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Canadian BIPOC publishers & bookstores (children & adults)
- Annick Press (Toronto). Picture Books, children’s books, young adult books, education, diverse literature.
- Arsenal Pulp Press (Vancouver). Picture books children’s books, young adult books, African-American, fiction.
- A Different Booklist (Toronto). A Canadian, independent, multicultural bookstore specializing in books from the African Caribbean diaspora and the Global South. Books for children and adults.
- Kids Can Press (Toronto). Picture books, children’s books, fiction.
- Red Deer Press (Toronto). Books for children, young adult books, fiction.
- Second Story Press (Toronto). Picture books children’s books, young adult books, fiction, social sciences.
American BIPOC publishers & bookstores
- Africa World Press (Trenton, NJ). Scholarly monographs; Harriet Tubman series; books for children.
- Black Classic Press (Baltimore, MD). Devoted to "publishing obscure and significant works by and about people of African descent.”
- Chicago Review Press. Independent press. Non-fiction.
- City Lights (San Francisco, CA). Independent bookstore-publisher specializing in world literature, the arts, and progressive politics.
- Dafina (imprint of Kensington Books, New York, NY). Focuses on "commercial fiction and non-fiction that centers on race and cultural identity."
- Just Us Books (NJ). Publishes "Black interest and multicultural books for children and young adults."
- Rosen Publishing (New York, NY). Curriculum-correlated fiction and non-fiction, for readers pre-kindergarten through grade 12. C/o CrossCan Educational Services (St. Catharines, ON)
- Seven Story Press (New York, NY). "Radical kids' books. Unconventional books for children of all ages." Fiction. Book club.
- Soaring Kite Books (Washington, DC). "Gives a voice and presence to underrepresented main characters in children's books." Picture books for children; teacher resources, lesson plans.
- Third World Press Foundation (Chicago, IL). Fiction and non-fiction for adult readers. "Provides quality literature that primarily focuses on issues, themes, and critique related to an African American public. The...mission is to make this literature accessible to as many individuals as possible
- University of Georgia Press (Athens, GA). Scholarly and general interest books on African American studies and more.
- Wayne State University Press (Detroit, MI). A "distinctive urban publisher...generating high-quality scholarly and general interest works of global importance."
