Bookstores Celebrate Juneteenth

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In celebration of Juneteenth (June 19), independent bookstores hosted special events and shared reading lists.

A Juneteenth display at Bookmans in Phoenix, Arizona.
A Juneteenth display at Bookmans in Phoenix, Arizona.

Find resources, reading lists, and more in “Celebrating Juneteenth,” published in Bookselling This Week on June 4, and find more celebrations here.

Here are how some indies marked the occasion:

Additionally, to honor Juneteenth, Libro.fm is working with 25 Black-owned partner bookstores to give away audiobook copies of On Juneteenth by Annette Gordon-Reed, narrated by Karen Chilton (Recorded Books, Inc.). These Black-owned partner bookstores will distribute more than 1,500 copies of the audiobook to their customers. Learn more about Libro.fm’s plans for Juneteenth here.