Fishtown’s Bookshop with a Mission…
Meet Jeannine Cook, owner of Harriett’s Bookshop. Jeannine combined her love of books and ambition to make society a better and more equal place, to create Harriett’s Bookshop. Named after her one her heroes Harriett Tubman, Jeannine’s bookshop offers a rotating selection literature and art collection focused on women authors, women artists, and women activists. Located in Fishtown with online store.
We asked Jeannine 3 questions about Harriett’s Bookshop…
Obsessed since third grade…
Harriett’s is an Independent bookshop & writing space celebrating female writers, activists, and artists. It all started when Jeannine Cook found a vacant storefront on Fishtown’s bustling Girard Avenue corridor, the bar-and-restaurant heavy strip that leads from Frankford Avenue to the river. The landlord was willing to take a chance on an independent brick-and-mortar, so Cook signed on, naming her business after Harriett Tubman, who she said she’s been obsessed with since third grade.
Jeannine’s Recommendations
What books should I read?
Harriett’s Bookshop hand-picks their book collection every month based on specific themes. While the collection continues to rotate, Jeannine’s top recommendations and favorites are below. If you’re looking for a more personalized recommendation stop by Harriett’s Bookshop.
The Vanishing Half: From The New York Times-bestselling author of The Mothers, a stunning new novel about twin sisters, inseparable as children, who ultimately choose to live in two very different worlds, one black and one white.
Bound for the Promised Land: Biography of Harriett Tubman: The essential, “richly researched” biography of Harriet Tubman, revealing a complex woman who “led a remarkable life, one that her race, her sex, and her origins make all the more extraordinary”
Such a Fun Age: A striking and surprising debut novel from an exhilarating new voice, Such a Fun Age is a page-turning and big-hearted story about race and privilege, set around a young black babysitter, her well-intentioned employer, and a surprising connection that threatens to undo them both.
In the news
Fishtown Bookshop Profiled in New NBC Digital Series ‘Rebound’ | NBC
- Jeannine Cook’s historically informed activism is a gift to Philadelphia | The ArtBlog
She was told not to open a Black-owned bookstore in Fishtown. She’s doing it anyway. | BillyPenn
Indie bookshop dedicated to Harriet Tubman sparks conversation on the sidewalk | 6abc
The Coolest Addition to Philly’s Indie Bookshop Scene Is Opening in Fishtown | PhillyMag
Fishtown Bookshop Profiled in New NBC Digital Series ‘Rebound’ | NBC
She was told not to open a Black-owned bookstore in Fishtown. She’s doing it anyway. | BillyPenn
Indie bookshop dedicated to Harriet Tubman sparks conversation on the sidewalk | 6abc
The Coolest Addition to Philly’s Indie Bookshop Scene Is Opening in Fishtown | PhillyMag
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