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Huemanbooks, a black-women-owned independent bookstore, is back. We elevate voices, celebrate diversity & unite communities to embrace the world through books

New York
Joined June 2009
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Hello friends…as you might know we are relaunching Huemanbooks. It’ll be a vastly different experience than you are used to. We has partnered with a chain of independent Coffee Shops Ground Central to bring you Huemanbooks-on-the go. Take a look at the one on 8th Ave in Midtown.
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Incredible…. Amazing black people!! Love us!
Toni Morrison & James Baldwin (France, 1970s)
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Take My Word for It by LeVar Burton. Get it today. “Giving ourselves permission to pivot requires courage,” Burton writes in this earnest memoir. from college to star in “Roots”; Along the way, he discusses mental illness and why he’s become a literacy activist.
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Are you up in your feelings? Come hang out and get real about what your feelings are trying to tell you in today’s crazy world. Join us at this meaningful conversation and Booksigning event in NYC on Thursday November 19th at 7pm with author @teklaml eventbrite.com/e/in-todays-w…
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Read book and drink coffee…our curated selection at Ground Central Coffee in NYC.
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Read More! In this revelatory manifesto, anti-tech activist August Lamm gives you the courage and confidence to ditch your smartphone once and for all. “The essential guide to putting down your phone — and coming back to real life.” bookshop.org/shop/Huemanbook…
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Read Books! 📚
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A Great Booksigning @PioneerWorks_ Marlon James’ new novel, The Disappearers, hailed by The New York Times as “the novel of the decade, if not of the century.” Colin Channer moderated. James’ book on queer life in Jamaica in the 1980s and ‘90s is nominated for the Booker Prize.
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FREE SHIPPING today and tomorrow! Get those books on your to buy list from Huemanbooks on Bookshop. bookshop.org/shop/Huemanbook…
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There will be a book signing and conversation about this powerful book in NYC in the Fall. •Event date: 10/08/26 •Event timeframe: 6:00p - 8:00p •Event location:
NYU's Arthur L. Carter Journalism Institute
20 Cooper Sq 7th Floor
NY, NY
A powerful, unsettling, and unflinching exploration that forces readers to confront lynching as a devastating legacy of white childhood conditioning, and to reckon with the corrupting force of a system that trained children to become its willing executioners.
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FYI …..
From Marlon James, author of the Booker Prize–winning A Brief History of Seven Killings: a propulsive novel about the murder of a gay man in 1980s Jamaica and its tragic consequences. This book is on the 2026 Booker Prize List.
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A candid, observant, generous chronicle of his development as an elite, suddenly dispensable NFL quarterback and also of the relentless, high-profile civil rights warrior he's become." --Booklist Starred Review. Available next week, Sept 15th…. bookshop.org/shop/Huemanbook…
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New book…. Preorder at bookshop.org/shop/Huemanbook… You Better Love What You See Living with Joy, Confidence, and Unapologetic Self-Worth…. because feeling powerful and purposeful won’t come from external accolades or approval—it starts with YOU!
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Thur 9/17 Booksigning: Solomon will share practical strategies for negotiating, building relationships & asserting one's value in the workplace + individuals can reclaim their narratives and thrive in corporate settings while remaining true to themselves. eventbrite.com/e/want-to-kno…
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A candid, observant, generous chronicle of his development as an elite, suddenly dispensable NFL quarterback and also of the relentless, high-profile civil rights warrior he's become." --Booklist Starred Review. Available next week, Sept 15th…. bookshop.org/shop/Huemanbook…
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New book out next week…
“I had football taken away from me,” Colin Kaepernick tells David Remnick. “It was because of the causes I was supporting, and the change I was trying to effect.” Read or listen to their full conversation: newyorker.com/culture/the-ne…
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Upcoming Booksigning in NYC on Thursday September 17, 2026 @7pm. Join us….
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On Sept. 8, 1957, Althea Gibson beat Louise Brough to become the first Black player to win the U.S. National Championships, now the US Open. See more: bit.ly/4injlKx  #AltheaGibson #TennisHistory #BlackHistory #USOpen
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