Bluestockings Bookstore, Café, & Activist Center

It’s not the easiest to find good books on #SexWork. Here are some of our recommendations! The almighty algorithm tends to reject product tags for books with ‘s3x’ in the title, so these are untagged, but rest assured they are ALL available at bluestockings-bookstore.square.site . #Bookstagram #SexWorkIsRealWork #SexWorkerRights #SexWorkersRights #SexWorkersUnite #SexWork #SexPositive #LaborRights #LaborStudies #FeministBookstore #FeministReads #FeministBooks #SWERFsNotWelcome #Reading #ReadersOfInstagram #IndependentBookstore #IndieBookstore #BookNerd #BookRecommendations #BookRecs #ToRead #ShopIndie #ShopIndieBookstores . Image description in alt text

Radical spaces to gather, learn, organize and grow together are going to be all the more important to defend and sustain. Please help us in realizing our beautiful, necessary project at bit.ly/bstoxmove . #BstoxMove #Fundraiser #IndependentBookstore #IndieBookstore #Bookstagram #BookShopping #BookstoresOfInstagram #BookstoresOfTheWorld #BookshopsOfInstagram #QueerArt #BuildCommunity #Books #BookLover #Bibliophile #DiverseReads #QueerArtists #FeministBookstore #FeministBooks #ShopLocal #SupportLocal #SupportLocalNYC #LowerEastSide #Radical #ShopIndie . Image description in alt text

The Dolans live by their wits, jumping freight trains and lining up for day work at crooked job agencies. Follow their story of brotherhood, love, sacrifice, and betrayal in COLD MILLIONS . #Bookstagram #Books #Bookgram #GoodReads #ToRead #Bibliophile #BibliophileLife #Bookish #BookishLife #MustRead #ShopLocal #ShopIndie #IndependentBookstore #IndieBookstore #Bookshop #Bookstore #BookshopsOfInstagram #BookAesthetic #BookNerds #BookRecs #BookRecommendations #Literature #Bookworm #BookwormLife . Image description in alt text

Our favorite shock this #SpookySeason was seeing our community get us to 2/3 of our $150,000 fundraising goal through the gofundme at bit.ly/bstoxmove and matching donations! We want to celebrate the last 21 magical years at our old haunt with your stories and photos. Make sure to tag us and use the hashtag #BstoxMove so we can share on our story! . #Fundraiser #IndependentBookstore #IndieBookstore #Bookstagram #BookShopping #BookstoresOfInstagram #BookstoresOfTheWorld #BookshopsOfInstagram #BuildCommunity #Books #BookLover #Bibliophile #DiverseReads #FeministBookstore #FeministBooks #ShopLocal #SupportLocal #ShopIndie #SupportLocalNYC #LowerEastSide . Image description in alt text

In the mood for novels that will send shivers up your spine and raise the hairs on your arm?Check out these creepy crawly book recs . #Bookstagram #Thriller #Thrillers #ThrillerBooks #Horror #HorrorReads #HorrorBooks #SpookySeason #SpookyVibes #SpookySzn #LesbianLiterature #LGBTHorror #FeministBooks #FeministReads #DiverseBooks #DiverseSpines #ReadMoreDiverseBooks #ReadMore #ReadMoreBooks #ReadMoreWomen #BookHaul #Bookish #Bookworm . Image description in alt text

Generous donations got us to over $50,000, then matching donors got us to over $100,000! This means we’ve now raised over TWO THIRDS of our goal! Help us get that last $50k by going to bit.ly/bstoxmove to donate and share our campaign . #BstoxMove #Fundraiser #IndependentBookstore #IndieBookstore #Bookstagram #BookShopping #BookstoresOfInstagram #BookstoresOfTheWorld #BookshopsOfInstagram #BuildCommunity #Books #BookLover #Bibliophile #DiverseReads #QueerArtists #FeministBookstore #FeministBooks #ShopLocal #SupportLocal #SupportLocalNYC #LowerEastSide . Image description in alt text

