Queer Bookshops in Mississippi
Violet Valley
Violet Valley is Mississippi’s only queer feminist nonprofit bookstore. It is a lesbian, feminist and queer bookshop founded by Dr. Jaime Harker, author of The Lesbian South. The bookstore has a huge selection of titles covering a wide range of feminist and queer genres and topics, and some lovely merch. Violet Valley was established in 2017 by Dr. Jaime Harker, a professor of English and gender studies at the University of Mississippi. Her primary purpose of establishing this bookstore was to make queer, trans, feminist, and multicultural books more accessible to our local community, the state of Mississippi, and the U.S. South more broadly. The bookstore sells new and used books at affordable prices so that all of their patrons, regardless of income level, can access accurate and valuable information. Violet Valley has grown to incorporate a range of new programming which includes author readings, virtual/in-person book clubs, youth writers’ workshops, outreach at statewide Pride events, and more. The bookstore helps to build a public space for LGBTQ persons (especially youths) who live in some of the most rural regions of Mississippi.
Location: 303 N Main St
Water Valley,
Mississippi 38965
303 N Main St
Water Valley,
Mississippi 38965
