SSCARLET'S WEB BOOKSTORE

Curator of culturally diverse books for all ages.

Sscarlet's Web Bookstore is a literary space founded by a fellow book enthusiast who is dedicated to amplifying the voices and experiences of Black, Muslim, and immigrant communities in particular through fiction, nonfiction, scifi, fantasy, romance, history, poetry and more.

If you are a book enthusiast who loves a good love story and learning about different cultures this is the place for you. Welcome! 📚

Debut Authors This Year!

The Dividing Sky by Jill Tew

Serpent & Dove meets Arcane in this dystopian romance debut that follows a cunning memory merchant who deals a little extra happiness on the side and the handsome rookie officer on her tail!

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Asalma Reads

A place to learn more about me and what I'm passionate about. Here you will find books I'm currently reading, my TBR list and books I've read. You can also follow my reading journey on Instagram & TikTok!

Currently reading!

The Message

Written at a dramatic moment in American and global life, this work from one of the country’s most important writers is about the urgent need to untangle ourselves from the destructive myths that shape our world—and our own souls—and embrace the liberating power of even the most difficult truths.

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Read recently!

The Indian Card

In The Indian Card, Carrie Lowry Schuettpelz grapples with these contradictions. Through in-depth interviews, she shares the stories of people caught in the mire of identity-formation, trying to define themselves outside of bureaucratic processes.

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To-Read Pile!

A Good Indian Girl

From the bestselling author of The Direction of the Wind and The Taste of Ginger comes an immersive, fun and heartfelt novel about a disgraced Indian American divorcée who spends a summer in Italy, reconnecting with her passion for cooking and reckoning with cultural expectations to make the choice of a lifetime.

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Monthly Picks

Monthly picks from Sscarlet's Web and some of your favorite book clubs!

October pick

Black Folk & Tías and Primas

Black Folk is an award-winning historian illuminates the adversities and joys of the Black working class in America through a stunning narrative centered on her forebears.

Tías and Primas is a deeply felt love letter to family, community, and Latinas everywhere.

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October pick

Parable of the Talents

Originally published in 1998, this shockingly prescient novel’s timely message of hope and resistance in the face of fanaticism is more relevant than ever.

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September pick

The First Ladies

This is the story of two different, yet equally formidable, passionate, and committed women, and the way in which their singular friendship helped form the foundation for the modern civil rights movement.

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October pick

Hey A.J., It's Bedtime! & Ghost Squad

Don't miss the next adventure in NFL superstar and Super Bowl champion Martellus Bennett's Hey A.J. series!

With the family dynamics of Coco and action-packed adventure of Ghostbusters, Claribel A. Ortega delivers both a thrillingly spooky and delightfully sweet debut novel Ghost Squad.

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October pick

Rejection

These brilliant satires explore the underrated sorrows of rejection with the authority of a modern classic and the manic intensity of a manifesto. Audacious and unforgettable, Rejection is a stunning mosaic that redefines what it means to be rejected by lovers, friends, society, and oneself.

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October pick

The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches

A warm and uplifting novel about an isolated witch whose opportunity to embrace a quirky new family—and a new love—changes the course of her life.

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Let Us Descend

Let Us Descend describes a journey from the rice fields of the Carolinas to the slave markets of New Orleans and into the fearsome heart of a Louisiana sugar plantation.

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October pick

Society of Lies

When a young woman is found dead on her college campus, her sister doesn't believe it was an accident-and her search for answers leads her closer to home than she ever would have imagined in this thrilling debut novel from an exciting new talent.

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