Who We Are

Sscarlet's Web is a Black-owned pop-up bookstore founded and operated in Brooklyn, NY. We intentionally put books by Black, Indigenous, Latine, Asian, & Pacific Islander diaspora authors front and center because that is where they belong. Whether you are shopping for yourself, your book club, or the young readers in your life, we have curated some amazing book collections for you. When you shop with us you are supporting a bookstore built from love, community, and Brooklyn pride.

Our Story

SWB Picks

Black Fatigue by Mary-Frances Winters and Mareisha N. Winters Reese

The pioneering book that exposed the intergenerational health impacts of systemic racism is back—with 50 percent new content to meet the demands of our post-2020 reality.

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Books Coming Soon

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New Releases

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Back In Stock!

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Debut Authors

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  • Author Spotlight: J.L. Seegars

    Author Spotlight: J.L. Seegars

    J.L. Seegars is an indie romance author who takes pride in writing books that make you swoon, cry, and swoon some more. All of her works center around Black women...

    Author Spotlight: J.L. Seegars

    J.L. Seegars is an indie romance author who takes pride in writing books that make you swoon, cry, and swoon some more. All of her works center around Black women...

  • Author Spotlight: Kennedy Ryan

    Author Spotlight: Kennedy Ryan

    Meet Kennedy Ryan — USA Today bestselling author whose stories center Black women's joy, ambition, and love. Shop her full collection at Sscarlet's Web.

    Author Spotlight: Kennedy Ryan

    Meet Kennedy Ryan — USA Today bestselling author whose stories center Black women's joy, ambition, and love. Shop her full collection at Sscarlet's Web.

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More Book Clubs We Love

  • Well Read Sistas: October Pick

    Weaving narrative threads from the AIDS crisis of the 1980s to the Obama era of the 2000s, Deesha Philyaw has created a story that is at once an unflinchingly funny and frank examination of sexual agency and the Black church.

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  • Asalma's Reads: October Pick

    Mallory knew Christopher Johnson would be her biggest mistake. She wanted him anyway. What started as a simple business arrangement turned into love, devotion, and heartbreak in its truest form.

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  • Noname: September Pick

    Experience the novel that redefined American literature by the New York Times bestselling author of Parable of the Sower, MacArthur “Genius," and Nebula and Hugo award winner

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Radicals On Liberation

Books that stretch our thinking and push us toward collective liberation.

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Founders Corner

Hi this is Fatima (a.k.a. Asalma)! Welcome to Sscarlet's Web Bookstore. This is the place you will get a glimpse into what type of books I like to read (spoiler alert Romance is gonna be in HEAVY rotation). You will find all the books i've read before and my TBR list.

If you follow me on Instagram you already know I am launching a Black Romance Book Club called Asalma's Reads. if you want to see what books are included from the last 3 months, scroll up to the Book Clubs we love section. You can also follow my reading journey on Instagram and TikTok.

Welcome to my little place, take your shoes off, grab your drink of choice and as always: Stay Reading! Stay Learning!

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All The Books I've Read Before

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TBR List

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Books To Spark A Conversation

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