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Loyalty Bookstores
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Black, Asian, queer owned indie bookstore in the Petworth neighborhood of Washington, DC with a long term pop up in the Parks at Walter Reed in DC and inside Bump & Grind Analog Market in Silver Spring, MD.
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“A thrilling lesbian fantasy where Arcane meets Titanic”? We are so in! Join us to celebrate the release of #ThisGildedAbyss with author @rebeccathorne.bsky.social and convo partner @susiedoom.bsky.social on Monday 11/17 at Jackie Lee’s! Snag tickets at loyaltybookstores.com/gildedabyss 🎟️
Photo of Rebecca Thorne’s books displayed on a table with plants and the book This Gilded Abyss in the front Graphic advertising an event with author Rebecca Thorne for book This Gilded Abyss with convo partner Susie Dumond, hosted by Loyalty Bookstore at Jackie Lee’s bar
November 8, 2025 at 10:18 PM
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Putting out the first batch of Holiday cards and feeling deeply confused as it is clearly still August.... right? What is happening to time?! Each day feels 1000 hours long and yet each month is slapping us in the face as it drives by... I mean... WOW LOOK AT THESE CUTE CARDS! AND CALENDARS! 😍😅
A picture of a corner inside Loyalty Bookstores in Petworth of a blue table with two card spinners on top of it filled with brightly colored holiday cards for Christmas, Hannukah, Kwanza, and New Years as well as a stack of boxed cards, Christmas crackers, and some holiday novels. In the background is a white shelf with 2026 calendars and planners on it.
October 31, 2025 at 7:41 PM
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Tonight at 7 PM! Come check out our expanded space at the store in Petworth and celebrate Paula Chase’s new book BALANCING ACT, in convo with @lakitawilson.bsky.social! Snacks, drinks, and good company!
Photo of a hand holding the books Balancing Act and Pretty Girl Country in front of Loyalty Bookstore Graphic advertising an event at Loyalty Bookstore on Oct. 22 at 7 PM celebrating the release of Balancing Act with author Paula Chase and convo partner Lakita Wilson
October 22, 2025 at 7:00 PM
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AHHHH! We're psyched and honored to host @tkingfisher.com at Loyalty inside the DC Pop Up at Walter Reed on Saturday! Join us at 7PM for some a book talk, signing, Q&A and all around good time against the dark times. More info here: loyaltybookstores.com/thedeep
A white background with brown and red swirl in the background and event details reading "T Kingfisher for What Stalks the Deep Sat 10/4 at 7Pm at the DC Pop Up 1155 Dahlia St NW loyaltybookstores.com/thedeep" and a black and white headshot of T Kingfisher in a leather jacket leaning against a tree next to the cover for What Stalks the Deep.
October 2, 2025 at 7:10 PM
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Friends! Tonight’s event with @laurenfsharma and jacindatownsendthewriter is postponed due to a power outage!!! If it ain’t one thing it’s another 🤦🏽‍♀️. But! We will be rescheuling so stay tuned for a new date and we hope to see you soon! 💙
Event graphic with the green cover of Triggered Warning and headshots of Lauren Francis Sharma and Jacinda Townsend and a green stamp that reads “event postponed” across the top.
September 17, 2025 at 8:25 PM
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Last day to take advantage of our summer sale with 20% off all in-stock books and preorders of upcoming books! Don't sleep on our special preorder campaigns with signed copies and swag. Use code SUM20 while checking out on our website, www.loyaltybookstores.com!
Graphic advertising a Loyalty Bookstore preorder campaign for L.S. Stratton's In Deadly Company, publishing 9/2/25 Graphic advertising a Loyalty Bookstore preorder campaign for Jason Diamond's Kaplan's Plot, publishing 9/16/25. Graphic advertising a Loyalty Bookstore preorder campaign for Clint Smith's How the Word is Passed Adapted for Young Readers, publishing 9/30/25. Graphic advertising a Loyalty Bookstore preorder campaign for Bryan Washington's Palaver, publishing 11/4/25
August 24, 2025 at 3:04 PM
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It's summer sale time! Get 20% off all the books on our shelves and pre-orders of upcoming books, in-store and online, this Friday 8/22 through Sunday 8/24. Plus $1 paperbacks and $3 hardcovers on our sale cart! Come see us and help us make room for new fall inventory!
August 20, 2025 at 10:17 PM
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Saturday 8/30: Loyalty cannot wait to kick off back to school with the coziest fantasy with your new favorite heroine! Verity Vox opens up a world you will want to return to again and a again!
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#LoyaltyBookstores #ShopLocal #YALit #PageStreetYA #DonMartin #ChristinePlatt #YoungAdult
A flyer for a book event featuring Don Martin and Christine Platt for “Verity Vox and the Curse of Foxfire” 8/30 at DC Pop Up 1155 Dahlia St NW
August 18, 2025 at 8:39 PM
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Drag Story Hour is here! Sunday 8/10 at 11AM at our DC Pop Up at Walter Reed! loyaltybookstores.com/dsh28
A yellow, pink, and white graphic featuring info on the Drag Story as described above and featuring our Drag Queen Tiffany D Jackson in a blue dress, purple wig, and holding several books to the camera!
