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A Queer Little Bookstore + @umbrellacafeslc ๐Ÿ‰
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We've got some great events for November! Celebrate our 5th birthday with us, start your holiday shopping at the Always Queer Market, share your poetry at the last Queer Poetry Night of the year, and talk dark fantasy with local author Armando Lรณpez ๐ŸŒˆ November events at Under the Umbrella bookstore: ๐ŸŽ‰ Sun, 4-6 pm: Community HRT Support ๐ŸŒˆ Sun, Nov 1, 2-3 pm: Storytime with Stuffies ๐Ÿ‚ Thurs, Nov 5, 5:30-7:30 pm: Studying the Cards Tarot Club ๐ŸŽ‰ Thurs, Nov 5, 6-8 pm: Trans Writing Group ๐ŸŒˆ Weekend, Nov 6-8: Utah Queer Film Festival ๐ŸŽŸ๏ธ (offsite) ๐Ÿ‚ Fri, Nov 6, 6-7:30 pm: OFWFF: Forks Against Fascism ๐ŸŽ‰ Sat, Nov 7, 11:30 am-3 pm: TTRPGaymes ๐ŸŒˆ Sat, Nov 7, 3-5 pm: SLC Writers Group ๐Ÿ‚ Tue, Nov 10, 6 pm: Queer Youth Graphic Novel Book Club ๐ŸŽ‰ Wed, Nov 11, 6 pm: Weller's Books After Dark ๐ŸŽŸ๏ธ (offsite) ๐ŸŒˆ Thurs, Nov 12, 5-7 pm: Queer Youth Art Night ๐Ÿ‚ Thurs, Nov 8, 6 pm: Queer Manga Book Club (18+) ๐ŸŽ‰ Sun, Nov 15, all day: Under the Umbrella's 5th birthday! ๐ŸŒˆ Sun, Nov 15-28: Indigenous Fundraiser ๐Ÿ‚ Sun, Nov 15, 1 pm: Romance Book Club (18+) ๐ŸŽ‰ Tue, Nov 17, 6 pm: Queer Russia Book Club ๐ŸŒˆ Tue, Nov 17, 6-8 pm: Queer Craft Club ๐Ÿ‚ Wed, Nov 18, 5:30 pm: LGBTea & Read @ Tea Zaanti ๐ŸŽ‰ Thurs, Nov 19, 6-8 pm: Trans Writing Group ๐ŸŒˆ Sat, Nov 21, 12-5 pm: Always Queer Market ๐Ÿ‚ Sat, Nov 21, 1 pm: Scream Queers Book Club (18+) ๐ŸŽ‰Sun, Nov 22, 6 pm: Armando Lรณpez: A Pillar of Blood and Moonlight ๐ŸŒˆ Tues, Nov 24, 6:30 pm: Graphic Novel Book Club (18+) ๐Ÿ‚ Fri, Nov 27, 6 pm: Queer Speed Date ๐ŸŽŸ๏ธ (18+) ๐ŸŽ‰ Sat, Nov 28, 11-6 pm: Small Business Saturday ๐ŸŒˆ Sat, Nov 28, 2:30 pm: Sapphic Book Club ๐Ÿ‚ Sun, Nov 29, 2 pm: QEWBOO Book Club ๐ŸŽ‰ Sun, Nov 29, 4-6 pm: Queer Poetry Night Looking forward ๐ŸŒˆ Fri, Dec 6, 5:30 pm: OFWFF: Furry Explains Utah Legislature ๐Ÿ‚ Sat, Dec 12, 12-5 pm: Always Queer Market ๐ŸŽ‰ December: Holiday Shopping! Get more details and purchase your tickets at undertheumbrellabookstore.com/events. All events subject to change/cancellation Image Description in comments by @undertheumbrellabookstore
Want to support your queer little bookstore? We've put together a short guide on how you can help Under the Umbrella be the queer book haven of our dreams! ๐ŸŽ Become a Friend of the Bookstore! Consistent financial support--even just a little bit--is the best way to help us remain a sustainable community space. Sign up for a monthly sustaining membership to get goodies and deals. Friend of the Bookstore ($5/month) - Get a queer bookmark + sticker at sign up Friend with Benefits ($10/month) - Previous + 10% off one item a month Comrade of the Bookstore ($30/month) - Get a monthly sticker & birthday gift + 10% off one purchase each month Member of the Bookstore ($50/month) - Monthly book & sticker, birthday gift & limited edition tote at sign up + 10% off every purchase Sign up at www.undertheumbrellabookstore.com/friend-of-the-bookstore ๐Ÿ“– Special order books! In addition to shopping our selection of queer books, you can special order books to support us while reading whatever you want to! Use the form on our website www.undertheumbrellabookstore.com/special-orders ๐ŸŽง๏ธ Pick us to support for your audio and ebooks! Libro.fm and Bookshop intentionally support indie bookstores with every purchase. Sign up for Libro.fm and shop through Bookshop.org and pick Under the Umbrella to support with your purchases. ๐ŸŽŸ๏ธ Join a book club and attend an event! Join us for our monthly events like book clubs or queer speed date (many are free or sliding scale tickets!). Check out what author events and workshops we have coming up by checking out