Come shop with us @helenahighschool!!! It’s a lovely day for shopping and supporting a local school. #afrolitalcove #blackauthors #booklovers

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A New Chapter for AfroLit Alcove Our journey at Grand River Pickers has come to a close, and we are deeply grateful for every reader who discovered us there. #afrolitalcove #blackauthors #booklovers #BlackOwnedBookstore

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Shop local. Shop black owned. Shop veteran owned. Shop woman owned. Shop AfroLit Alcove! #AfroLitAlcove #blackauthors #BlackOwnedBookstore #blackhistorymonth

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#AfroLitAlcove #BlackOwnedBookstore #blackauthors #representationmatters

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Thank you customers! #AfroLitAlcove #BlackOwnedBookstore #blackauthors

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Not just a biography—a love story. 🖤 Baldwin by Nicholas Boggs is an intimate look at the brilliance, vulnerability, and truth of James Baldwin. Powerful. Personal. Unapologetic. 📖 A must-read for lovers of literature, legacy, and radical honesty.

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Calling all book lovers 📖🖤 The AfroLit Alcove Reading Challenge is here! Read books you love, discover new voices, and earn a digital AfroLit Reader badge you can share with pride. No pressure. Just good books. #BlackReaders #AfroLitAlcove #ReadingChallenge

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💕 “This book is the best hug my heart has ever gotten.” Curl up with I Think They Love You by Julian Winters — a big-hearted rom-com that delivers laughs, love, and all the feels. ✨ Award-winning. Five-star loved. 📚 Available now at AfroLit Alcove. #AfroLitAlcove #ReadBlackBooks #readqu

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Books That Reflect, Inspire, and Empower. Culturally rich stories for infants through 18—because every child deserves to see themselves in books. #AfroLitAlcove #ReadBlackBooks #BookishCommunity #BookLovers

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Reading Is Resistance 🖤📚Meet the plushies that celebrate queer stories, banned books, and bold readers. #AfroLitAlcove #ReadBlackBooks #ReadBold

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📚✨ WE’VE MOVED… BUT WE’RE STILL HERE! ✨📚 AfroLit Alcove has been proudly inside Grand River Pickers for one whole year 🎉—and now we’ve just relocated our booth to a new spot inside the store! Same AfroLit vibes. Same powerful stories by Black authors. ✨ Fresh new location to explore ✨ Ne

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📚✨ NEW! The AfroLit Alcove Reading Challenge is live. Read Black. Track your way. Earn your AfroLit Reader badge. Who’s in? 👀 #AfroLitReadingChallenge #BookishCommunity

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📚✨ Pick a Number — AfroLit Alcove 2026 Edition ✨📚 Let’s talk BOOKS! Pick a number from 1–30, drop it in the comments, and I’ll answer the corresponding question — or better yet, you answer it and tag me 👀📖 This is all about celebrating Black authors, AfroLit favorites, reading moods, tropes

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📚✨ TOP SELLER ALERT at AfroLit Alcove! ✨📚 Make a statement and spark conversation with our bestselling tee: “Ban Racists, Not Books.” This fan-favorite combines bold advocacy with bookish pride—perfect for readers, educators, activists, and anyone who believes stories deserve to be protected

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Adios 2025!!! 😘

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Happy New Year from our family to yours!! ❤️📚❤️

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Curl up with a good book and your favorite sip ☕🌿 Read. Sip. Repeat. This cozy AfroLit Alcove mug is the perfect companion for early mornings, late-night reading, and everything in between. Whether it’s coffee, tea, or cocoa, let every sip remind you to slow down and savor the story. ✨ Styli

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Merry Christmas from AfroLit Alcove 🎄🎅🏿

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🎄✨ Merry Christmas from AfroLit Alcove! ✨🎄 This holiday season, we’re grateful for every reader, supporter, author, and community partner who has helped us amplify Black voices—one story at a time. 📚🖤 May your Christmas be filled with joy, warmth, and pages that inspire imagination, pride, an

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🚨 Happening TODAY in Birmingham! 🚨 Come shop, eat, and enjoy the vibes at the Food Truck Park & Marketplace — part of the Bham Restaurant Week Collab! 🎉 🗓️ TODAY, July 26 | 2–7PM 📍 City Walk BHAM – Green Block (9th Ave N & 21st St N) ✨ Shop with amazing local vendors 🍔 Grab delic

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