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Takoma Park Business Hosts Pop-Up Bookstore Featuring Authors Of Color
Duende District has partnered with La Mano Coffee Bar for a pop-up bookstore that celebrates authors of color July 11-23.
TAKOMA PARK, MD — Duende District has partnered with La Mano Coffee Bar in Takoma Park for a pop-up bookstore that celebrates authors of color July 11-23.
Founded in February 2017, Duende District's mission is to bring a highly inclusive bookstore experience to DC and surrounding areas. The mobile pop-up bookstore focuses on the large Hispanic, black, immigrant and other communities of color throughout the DMV.
Customers will find a high-quality selection of about 50 titles in fiction, poetry, memoir/essay, art/music, graphic novels and more, all by authors and illustrators of color, according to a press release.
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A #PoC bookstore grows in #TakomaDC. #TodasLasVoces @lamanocoffee @MainStTakoma @aCreativeDC @ShelfAwareness @ABAbook pic.twitter.com/jQyueUBIZ2
— Duende District (@duendedistrict) July 10, 2017
Duende District owner Angela Maria Spring will be onsite for the bookstore's official hours Monday through Wednesday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturday and Sunday from 12-5 p.m. La Mano Coffee Bar is located at 304 Carroll St. NW.
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