As we count down to the first Black Bookstore Day on August 29, 2026, we’re highlighting Black-owned bookstores across the country, the people behind them, and the work they’re doing in their communities. Our first featured bookstore is Loyalty Books, a Black- and queer-owned independent bookstore based in Washington, D.C. About Loyalty Books Founded by Hannah Oliver Depp in 2019 and co-owned with Christine Bollow, Loyalty Books was created as an intersectional feminist books