This is a wonderful secondhand bookshop! It appears smallish at first glance but the selection of books is wide-ranging and impressive. There are no mediocre books in here. It reminded me of one of the better secondhand shops in London or Paris. The owner, Fred, is extremely well-read and helpful. On top of it all, the books are reasonably if not cheaply priced. Im looking forward to returning there soon!

Ive got a black cat in my hat what do you think about that? 🎩

This book store is an amazing resource for this city. They have a collection of carefully scouted and meticulously cleaned books. Yes, some have the Multnomah County Library stamp on top, thats because its a difficult book to find and buy as individuals and these wonderful people at Black Hat have done that work for you. All the staff, as well as owner Fred, are pleasant and very helpful. If you have the time, please please please check out their upstairs collection of rare books (not for sale but an insane amount of knowledge up there). Finally, if you are part of the BIPoc community, please go in and see possibly the only book store that has our stories in it not as an afterthought but as fully legitimate and important.

Great selection of African-American and other minority literature. Owner is knowledgeable and great to talk to.

Great place for buying minority literature and meeting knowledgeable people

The building is like a grandmothers house. The books are very affordable here. The shopkeeper helped me find the books I needed, but I also found many by simply exploring. Ill be back.

Really neat place with a small but wonderfully eclectic collection of books. Very cozy and had a great chat with the staff member on duty. Prices are very reasonable. Id recommend stopping by if youre not looking for something specific but just want to browse. Youll probably find something you didnt even know you needed!

A small bookstore with an interesting selection. They carry black history, books on feminist topics and a number of other eclectic things. They have some stock and a library upstairs. Whoever picked their science fiction and fantasy section has good taste.

Very cool place. My wife and I just stopped in and talked to the owner Fred for a bit. They had a selection of books from different cultures and even langauges. Everything from sci fi to poetry. If you are looking to broaden your horizons this store is the place to go.

I went for a Monday evening theme/book share that had a culturally diverse mix of interesting people. I was welcomed and included...and so many thought provoking books available. Thank you ✌

Small, quiet, store with a bunch of books. It looked like they have poetry or reading events there at times. Very cool place.

A carefully curated selection of affordable used books. Plus interesting conversation.

If you love a cozy book store...you’ll love this shop with its extensive selection of both well known and still unknown authors.

Amazing selection in a comfortable setting!

A poetry reading or too was on the agenda from a mixed bag of poets. Crowded but convineal

Well curated.

Intelligent content.