Violet Valley Bookstore

Queer, Feminist, Non-Profit

Violet Valley Bookstore makes feminist, queer, and multicultural books available to the Water Valley community, the state of Mississippi, and the South. The bookstore provides a series of readings and other programs to support diverse voices in Mississippi. It features new and used books so that everyone, no matter their income bracket, can afford to have books.

Jaime Harker serves as the president of the board for the non-profit organization that manages the store. You can find her on Water Valley's Main Street every weekend, welcoming friends and recommending books to everyone she meets.

Availability

Saturday
10 AM - 4 PM
or by appointment

Location

303 N. Main St
Water Valley, MS 38655

A Photo Story by Jamie Harker During December of 2017, Water Valley community leaders, produced a series of photo documentaries marking the Mississippi Bicentennial and important success stories. Jaime Harker is the latest addition to Main Street in Water Valley, opening the state’s only queer and feminist-focused bookstore in early December. In her photo essay, "Big Enough For All Of Us” she marks the Bicentennial by honoring the can-do spirit of women who set the tone of inclusivity and creativity in the South, examining the continued impact of the state’s anti-LGBTQ law, and sharing her aspiration to bring diverse literature to rural Mississippi. "The idea of providing a safe space to people who are different is really important. Violet Valley Bookstore is a space that says, ‘We want you here. You're welcome here. Come here, be here.’" - Jaime Harker, Owner, Violet Valley Bookstore Jaime Harker's book, The Lesbian South: Southern Feminists, the Women in Print Movement, and the Queer Literary Canon, will be released by the University of North Carolina Press in the fall of 2018. Contact Jamie at: violetvalleybooks@gmail.com "Like" and "Share” Jamie's story to celebrate the Mississippi Bicentennial. For more on Violet Valley Bookstore, see https://www.facebook.com/violetvalleybooks/ Twitter @violetvalleyms Instagram @violetvalleybooks Violet Valley Book Store 303 N Main Street Water Valley, Mississippi www.violetvalleybookstore.wordpress.com Water Valley is one of thirteen cities elected to participate in “Celebrating Storytelling”, a Mississippi Bicentennial project culminating with 100 community voices. #MS200 #watervalley #smalltownpride Special thanks to project sponsors: Water Valley Main Street, Joe York, The Cedars, The Trusty Diner, C Spire, The B.T.C. Old-Fashioned Grocery, El Charrito Mexican Restaurant, Downtown Inn and Coffee Parlor, Charlotte Lane, Jacki Clevenger, Erika Walden and Katherine Montague “Celebrating Storytelling” is a project of Blue Magnolia Films/ Corner to Corner Productions in partnership with Barefoot Workshops. Read more about HB 1523 here - http://www.jacksonfreepress.com/news/2018/jan/08/victory-hb-1523-governor-us-supreme-court-declines/