NEW ARRIVAL This book is about mutual aid: why it is so important, what it looks like, and how to do it. It provides a grassroots theory of mutual aid, describes how mutual aid is a crucial part of powerful movements for social justice, and offers concrete tools for organizing, such as how to work in groups, how to foster a collective decision-making process, how to prevent and address conflict, and how to deal with burnout. @versobooks . #MutualAid #AyudaMutua #Community #CommunityCare #CommunitySolidarity #CommunitySupport #BuildCommunity #CollectiveCare #SolidarityNotCharity #SpreadLove #NeighborsHelpingNeighbors #Bookstagram #BooksBooksBooks #ToRead #MustRead #Bookish #BookShopping #ReadReadRead #BookLover #Bookworm #Bibliophile #BibliophileLife #BookLover #BooksConnectUs #BookCommunity . Image description in alt text

It’s starting to get cold out. Here are four short story collections perfect for a cozy autumn afternoon indoors. . #Bookstagram #BooksBooksBooks #ShortStories #ReadMoreWomen #ReadingWomen #FeministReads #BlackAuthors #BlackAuthorsMatter #WeNeedDiverseBooks #LGBTBooks #QueerBooks #DiverseBooks #DiverseReads #DiverseSpines #CozyReading #CozyVibes #WarmAndCozy #BookLove #Reading #Bookworm #Bookish #BookLover #BookNerd #ReadMoreBooks #ReadMore #IdRatherBeReading . Image description in alt text

20% of indie bookstores might not survive the year, but our wonderful community of radical free thinkers, artists, and organizers and their generosity are helping us pull through to build a bigger and better Bluestockings at our new home! We’ve already raised TWO THIRDS of our goal! Help us get that last $50k by going to bit.ly/bstoxmove to donate and share our campaign . #BstoxMove #Fundraiser #IndependentBookstore #IndieBookstore #Bookstagram #BookShopping #BookstoresOfInstagram #BookstoresOfTheWorld #BookshopsOfInstagram #ShopIndie #BuildCommunity #Books #BookLover #Bibliophile #DiverseReads #QueerArtists #FeministBookstore #FeministBooks #ShopLocal #SupportLocal #SupportLocalNYC #LowerEastSide #Radical #RadicalQueer . Image description in alt text

We were interviewed by @bookstrofficial for an article on queer independent bookstores along with @gaysthewordbookshop, @bookwomanaustin, and @dogearedbookscastro Check it out to learn more about *real* indie bookstores and how we operate! . #IndependentBookstore #IndieBookstore #Bookstagram #BookShopping #BookstoresOfInstagram #LBGTCommunity #QueerCommunity #BookshopsOfInstagram #QueerArt #BuildCommunity #Books #BookLover #Bibliophile #DiverseReads #QueerBooks #FeministBookstore #FeministBooks #ShopLocal #SupportLocal #SupportLocalNYC #ShopIndie #Radical #RadicalQueer . Image descriptions in alt text

Our queer little shop was featured in this round table interview for Bookstr! "It [uplifting LGBTQIA+ voices] means more than rainbow flags and bestselling titles. For us, it has meant creating safer spaces for our trans houseless neighbors to feel welcome in our shop, for queer youth to come and grow in their politics, and hosting events that champion LGBTQIA+ authors and organizers to help build the world we all deserve." Check out the full interview here:

Collaborate with us for that event you’ve been meaning to put together! . #Community #OnlineCommunity #QueerCommunity #Bookstagram #BookClub #Booktube #BookTalk #ShopIndieBookstores #IndieBookstore #IndieBookshop #Bookish #BookLover #Bookworm #BookNerd #BookishLife #BookShopping #BookstoresOfInstagram #BookstoresOfTheWorld #Bookstore #BookshopsOfInstagram #BuildCommunity . Image description in alt text

The newest Quick & Easy Guide (to Consent) comes out October 27 accompanied by a Zoom release party hosted by Bluestockings Tickets are suggested-donation at withfriends.co/bluestockings ! 75% of donations will be donated to @resiliencechi, @svcmn and @neworleansabortionfund and if you donate $10 or more (and fill out a form/live in the US) you can get a SIGNED BOOKPLATE . #Consent #ConsentCulture #ConsentIsSexy #ConsentMatters #BalanceTonPorc #FeministBooks #FeministBookshelf #FeministBookstore #Feminist #FeministArt #FeministReads #FeministReading #Books #Bookstagram #Bookstore #ToRead #MustRead #AffordableReading #AffordableBooks #Bibliophile #BibliophileLife #Bookish #BookishLove BookishLife #BookHaul #BookShopping . Image description in alt text