Join us at Karamu House for a special conversation on the life, work, and lessons of Lanston Hughes with author Dr. Randal M. Jelks moderated by Kortney Morrow, Program Director, Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards.
This event is FREE to the public, but Registration is suggested because this event is sure to pack the house!
Copies of My America: Langston Hughes on Democracy will be available for purchase, courtesy of book seller and partner ThirdSpace Action Lab + Reading Room.
To Register, click the link in bio
#MyAmericaBookTour
Proud to be a part of this and thank you to our community partners @cityclubofcleveland for bringing us in on this one. We're looking forward to handing over your copy of The Legacy Sites this Monday at Severance Hall. Limited tickets are still available!
Walter Mosley has written more than sixty books. Ghalen: A Romance in Black might be his finest.
It's the story of one Black family — a scientist, a cook, and the brilliant son they raise together — told with the patience and depth that Mosley always brings to the inner lives of people mainstream fiction tends to skip past. Love in all its forms. Becoming. What you carry from the people you lose.
The book drops May 26. Two days later, he's sitting down with Black bookstores nationwide to talk about it — and we're hosting the watch party right here in the Reading Room.
Come through in person on May 28 at 8:30pm ET and watch it with us on 105th. Or pre-order Ghalen now and get a signed copy with custom artwork plus access to the live simulcast from wherever you are.
Link in bio to pre-order and to RSVP for the watch party.
What’s New At The Space?
This week, it’s all about improving and expanding how we look and it starts with MORE space for books. A new shelving unit means more titles and aesthetics which is especially pleasing for Celia.
Your mind is part of the work.
You can't build a sovereign neighborhood, organize your block, or imagine something better for your community if you're running on empty. Anti-racist work asks everything of you — your time, your energy, your heart. That kind of labor has a cost, and for too long we've been told to push through it without tending to ourselves.
Mental Health Awareness Month is a reminder that healing and building aren't separate tracks. They're the same one.
We put together a reading list for the people doing the work — and trying to stay whole while they do it. Swipe through. Something on this shelf is for you.
🔗 Link in bio to shop.
It's getting closer to the summer time and the book choice is reflecting that. That's all we're going to say about that. Make sure to grab Big Girl Blitz by @authordanielleallen for 10% off on our website or in-store.
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ThirdSpace Reading Room is a Black-owned bookstore and event space located in the historic Glenville neighborhood of Cleveland.
We are your radical imagination bookstore and community space.
Hours:
Sunday: 12-6
Tuesday - Saturday: 10am - 6pm
If you are interested in booking our space for your event or placing a bulk book order, please visit our website, thirdspacereadingroom.com.
You know your doctor has been telling you that you need to stretch, and you know that yoga is the answer. Get up this Sunday and bring yourself down to the ThirdSpace Reading Room. Kristen, our yoga instructor, is going to help you to get in that pose and unlock some things.
Can't wait for tomorrow! We want to see ALL the readers stop by Glenville. It's going to be a good time with good vibes, good people, and of course, good books that are all 20% off. Plus, every person with an Independent Bookstore Day Passport that makes a purchase will be entered to win a grand prize.
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