Celebrate The New Book Black-Owned

Join us on Friday, November 7, 2025 at 6:00 PM for a special evening at Resist Booksellers: the Black-Owned Book Release × Cookies & Crafts. (Registration requested.) (Eventbrite)

What’s happening

• A book release event showcasing the powerful work Black-Owned: The Revolutionary Life of the Black Bookstore by Char Adams (Eventbrite)
• A Cookies & Crafts hour: cozy conversation over freshly baked cookies, hot (or warm) drinks, and a hands-on craft activity.
• Live Q&A with the Resist Booksellers management team about what it means to be a Black bookseller and a Black bookstore owner
• A space to connect: browse community-centric books, meet other readers, engage with local creatives, and support a Black-owned bookstore.

Why this matters

In an era when independent bookstores face crowded retail landscapes, online behemoths, and shifting reading habits, Black-owned bookstores serve a uniquely vital role. Resist Booksellers isn’t just a shop — it’s a place of belonging, of representation, and of storytelling that centers voices too often marginalized.

Black-owned bookstores help preserve and amplify cultural memory, offer curated selections from Black authors and communities, and provide safe spaces for discussion, reflection, and activism. In the current climate, when conversations about race, equity, and justice are front and center, supporting Black-owned bookstores like Resist is about more than buying books. It’s about investing in infrastructure of community, culture, and resilience.

Resist Booksellers, located in Downtown Petersburg, is exactly that kind of space: a literary home for readers, makers, thinkers, and changemakers. (Visit Petersburg VA)

Who should come

• Book-lovers looking for something fresh, meaningful and community-oriented.
• Crafters and cookie-lovers who want a fun, relaxing evening with a twist of literary magic.
• Anyone who wants to support Black authors, Black-owned businesses, and local cultural hubs.
• Friends, families, reading groups — bring a friend, bring a partner, come solo and meet people.

Meet Us at Resist!

Spots are limited and we’d love to see you there. Register now for the event to secure your place. Visit the event page or ask in-store at Resist Booksellers. Let’s fill the bookstore with warmth, creativity, and community support.

Why your registration matters

By registering and attending you help show that these kinds of events matter, that local independent bookstores (especially Black-owned ones) are valued and vibrant. You’re helping keep the lights on, the shelves full, the conversation going. It’s more than an evening out—it’s a statement of support.

So join us on Friday, November 7 at 6:00 PM. Bring your curiosity, your crafting vibes, and your appetite for cookies & community. Let’s celebrate Black-owned books, Black-owned business, and the power of stories that bring us together.

See you at Resist Booksellers — where every book is a possibility, every craft is a connection, and every cookie is a conversation.