Many book nerds of color, trans book nerds, and our allies were heartbroken recently when novelist Chimamanda Adichie confirmed her status as a TERF by calling the 3500-word transphobic tirade J. K. R*wling released this summer “a perfectly reasonable piece.”

This post is dedicated to the Black woman owned businesses that inspired me this year. Shop Black owned this holiday season! ✊🏾

The fall season comes with an overwhelming sense of gratitude for life. Even through the many shocks and traumas of 2020, we made it this far. I know my heart has been heavy all summer over the death of Breonna Taylor. I have a niece is named Breanna, so every time I hear about the case, it’s a stinging reminder that there is a system of white supremacy that does not value the lives of our beautiful Black girls. It has made me even more passionate about my business. Our voices matter. We matter. I