GB Books is an affordable pop-up bookstore that specializes in bespoke Black literature while promoting sustainability through recycling and resale. Our mission is to improve literacy rates within the Black community.

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Title: Finding Me
Binding: Hardcover
Title: Yonder
Binding: Hardcover
Title: Just As I AM
Binding: Hardcover
Title: The Sweetness of Water
Binding: Hardcover
Title: Master of Poisons
Binding: Hardcover

Discover pre-loved stories & reduce waste with us.

Tupac

Genre: Arts, Photography, Music
A glimpse into the genius that is Tupac Shakur. The perfect coffee table book full of vivid imagery.
Paperback
Very good

Darkroom

Genre: Arts, Photography, Music
Published by the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Darkroom features the powerful work of sixteen South African photographers and video artists from the 1950’s to the present.
Paperback
Very good

Black Futures

Genre: Arts, Photography, Music
A visually stunning and dynamic mixed-media anthology of Black culture and creativity.
Hardback
Acceptable
(slight wear on front cover)

Black Buck

Genre: Fiction Satire
It’s a New York Times Best Seller and cackling satire about ambition and race in America’s workforce.
Hardback
Very good

Americanah

Genre: Fiction
A bit of everything. It’s a love story, a coming of age novel, and a soulful look into the immigrant experience.
Paperback
Good

Here For It

Genre: Biography | LGBTQ+
A quirky and funny novel on being Black and queer in America.
Hardback
Very Good

No Heaven For Good Boys

Genre: Fiction
Set in Senegal, this heart-wrenching and heart-warming read depicts the best and worst of humanity.
Hardback
Very good

Patsy

Genre: Fiction | LGBTQ+
A mother moves from Jamaica to New York, without her daughter, to pursue a better life. It’s an eye-opening portrayal of an immigrants path to freedom and opportunity.
Hardback
Very Good

The Perishing

Genre: Science Fiction
A speculative sci-fi fantasy about a Black immortal in 1930’s LA. If you’re a fan of N.K. Jemisin and Octavia Butler, this is for you.
Hardback
Very Good

Everything Inside

Genre: Fiction
From Haiti to Miami, Brooklyn and beyond turn these pages to discover thoughtful stories of love, loss, and survival.
Paperback
Very good

Negro Art

Genre: Arts, Photography, Music
Discover the immense range of central African art through color and black and white illustrations.
Hardback
Acceptable

Faces At The Bottom Of The Well

Genre: African American Studies
This one is for the critical thinkers and freedom fighters who continue to challenge systemic racism.
Paperback
Acceptable

The God Child

Genre: Fiction
An easy read that reinvents the immigrant narrative.
Hardback
Very good

Born A Crime

Genre: Biography, Memoir
A moving memoir about the comedian, Trevor Noah, his upbringing during Apartheid, and the many moments that led him on his life path.
Hardback
Very Good

Africaville

Genre: Fiction
Set in Nova Scotia’s Black community, it’s an interesting true story about Canada’s past.
Hardback
Very good

Black American Refugee

Genre: Biography, Memoir
A powerful and relatable book about the Black American experience.
Hardback
Very good

Native Son

Genre: Fiction
A stark examination of poverty, violence, hopelessness and racism.
Paperback
Good

Becoming

Genre: Biography, Memoir
The former first lady is so much more than just the wife of Barack!
Hardback
Very good

How Beautiful We Were

Genre: Fiction
It’s about Africa, colonialism, depletion of resources, and abuse of powers.
Paperback
Good

The Prophets

Genre: Fiction | LGBTQ+
This is a rare glimpse into the lives of two slaves who happen to be gay. It’s an ambitiously beautiful book.
Hardback
Very Good

Song Of Solomon

Genre: Fiction
Toni Morrison delves into the violence that plagues our male population in America.
Paperback
Acceptable

African Art & Identity

Genre: Arts, Photography, Music
A very well written and illustrated book which provides a wealth of knowledge.
Paperback
Acceptable (creases and wear on front cover)

The House Of Deep Water

Genre: Fiction
If you’re in the mood to read about motherhood, love, loss, drama, and healing then this is for you.
Paperback
Very Good

Miseducated

Genre: Biography, Memoir
A transformative and true story about Fleming’s abusive and horrific childhood and how he turned his pain into purpose.
Paperback
Very good

We Still Here

Genre: African American Studies
An accurate overview of how the pandemic further disenfranchised Black people.
Paperback
Good

Citizen

Genre: Arts, Photography
A profound meditation on racism expressed through literary fragments.
Paperback
Very Good

Riot Baby

Genre: Science Fiction
A literary fiction about a superhero girl and her family who battle the injustices of living in an uncaring white world.
Hardback
Very good

The Private Joys of Nnenna Maloney

Genre: Fiction, Humorous
This story explores the relationship between mother and daughter and their respective coming of age in 1992 and 2009.
Paperback
Very Good

How To Be Black

Genre: Fiction Satire
Part autobiography, part irony rolled up into great social commentary.
Paperback
Very Good

African Art Book

Genre: Arts, Photography
Published December of 1987, enjoy this vintage library find.
Hardback
Acceptable (wear and tear on front cover, minor writing on a few pages)