make sure to read the s

We are so excited to be featured in @texasmonthly !!
Our biggest thank you to Jennifer Stewart for encapsulating the magic of the store and our community!
This article was a reminder that we are doing the work in creating a book home for our community ♥️
Make sure to read the s

We are so full after our last banned book event and we know that some of you were not able to attend 😞 no need to worry because we decided to do it again!

Join us on Saturday, October 28 as The New Republic pulls up with their Banned Book Mobile from 1-4PM for free books and a

Hey fam! 😊️

We are so excited to be in conversation with Nedra after such a meaningful conversation with Jada Pinkett Smith last weekend! Nedra Glover Tawwab and Dr. Shaquinta Richardson will be talking all things family and boundaries on October 28 at 7PM at Holy Family HTX!

Let us normalize Black men healing, ya'll.

Join us for a powerful conversation around The Invisible Ache: Black Men Identifying Their Pain and Reclaiming Their Power with the authors, Courtney B. Vance (@courtneybvance) & Dr. Robin L. Smith (@drrobinlsmith). They will be joined

Bookish friends 😊️

Here’s a reminder that Adult Bookclub will meet on October 22nd at 7:30PM in the Reading Garden. We'll have wine on deck so please join us for our favorite monthly gathering! ✨

About the book:
Pepper is the surprised inmate of a mental ...

Theee cutest book arrived at the store today! We're so excited for our Curlfriends - this one’s for you! 👩🏾‍🦱🧑🏾‍🦱

About the book:
Charlie has a foolproof plan for the first day at her new middle school. Even though she's used to starting over as the new kid—thanks to her

📣CALLING ALL TEACHERS!📣
Ya’ll know we love to see little Black girls who are supported while finding their way in the world, and that's why the Ryan Hart series is going to be a forever favorite!

On October 28 at 2 PM CST, we have the pleasure of celebrating Ways to Build Dre

If you thought the first half of the month was lit, we're here to tell you that it is and the second half is lit too!

Here's what we have planned for the second half of October:

October 17 - We're are hosting the legend that is Jacqueline Woodson (@jacqueline_woodson). She has

We're booked and busy this October, Kinfolk!

Listen, Houston is not known as a literary city. The work it takes to get authors here is a heavy lift so we're super proud of the events & programming this month. We hope you are as excited as we are! Here's what we have planned th

SURPRISE!!!

Listen, we're thanking whatever family member Nedra Glover Tawwab has in Texas because without them, we would not be about to announce this event!

Join us for conversation with Nedra Glover Tawwab and Dr. Shaquinta Richardson on October 28 at 7PM in the The Eldorado