Celebrate Black Lives and Black History with superb books written by Black authors. #blackbooksmatter
Select one or many from recommended lists of multiple genres handpicked by Busboys booksellers, in store or online. l
Happy Birthday, Langston Hughes!
“Let America be America again.Let it be the dream it used to be.Let it be the pioneer on the plainSeeking a home where he himself is free. (America never was America to me.) Let America be the dream the dreamers dreamed—Let it be that great strong land of loveWhere never kings connive nor tyrants schemeThat … Continued
Happy New Year
2020 has been a year. Take time to say ✌︎ Peace Out 2020 ✌︎ and celebrate the New Year with those dear to you. Safely ring in 2021 at home with your loved ones and Busboys and Poets! Thursday, December 31, 2020 – New Year’s Eve For a limited time, order a party platter of Busboys and Poets Signature … Continued
Black Lives Matter
We at Busboys and Poets are distressed at the senseless violence against Black men, women, children, and Black people of all genders that has become all too commonplace in this country. Not a day goes by that we don’t see a video, a Tweet or a Facebook post of a Black person facing assault or … Continued
Entrepreneur: Busboys and Poets #1 best coffee shop to work in across the U.S.
Entrepreneur Magazine named us the #1 best coffee shop to work in across the U.S.
On Censorship by Salman Rushdie
No writer ever really wants to talk about censorship. Writers want to talk about creation, and censorship is anti-creation, negative energy, uncreation, the bringing into being of non-being, or, to use Tom Stoppard’s description of death, “the absence of presence.” Censorship is the thing that stops you doing what you want to do, and what writers want to talk about is what they do, not what stops them doing it.
Pajama Brunch 2014
We’re hosting our annual pajama brunch at all locations. Roll out of bed and show up in your finest jammies!
