An Indigenously Owned Bookstore Celebrating Queer Books & Authors of Color

 

Raise Up Indigenous Voices

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Theo is learning the art of being a bookstore pup from Charlie and he’s catching on quickly! Here he is recommending one of my favorite books, The Book of Form and Emptiness, by one of my favorite authors, Ruth Ozeki. We are reading The Book
✨Saturday is Indie Bookstore Day✨ Come and celebrate the fact that Glens Falls and The Shirt Factory are home to four fantastic indie bookstores! @beldamebooks @ghostsbooks and I made an exclusive Bookstores of The Shirt Factory tote that is $15 a
✨New Sign✨ I finally made a sign for my window and I love it! The Shirt Factory is a borderline magical building and one of its favorite games is becoming a maze midway through your visit here. The easiest way to find me is to park and enter at the
It’s just over a week until Independent Bookstore Day! I just got in all of the limited edition Indie Bookstore Day exclusives and they are so good this year!! I have limited quantities of all of the items, so be sure to get to the shop ea
I can’t believe it has already been three years since I started the Indigenous and Lit Book Club! At the time I was gearing up to move across the country and start Black Walnut Books. I was so excited about the rise in Indigenous literature tha
It’s my first outdoor reading session of the year and oh man does it feel amazing!! I’m currently listening to Wandering Stars (so incredibly beautiful and sob inducing) and wrapping up Beasts of a Little Land. I just got an advanced
✨On the Same Page✨ I am so excited about the upcoming lineup of books for the On the Same Page Book Club I cohost with @crwoodtheater This is an in person book club that meets the 1st Wednesday of every month at 6:30pm at the Wood Theatre downtown

Upcoming events.

We have a lot of fun holiday pop-up events coming up in the next couple of months, as well as our monthly book club! If you host an event you think we should be at please let us know about it here!

“The year I started prioritizing books by queer authors, people of color and women was the best year of reading in my whole life. I have never looked back. Opening up your mind and imagination to voices that are not white and cis and straight will benefit you.”

-Hillary, Black Walnut Books Founder

 

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