A worker owned bookstore and community space

ABOUT BOL

A Space for Radical Conversations & Collective Action

BOL is a community bookstore rooted in worker ownership, and global racial justice. BOL means to speak in Urdu/Hindi. Our inspiration comes from the unbounded imagination of writers, artists, and social movements (in DC and all across the world) who dare to speak of alternatives in the face of dictatorships, oligarchs and corrupt systems.

Curated Books

Public Events

film screenings

what we offer

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