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Readers can swap books for free at Brooklyn-based Blk Book Swap

Summary by Ground News
Blk Book Swap was launched in 2020 and started with just mailing books to people throughout New York and other states. The first in-person book swap took place at Adanne, a Brooklyn Black-owned bookstore that now operates in Bed-Stuy. Penguin Random House sponsored the swap and provided copies of 12 novels.

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Readers can swap books for free at Brooklyn-based Blk Book Swap

BROOKLYN, N.Y. (PIX11) – The concept of Blk Book Swap was born out of Trae Higgs’ desire to share literature she already owned in her home. Higgs, 32, understood how pricey purchasing books could be, with some hardcover novels costing upwards of $35, and wanted to offer books for free to people in her community. While book swapping is not new in New York City, Higgs, a Black and Queer woman, wanted to center literature by nonwhite and Queer auth…

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PIX 11 broke the news in New York, United States on Sunday, February 18, 2024.
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