The Salt Eaters Bookshop, an independent bookstore with a focus on books "by and about Black women and girls, femmes and non-binary folks," will host its soft opening this weekend. On December 18 and 19, 1-5 p.m., customers will be able to stop by the Inglewood, Calif., store to do some holiday shopping and meet owner Asha Grant and her team.
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In summer 2020, Grant launched a GoFundMe campaign to bring a new bookstore to Inglewood. The campaign brought in $84,500--almost $20,000 more than Grant's original goal, including contributions from actor Mandy Patinkin and author Roxane Gay. Grant hopes the bookstore will become a feminist literary hub, and her programming plans include children's storytimes, poetry readings, author talks, teach-ins and watch parties.
It's been a long road leading up to the store's opening, and for the entire week leading up to the opening, Grant and co. will be "sharing and reflecting on the journey it took to get to this point and sharing some of our favorite parts of the store."