our website www.undertheumbrellabookstore.com/events, following us here, and signing up for our newsletter. โœ๏ธ Write a book review! Write a review to go on a shelf talker and decorate our bookstore with your favorite books! Submit a review in person or through bit.ly/utu-review ๐Ÿ“ข Comment, share, & talk about us! Word of mouth is our best advertising tool. Ask for gifts from us for holidays, bring your friends, and talk about our queer little bookstore! (Our gift cards make the perfect easy gift!) Comments, shares, and liking our social media also pushes us in the algorithm. ID: in comments by @undertheumbrellabookstore
WE KEEP US SAFE!!!! And that is why we prioritize accessibility in our store. This guide covers the ways we make our space accessible ALL THE TIME, accommodations we offer at request, and the best way to talk to us directly with questions or about other accommodations. We are a small team and there are limits on what we can offer, but we love to try! Visit our website for more details on our accessibility webpage. COVID and masks Masks are required in the store at all times. If you forget to bring your own, free masks are available for all visitors, thanks in part to our community partners. In addition to requiring masks, we: Have six rated air purifiers running in the store at all times. Provide hand sanitizer and rapid covid tests. Collab with SLC Covid Education to be a drop off location for their resources. Sensory Support We provide free sensory kits to anyone who needs them, particularly during in-store events. Kits include: Handwarmers and/or cold packs, earplugs, fidget toys, and sour candies and gum We are not a fragrance-free space but do try to minimize fragrance. Some items we carry, like candles, are fragrant. We do ask that visitors please refrain from wearing heavily scented products (including essential oils) and smoke at least 20 feet away from the entrance to the space. Restroom Information Our restroom is single-stall and gender-inclusive. It is wheelchair accessible, with grab bars beside and behind the toilet. The door is 32 inches wide and is not automatic. The sink is approximately 40 inches tall with open space below. There is also a changing station in the restroom and offer free sanitary products, Narcan, and various other forms of protection like condoms. Physical Accessibility Our entrances are wheelchair accessible (no steps) and have an automatic door openers. Our retail floor is at least 33" wide between all shelves and tables. Bookshelves reach up to 7 feet and may require a stool or assistance from an employee to reach the higher shelves. Our seating is specifically picked to be accessible for all sizes, with some accommodating up to 650 pounds. We are an all-ages sober space. ID: in comments by @undertheumbrellabookstore
Things our staff has done to advertise Under the Umbrella but they get increasingly more chaotic ๐Ÿ’ฐ๏ธ Kaitlyn saying the word "profit" dozens of times during meetings to โœจ manifestโœจ ๐Ÿ“บ๏ธ Lewis making dropout.tv content to connect with the nerdy queers โœจ๏ธ Alexa coming up with yaoi and yuri events (that are mostly for herself) ๐Ÿชง Alexa pretending to be a sign spinner for our Always Queer Market ๐Ÿ’ Lewis bringing first dates to the store ๐Ÿ–Š๏ธ Summer getting tattoos of books to handsell them ๐ŸŽˆ Ordering a custom air dancer (genuinely we have a full sized one ordered) What chaotic thing should we try next!? Bonus, here's a chaotic ad that Alexa made and we just think it is neat. Please come to our birthday! Graphic design is our passion obviously โ˜‚๏ธ Under the Umbrella's 5th birthday ๐Ÿ“… Sunday, November 15 ๐Ÿ•– 11 am - 6 pm ๐Ÿ“ Under the Umbrella Bookstore - SLC, Utah ๐Ÿ˜ท Masks required Join us for gay gifts, dress up photo op, sales and promos, and the indigenous fundraiser! Image Description: a carousal of photos from Under the Umbrella. 