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For their Independent Bookstore Day celebration on April 26, seven Black and women-owned bookstores in the greater Atlanta area hosted the first of what they plan to be an annual Black Girl Book Fair. The fair had author signings with Katie Mitchell and Kimberley Jones. Black-owned vendors set up tables, and the organizing bookstores each featured displays of Black interest and diverse books. The event drew almost 12,000 people. The book fair was the brain child of Bunnie Hilliard, owner of Brave + Kind Books, and organized by 44th & 3rd Bookseller, Good Books, The Bookworm, A Small Place, and All Things Inspiration. Booksellers attending the New Voices New Rooms conference in August can take bus tours to visit some of the locations.

Photos courtesy Cheryl Lee, 44th and 3rd Bookseller

From left: Bunnie Hillard of Brave+Kind, Cheryl Lee of 44th & 3rd Bookseller, Katie Mitchell of Good Books, Julia Davis of The Bookworm, Enkeshi El-Amin of A Small Place, and LaVonya Tensley of All Things Inspiration.