Brain Lair Books — Local services in South Bend

Speedy, breezy customer experience! I was looking for a Black-owned bookstore (ideally womxn-owned) which carried the title I was looking for and this was just the ticket! The site is super easy to navigate and I ordered the book I wanted from San Francisco because she ships to wherever you are in the continental US. Ordered late at night on Saturday, was happy to only pay media mail shipping ($3.95 I think - she doesn’t gauge you on shipping fees) and it shipped on Monday. I received multiple email communications during that time to let me know where in the process my order was which was very thoughtful. Definitely will...

I ordered a book online for a friend's birthday from Brain Lair Books last month and requested they include a note from me along with it. Brain Lair Books went through the time and effort to both ensure that the book was shipped in time to arrive for my friend's birthday, and sent my note along with a handwritten card separately. I really appreciate the extra effort they put in, and will definitely be ordering again from them in the future. I look forward to visiting them in person if I'm ever...

I was about to order a book online from Amazon and in the reviews it suggested black owned bookstores. I saw that there was one in South Bend, close but I decided to order online. I received the book in about a week! I would love to visit the store once the world is better. Bought the book GLORY Magical Visions of Black Beauty by Kahran and Regis Bethencourt. I love this book! I love that it was easy to order and that it was from a Black owned/small business! I’ll be ordering from this...