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So excited to join author, poet & screenwriter Brian Broome in conversation with columnist & book review editor Tony Norman this Thursday! You don’t wanna miss it, we’ll also be discussing Broome’s latest work & June’s book of the month, Punch Me Up To The Gods

Join us this month in cleaning, organizing & refreshing our new building. We’ll be continuously raising funds & offering ways to volunteer & get involved, like Saturday Spruce Ups!

Come out and shop our books, art, and merch at the Old City Market! You can also catch some other local vendors selling a variety of handcrafted goods.

Join us this month in cleaning, organizing & refreshing our new building. We’ll be continuously raising funds & offering ways to volunteer & get involved, like Saturday Spruce Ups!

Join us every first Friday for Maggie Lee's Fish Fry! Pick up the best Louisiana-style po-boy plates from Get'cha Poboys & help us support Knoxville's Black Mamas Bailout!

We're wrapping up Pride month with a bang, join us this Wednesday (6/30) from 5-9pm for a Black Queer Dance Party before heading to Edge Knox for their final drag show - hosted by Brandi Augustus!

The Bottom joins the Black-Owned Bookstore Collective for an author talk with Zakiya Dalila Harris. Her newest work, The Other Black Girl, was named a Most Anticipated Book of 2021 by Time, The Washington Post, Harper’s Bazaar, Entertainment Weekly, Marie Claire, Bustle, & BuzzFeed.

We're delighted to have Tiffany Jackson joining us to discuss her latest young adult book, Grown, on Wednesday 6/2. Through partnership with UTK's English Department, we'll also be donating copies to young adults in our community!

Join us every first Friday for Maggie Lee's Fish Fry! Pick up the best Louisiana-style po-boy plates from Get'cha Poboys & help us support Knoxville's Black Mamas Bailout!

Join us for our first in-person Black Creatives Meet Up of the year! We're partnering with FRVR Recordings to bring a whole new take on a jam session. Whether you're a musician, artist, poet, thinker or anything in between, bring your instruments & supplies to The Bottom - let's create together!

#IndieBookstoreDay is a national party celebrating independent bookstores across the country, we'll have vendors, giveaways & parking lot festivities from 1pm-7pm on 4/24!

We’re partnering with UTK’s CCYAL to present a free virtual workshop on 4/24 from 11am-12:30pm to help you get started. Led by local authors Liz Garcia & Julia Watts, this workshop will dive into expectations & resources for writing various types of children’s literature

We're kicking off our Indie Bookstore Day weekend celebration with a pop-up by Kianga's Kitchen, cooking up tasty vegan cuisine made with no processed foods!

Vanessa Brantley Newton will be reading her authored & illustrated book, Just Like Me. She will also share some of her special illustrations and engage in Q & A with attendees. Kelle Jolly, The Tennessee Ukulele Lady, will be kicking us off with a few songs and facilitating the story time!

Join us as we discuss Brian's newest work, I Don't Like the Blues: Race, Place, and the Backbeat of Black Life.

Maggie Lee’s First Friday Fish Fry is coming up! Stop by The Bottom this Friday from 4-7pm & pick up the best Louisiana-style po-boy plates from Getcha' PoBoys & help us support Knoxville's Black Mamas Bailout!

The last Friday of every month - a chance to hold space with fellow artists/makers & to continue uplifting our creative community! The next meet up will be held virtually on Fri. March 26th at 6pm, get ready to show & tell!!