Meera Ghanshamdas on Inclusion-led Bookshops and the power of books & diverse stories
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Meera Ghanshamdas is co-director of Round Table Books, a community interest bookshop that holds only diverse titles for kids & adults. We talk about her love of books & bookshops (of course!) , cultural identity and the power of stories.
Check out Roundtable Books here: https://www.roundtablebooks.co.uk/
Also big shout out to Afrori Books - a bookshop in Brighton with the largest selection of books by Black Authors in the UK. They are at risk of closing because rent has quadrupled so do help with their crowdfunder if you can!
Link here: https://afroribooks.co.uk/products/donate-here
Learn more at https://www.crewandriot.com/
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