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Brain Lair Books | 1005 Portage Ave | South Bend | Tu/We/Th/Fr 11a-6p | Sa 10a-4p | 574-207-6514

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Welcome to Brain Lair Books! A black-owned, woman-owned children's bookstore. We're in South Bend, Indiana in the Near Northwest Neighborhood Center. We partner with local schools and universities to help build an inclusive, welcoming community.  We specialize in  juvenile and young adult literature written by/for the BIPOC, LGBTQIA+, and Disabled communities as well adult nonfiction about ending white supremacy, promoting anti-racism, and becoming a social activist. We can help you find the books you need.

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Welcome to St. Hell: My Trans Teen Misadventure: A Graphic Novel By Lewis Hancox Cover Image
Trans+: Love, Sex, Romance, and Being You By Kathryn Gonzales, Karen Rayne, Anne Passchier (Illustrator) Cover Image
Continuum (Pocket Change Collective) By Chella Man, Chella Man (Illustrator), Ashley Lukashevsky (Illustrator) Cover Image
A Quick & Easy Guide to Queer & Trans Identities (Quick & Easy Guides) By Mady G.  (Illustrator), Jules Zuckerberg (Illustrator), Mady G. , Jules Zuckerberg Cover Image
Blackwater By Jeannette Arroyo, Ren Graham Cover Image
Mooncakes Collector's Edition By Suzanne Walker, Wendy Xu (Illustrator) Cover Image
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    Babel: Or the Necessity of Violence: An Arcane History of the Oxford Translators' Revolution By R. F. Kuang Cover Image
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    A First Time for Everything By Dan Santat Cover Image
  • The Noh Family By Grace K. Shim Cover Image
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    A Psalm for the Wild-Built (Monk & Robot #1) By Becky Chambers Cover Image
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