The Book Itch: Freedom, Truth, & Harlem’s Greatest Bookstore
Vaunda Micheaux Nelson
Told in the fictionalized voice of Lewis Michaux’s son, this picture book introduces Lewis Michaux and Harlem’s National Memorial African Bookstore. Michaux could not obtain a bank loan because a banker claimed Black people did not read. The store became a gathering place with books by Black authors and other writers of color, alongside readings, rallies, activists, famous visitors, and young readers who returned each week.
This book appears on 3 reading lists across 1 edition from 3 organizations.
