Frogtown, St. Paul
BIPOC-focused, Black-owned
Black Garnet Books
Minnesota’s first Black-owned bookstore, started from a viral 2020 tweet and now a permanent Midway storefront near the Green Line. The shelves center books by Black, Indigenous, and other authors of color, and the room functions as much as a community space as a store. New ownership took over in 2024 and kept the mission intact.
Thanks — that shapes the read.
Saves land in your shortlist; been-heres fill your Passport. Both shape the Best of MPLS. Anonymous, never sold.