A construction permit has been filed for the new home of 44th & 3rd Booksellers, a Black-owned bookstore in Atlanta, Ga., that is moving to a space near Morehouse College. What Now Atlanta reported that the new space is 693 square feet, and located in the Entra West End development, which is adjacent to the Morehouse School of Medicine.
Cheryl and Warren Lee originally opened 44th & 3rd in 2017, in Atlanta's Little Five Points neighborhood. They closed in-store operations in May in advance of the move and have been selling books online in the meantime. The name is both an homage to President Barack Obama and a reference to the types of books the store carries: life, literature and legacy.
Lee told Shelf Awareness last week that she hopes to open the new location some time in October.