Lit Twis't, a Black-owned mobile bookstore with a mission to amplify the voices and stories of Black women, has debuted in Phoenix, Ariz., AZFamily reported.
The bookstore launched officially on January 26, with a ribbon cutting and appearance at the Onyx Art Gallery in Phoenix. Accessibility is a major emphasis of Lit Twis't, and owner Petra Sherbin-Fox also offers a book swap program through the mobile bookstore.
Sherbin-Fox said she was inspired to start a bookstore of her own due to the lack of titles by and about Black women at established bookstores. She started working toward Lit Twis't in March 2024, and she decided on a mobile bookstore because she is part of a military family and because it gives her the ability to bring books to community members directly. Prior to the launch of the mobile bookstore, Sherbin-Fox started a monthly book club, which continues.
She told AZFamily: "Our work, our voices, our culture. It's underrepresented and I feel it's my responsibility to do what I can to highlight our voices in any way that I can do that."
In the weeks and months ahead, Sherbin-Fox plans to bring Lit Twis't to a variety of locations around the greater Phoenix area.