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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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)