501(c)(3) nonprofit · Water Valley, Mississippi

Queer. Feminist. Southern.

Mississippi's only queer feminist bookstore — new and used books, rare collections, author readings, and a rainbow flag on Main Street since 2017.

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About Violet Valley

A bookstore and a community anchor

Founded by Dr. Jaime Harker in 2017, Violet Valley makes feminist, queer, and multicultural books available across Mississippi and the South — with children's books always $1 and a welcome for every reader.

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2017Founded on Main Street

501(c)(3)Nonprofit organization

Saturdays10 AM – 4 PM + appointments

$1Children's books in store

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Find your next book

Browse online or visit us on Saturday. Orders ship via USPS — we pack every one with care.

LGBTQ+ literature

Fiction, memoir, YA, and comics.

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First editions & rare books

Out-of-print classics and curated collections.

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LGBTQ+ history & culture

Archives of resistance and Southern queer life.

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New books

Latest releases and contemporary voices.

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Book bundles

Curated sets — wonderful gifts.

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Store merchandise

T-shirts, totes, stickers, and more.

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“Run by the great and good Jaime Harker, this bookstore provides queer texts to queer Southerners. Is there anything more radical, more nourishing, more impactful?”

Nick White · Esquire

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