August 9, 2025 at 11:23 PM
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Romance Bookstore Day is on Saturday, and our romance section is restocked and ready! Come spread the love with us!
A photo of a full romance bookshelf in a bookstore, with a variety of heart and love emojis superimposed around it A graphic advertising Bookstore Romance Day at Loyalty Bookstore on August 9. 10% off romance titles, free flower with purchase, romance author handselling 4-8 PM.
August 7, 2025 at 3:44 PM
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Petworth is open 1-5PM today (Sunday) as our booksellers head out to our trade show/ conference! See you next week all inspired and ready to rock those *gulp* fall and holiday books!
A blue background with special Sunday hours, Loyalty banner logo, and a yellow hand giving a peace sign.
August 3, 2025 at 1:40 PM
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Two days later… still gay. Holding onto our queer lit extra tight right now. ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜
July 3, 2025 at 8:45 PM
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We’re claiming this time to be free and celebrate with our friends and community. Loyalty staff have juneteenth as a paid day off every year at loyalty and always will. You can still support us and the community by shopping online 6/19! Proceeds above expenses will be donated to Ward 4 Mutual Aid!
An orange rectangle with Pan- African colored swirls of red, black, and green on the outline and a heart of the same color at the center. The text reads: “Loyalty Bookstores is closed on Juneteenth! We will reopen Friday 11AM on Friday, 6/20” with the Loyalty logo.
June 18, 2025 at 11:56 PM
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The DC Pop-Up is closed all weekend due to the nonsense parade running through DC's streets. We will be open our usual hours at the Petworth shop and the Drag Story Hour on Sunday AM at the Pop-Up is still on! Please reach out to us at info@loyaltybookstores.com with any Qs. Stay safe, friends!
An ombre pink background with blue splotches around the edges and the Loyalty logo, a yellow hand with a peace sign, and pink and teal megaphone around the edges. The text reads "The DC Pop up is closed Sat/Sun due to the fascist parade. Loyalty Petworth is open with normal hours. Drag Story Hour Sunday @ 11AM is still on! Stay safe DC"
June 14, 2025 at 5:03 PM
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Does everyday sort of feel like a Monday now? How is everyone getting through their emails in during a fascist takeover? hahahahasob.
March 11, 2025 at 1:38 PM
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Drag Story Hour makes Daylight Savings worth it! Enjoy some Sunday Sunday with us at The DC Pop Up today at 11AM for storytime with our Queen! www.loyaltybookstores.com/dsh23
March 9, 2025 at 1:46 PM
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Happy #InternationalWomensDay to all the women and gender non comforming folks 💜
— Hannah, Christine, and the Loyalty Team

#LoyaltyBookstores
March 8, 2025 at 8:19 PM
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Black every month. Happy Black futures every year.
A stack of 11 Black authored books for all ages and a button on top of a blue box against the backdrop of Loyalty DC's bookshelves. A sherbet rainbow background with a quoted thread from @theaminainstitute that reads "Reminder: Due to the current state of our nation, Black History Month has been extended indefinitely.
March 4, 2025 at 10:38 PM
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A little cozy treat today and tomorrow in Petworth! Get 10% off in stock Romance and Kids books! Plus our friends at Lulabelle’s Sweet Shop are offering $2 hot coco with a Loyalty receipt 😍! Get warmed up and shop local friends! Wednesday-Thursday 11-7!
Picture of a cup of hot coco shot from above with a heart shaped marshmallow and red sprinkles in the cup. Two stacks of Romance books against several children’s picture books that are standing up.
February 19, 2025 at 9:31 PM
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Hi friends! Our event tonight with the awesome Chad Sanders is postponed due to the weather! We’re working on a rescheduled date with our partners @dcpubliclibrary and will post as soon as we have one. We’ll be celebrating this awesome book IRL soon. Stay warm and safe everyone!
Graphic for the original event with a bright pink POSTPONED over it featuring the book cover and headshots of Chad Sanders and Hannah Oliver Depp the convo partner.
February 11, 2025 at 5:30 PM
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Drag story hour continues Sunday 2/9 at 11AM at The DC pop-up (on the Walter Reed campus next to JINYA Ramen)! We’re psyched for story, song, and queer joy! See ya soon!
February 8, 2025 at 9:47 PM
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Friends! While we move feel free to use coupon code CHILL10 for 10% off on your order due to the delay during our move and new store setup! A great time to snag some preorders or signed exclusives especially 👀😍. But if you need something quickly we suggest using our Bookshop.org page! Happy reading!
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February 6, 2025 at 3:14 AM
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We’re here till 6pm at our current Petworth location! Our move begins tomorrow so come say hi/by while you can! 😘
A picture of the wall of fiction books at Loyalty Bookstores Petworth as well as a chalkboard reading “Happy 5 Years!” with signatures from Loyalty’s last anniversary party attendees.
February 2, 2025 at 9:45 PM
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Universal Exports has some thoughts…
February 1, 2025 at 6:19 AM
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We're hanging out at our Petworth shop today (Monday) 12-4PM doing puzzles, coloring pages, writing love notes to our friends, maybe drinking some wine, reading in corners, ya know... for reasons. If you need to go *somewhere* and feel safe, we got you. Also, our giant moving sale is ongoing!
January 20, 2025 at 2:54 PM