Hello, gracious listeners! Apologies for the delay in this episode, which was late due to technical difficulties. Joined by writer and owner of The Noir Bookshop, Ymani stops by to talk about the concept behind Noir and her journey of opening a Black-owned bookshop on the Southside of St. Louis. Statistics show Black-owned bookshops only make up a small portion of Indie bookstores within the United States at only 6%. Despite this, Ymani hasn’t allowed this to hinder her but plans for the pillars of the bookshop to bring more into her community. Black bookshops can serve as gathering spaces, support emerging authors and provide educational programs. As self-described well read Black girls Ymani and Syd discuss their favorite novels, authors and why some series were left better as books instead of television series. 

For more exciting news regarding the soft-opening of Noir or order a few of the books we discussed online at @TheNoirBookshop and  you can follow Ymani @YmaniWince 

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