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Indigo Bridge is a woman-owned, indie bookstore, cafe, and community space highlighting stories written by and for underrepresented communities.

Our mission is to be a welcoming and engaging space in our community and make literature accessible to all.

Our Staff Picks!

Recommended by Astrid

Dazzling by Chikodili Emelumadu
Dazzling Is a Modern Folktale
Dazzling tells the story of two girls: Ozoemena, who’s forced to perform her ancestral duty to become a Leopard, the protector of the spiritual plane, and Treasure, who’s being pressured to make a deal with a spirit to protect her mother and bring her father back from the dead. Dazzling’s worldbuilding and vivid use of imagery and other sensory language make the setting (90’s Nigeria) feel dreadfully, awfully alive. It’s written in both English (Ozoemena’s perspective) and Nigerian patois (Treasure’s); although this makes the book harder to get into, it also makes the storytelling more immersive and folkloric — this book feels like it’s meant to help Nigerian children see and understand the nature of the world they’re growing into. The story itself is very well-constructed and does an amazing job of playing with the conventions we’ve come to expect from fairytales and their retellings. This book is much more cynical than I’d thought it would be, and a lot of tragedy in the ending comes from the fact that no matter how much the rules of the human and spirit worlds differ, almost every being is cut from the same cloth. If you’re hungry for a masterfully written, unique fantasy (and are in the mood to cry), read this book.
Recommended by Shayne

Bride by Ali Hazelwood
Explicit Content Warning
Okay, I’ll be honest. I haven’t read her other books. But then I saw this supernatural romance as an ARC (advanced readers copy) and I was like “Okay, vampires, I can dig it”.
There is the classic vampire v. werewolf rivalry. Not an overwhelming amount of spice; but some. Choo! Choo!
Okay, let’s get this train back on track — I liked this book because the MFC / FMC is hilarious. The cover is beautiful! The romance makes you work for it! Mystery! Interesting supernatural politics and societies! Even potential for a sequel?!?
Recommended by Sidney

The Spirit Bares Its Teeth by Andrew Joseph White
Trigger Warnings: graphic violence, body horror, medical gore, transphobia, deadnaming, and abelism.
I picked up this book as an ARC because I loved the design of the cover, but I was really surprised when I couldn’t down. Andrew Joseph White has such a talent for writing relatable queer & neurodivergent characters, and The Spirit Bares Its Teeth is no exception. This book is a historical, supernatural horror thriller that follows Silas, an autistic trans boy who wants to be a surgeon like his older brother. After Silas tries to escape an arranged marriage, he is placed in ‘Braxton’s Finishing School’, a boarding school that teaches women how to be “good wives”. This book highlights the struggles that queer people have faced for so long and it stuck with me long after I finished reading.
Recommended by Rashanti

Legendborn by Tracy Deonn
I truly loved the way this book unfolded. Not only did everything fit together like a jigsaw puzzle but the way this book felt so real with the history explored in this book.
Not only is this a book about a black girl fantasy with magic powers but this is a book for the people that don’t feel seen. Everyone should give this book a read.
4.8 / 5 stars