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.
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! 😍😅
October 31, 2025 at 7:41 PM
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! 😍😅
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!
October 22, 2025 at 7:00 PM
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!
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
October 2, 2025 at 7:10 PM
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
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! 💙
September 17, 2025 at 8:25 PM
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! 💙
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!
August 24, 2025 at 3:04 PM
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!
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
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!
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!
August 3, 2025 at 1:40 PM
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!
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!
June 18, 2025 at 11:56 PM
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!
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!
June 14, 2025 at 5:03 PM
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!
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
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
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!
February 19, 2025 at 9:31 PM
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!
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!
February 11, 2025 at 5:30 PM
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!
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
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!
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!
February 6, 2025 at 3:14 AM
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!
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
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!