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09/04/2026

This how our joyous journey with Colin Kaepernick started with books for young reader. We celebrated the Kaepernick Effect with Sports Writer and lead sports Editor at the Nation Magazine. We celebrated in store celebrated in store with Anastasia Higginbotham for the Not My Idea. We shared We are Free you and me with our community.

We are excited to support his new Memoir The Perilous Fight with a pre order online and in store 💛📕

We are super excited to partner with Black Footwear Forum & NAB2 to be able to bring our customers to see Colin Kaepernick to a Fire Chat chat on September 12th - limited tickets 🎫

Pre Order Link 🔗 and event tickets in our bio 🔥🔥🔥🔥 🎉🎊

09/01/2026

New releases are here! 📚✨

This week’s shelf is packed with stories to get lost in, learn from, and carry with you. 💫 From The Disappears of Marlon James and Huna to Articulate by Rachel Kolb and Replaceable You by Mary Roach, there’s plenty here for curious minds. 🧠📖

For our younger readers, Meet September, That You Are Here is no Small Thing, and a new Link + HUD book bring imagination and heart to the shelf. 🌎✨

And of course, Walter Mosley’s Gray Dawn, King of the North, The Golden Boy’s Guide to Bipolar, and This Is About Running. This Is Not About Running are all waiting to be discovered. 🏃🏾‍♂️📚

Come see what’s new at Source! ❤️📖

08/29/2026

08/28/2026

We are so excited about our events this fall!!! Make sure to get a free ticket or book ticket with us.

🚨We are partnering with National Association of Black Bookstores Book Tour and Pensole Lewis to Celebrate Colin Kaepernick’s new memoir on September 12. Meet us at the National Black Footwear Forum, we get to bring a limited amount of customers with a signed book ticket .

A major celebration of Important bicyclist Major Taylor : The World’s Fastest Man by talented comic artist and cheers to our chapter Major Taylor Detroit

Let’s talk about Mother, Autism and Love with Actress, Comedian and Author Tisha Campbell Get to know the challenges and triumphs of raising a child on the spectrum 💛

🚨🚨 Just added we will be hosting Poet, fiction writer and essayist Honoree Fanonne Jeffers on September 23rd Link loading but all other links are in our bio
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08/25/2026

New releases are here! 📚✨

This week’s shelf is bringing stories of history, family, culture, creativity, and community. ❤️📖

Freedom to Read tells the story of teacher Mary Peake and the legacy of the Emancipation Oak 🌳, while A Moment in the Sun explores Black Manhattan before the Civil War. The Black Shield offers an intimate look at family, policing, and power, and The Rise and Fall of the Artificial State takes a critical look at technology, government, and the future. 🧠🏙️

For younger readers, Anansi and the Talking Cloth brings a vibrant new Anansi story rooted in kente cloth and community, while The Brunch Shift celebrates working parents and the imagination shared between a mother and daughter. 🕷️🧵🥞

Plus new fiction, poetry, memoir, and more! Come see what’s new at Source. 📚✨

08/18/2026

New releases are here! 📚✨

We’ve got some great new reads hitting the shelves this week, from history and biography to fiction, politics, math, and books for younger readers. 📖

Mahalia Jackson’s story gets a fresh look in Mahalia Jackson, Moving On Up a Little Higher, while Jean Toomer explores the life and work of an important American literary figure in Jean Toomer: Waiting for a New America. 🎶📚

For something completely different, check out Who Got Game? Football by Derrick Barnes and John John Bajet 🏈, The Language of Mathematics by Raúl Rojas ➕, and I Punched an Alien and Now We’re in Couples Therapy by Kimberly Lemming 👽❤️.

And for our younger readers, The Bridges by Tom Percival is a beautiful celebration of the power of books and reading. 🌉📖

Come see what’s new at Source! ❤️

08/15/2026

Fall Pre Order Alert 🚨 These are a month away and books deserve early support !! We are excited for books for impact of these book.

Pre order Marlon James’s new novel The Disappearers with us and get a beautiful exclusive printed Broadside. We are still grateful for Marlon’s Contemporary American Authors Lecture Series - CAALS event this year

Pre Oder a bookplate signed copy of The Perilous Fight by Civil Rights Activist and Author Colin Kaepernick. Get the defining and uncompromising memoir from Super Bowl Quarterback this Fall.

We rooted for the reprint of Dr. Wilbur C Rich’s biography of Former Michigan Senator and first Black Mayor of the City of Detroit. Detroit History for Pre order !

Thank you to everyone who is giving early support to Fredrick Douglass’ s American Founding . One of our favorite picks of our celebration of America 250. ‼️ 🚨📚💛

08/11/2026

📚 New Release Tuesday is here, Source Readers!

We’ve got a really good mix on the new release shelf this week.

For the little readers, You Can Move Mountains: The Artful Life of Painter Bob Ross by Richard Ho and illustrated by Daniel Miyares brings Bob Ross’s life and creative philosophy to a new generation, while Poppy’s Family Recipes by Lauren Semmer follows Poppy and her Granddad as they cook together and share family traditions.

For those looking to dig a little deeper, Searching for Jane Crow by Talitha L. LeFlouria examines the long history of the criminalization and incarceration of Black women and girls. Nationalism: A World History by Eric Storm takes a global look at how nationalism developed and continues to shape politics and culture.

There’s also My Beloved Other by Nick Abadzis and Angela Watson, a memoir exploring love, race, and optimism through their experiences as a biracial couple and their family histories.

And if you’re looking for something a little more fun, An Illustrated Guide to Tacos and Burritos combines comics, stories, recipes, and plenty of food history. Plus, Would You Rather? Silver: Nostalgia Edition gives seniors a chance to spark memories, laughter, and conversation with nostalgia-filled questions. 🌮😂

For history and social commentary, The Plunder of Black America: How the Racial Wealth Gap Was Made by Calvin Schermerhorn traces the history of racial wealth inequality through the experiences of seven Black families. And The University: A History in Stone, Silk, and Blood by William Whyte looks at nine centuries of university life through the buildings, materials, and physical spaces that shaped it.

And that’s only a few of what’s waiting for you.

Come by Source Booksellers, browse the new releases, and find something you didn’t know you were looking for. 📖❤️