Curator of culturally diverse books for all ages.

Welcome to Sscarlet's Web Bookstore! Founded by a passionate book lover, this literary space is dedicated to elevating the voices and experiences of Black, Muslim, Refugee and Immigrant communities. Explore our diverse collection of fiction, nonfiction, sci-fi, fantasy, romance, history, poetry, and more.

If you cherish heartwarming love stories and are eager to learn about different cultures, you’ve found your new favorite spot. Welcome! 📚

Debut Authors This Year!

Not in My Book by Katie Holt

Rosie writes romance novels and listens to Taylor Swift on loop. Aiden is a literary fiction writer who doesn’t believe in happy endings. They’re about to write a book together—what could go wrong?

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Asalma Reads

A place to learn more about me and what I'm passionate about. Here you will find books I'm currently reading, my TBR list and books I've read. You can also follow my reading journey on Instagram & TikTok!

Currently reading!

African Icons by Tracey Baptiste

In this expansive collection of history, meet ten real-life kings, queens, inventors, scholars, and visionaries who lived in Africa thousands of years ago and changed the world.

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To-Read Pile!

Parable of the Talents by Octavia E. Butler

Originally published in 1998, this shockingly prescient novel’s timely message of hope and resistance in the face of fanaticism is more relevant than ever.

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Read recently!

Only For The Week by Natasha Bishop

The buzzy, viral sensation Only For The Week, is the first book in Natasha Bishop’s The Forever Falling series, featuring Black love, messy family dynamics, sexy banter, and sweet and spicy romance.

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New Releases

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Monthly Picks

Monthly picks from Sscarlet's Web and some of your favorite book clubs!

December pick

By the Fire We Carry

A powerful work of reportage and American history that braids the story of the forced removal of Native Americans onto treaty lands in the nation’s earliest days, and a small-town murder in the 1990s that led to a Supreme Court ruling reaffirming Native rights to that land more than a century later.

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November & December pick

How to Lead When You're Not in Charge

This is the story of two different, yet equally formidable, passionate, and committed women, and the way in which their singular friendship helped form the foundation for the modern civil rights movement.

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October pick

Parable of the Talents

Originally published in 1998, this shockingly prescient novel’s timely message of hope and resistance in the face of fanaticism is more relevant than ever.

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January pick

You Matter

They All Saw a Cat meets The Important Book in this sensitive and impactful picture book about seeing the world from different points of view by Caldecott and Coretta Scott King Honoree Christian Robinson.

New Kid

Perfect for fans of Raina Telgemeier and Gene Luen Yang,New Kidis a timely, honest graphic novel about starting over at a new school where diversity is low and the struggle to fit in is real, from award-winning author-illustrator Jerry Craft. 

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Books People Are Talking About

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Coming Soon

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