1- the team and volunteers with Chuck Tingle. 2- Kaitlyn holds up some merch from other queer bookstores. 3- Lewis balances on one leg with their toe points to the game changer logo. 4- Alexa sits down to read a yaoi. 5- Alexa spinning a sign out on the street. 6- Lewis holds out their water bottle with a super gay sticker. 7- Summer holds up a tattoo with Rebecca Thorne. 8- Kaitlyn and Alexa watch a mini air dancer. 9- The same photo of the team and volunteers with Chuck Tingle all holding up hearts. 10- The ad Alexa made on a peach background. The ad features a blushing meme and birthday and rainbow graphics. the text reads 'I'm a little guy and it's our birthday (on November 15). It's also Small Business Saturday on November 28.' and includes our address, 511 W. 200 S. Suite 120, Salt Lake City, Utah 84101 and our logo. by @undertheumbrellabookstore
What's the difference between Staff Reads and Staff Recommendations? ๐Ÿ’œ Staff Reads Staff Reads is a shelf we update monthly with what we are currently reading. We try our best to read books that are relevant each month! We also donate a portion of sales from Staff Reads to MMIR+ Utah. โค๏ธ Staff Recommendations Staff Recommendations is our staffโ€™s all time favorite books! Each staff has at least one shelf and they often have a theme. For example, Summer has a tattoo shelf, Lewis has a slipstream shelf, Alexa has manga and memoir shelves, and Kaitlyn has many many different shelves. Shop Staff Reads if you want to know what we just read and raise funds for MMIR+ Utah! Shop Staff Recommendations if you want our favorite books in specific genres or themes! Image Description: A carousel of photos of Staff Reads and Staff Recommendations with the Under the Umbrella logo and text included in the caption. by @undertheumbrellabookstore
Come meet local author Armando Lรณpez! Hang out, get your book signed, and talk all things dark fantasy! ๐Ÿฉธ Armando Lรณpez: A Pillar of Blood and Moonlight ๐Ÿ“… Sunday, November 22 ๐Ÿ•– 12-2 pm ๐Ÿ“ Under the Umbrella Bookstore - SLC, Utah ๐Ÿ˜ท Masks required About A Pillar of Blood and Moonlight: For nineteen-year-old hunter Elรญas, the dark forest was a place of quiet warningsโ€”until the night a brutal beast took his eight-year-old sister from him. Shattered by grief, he stalks the freezing woods expecting a rabid animal, only to unearth the Drugoi: a ruthless, predatory reptilian creature born of desperate deals better left unspoken. By confronting this hidden horror, Elรญas inadvertently kicks wide open an ancient door to visceral, bone-chilling forces. Now, swept into a world of hidden dangers and deep betrayals, he must navigate the terrifying physical consequences of the huntโ€”while bearing the crushing weight of not measuring up to the expectations of what masculinity should be, and the suffocating, silent ache of an unrequited love. Armando Lรณpez is a dark fantasy author based in Salt Lake City, Utah. Drawing deep inspiration from historical atmospheres and folklore, he has been writing stories since childhood. When he isnโ€™t writing atmospheric fiction, he is hanging out with his dog Milo, working out at the gym, or photographing LEGO minifigures. This event is free to attend. The venue is wheelchair accessible, and masks are required and provided. ASL interpretation can be provided with 2 weeks advance notice. Please reach out with any accessibility needs. We encourage you to RSVP or buy a book ticket at UnderTheUmbrellaBookstore.com Image Description: 1- a green graphic with a photo of Armando Lรณpez and the cover of the book. There is the Under the Umbrella logo, the event details, and an arrow encouraging you to swipe. 2- a graphic with the book cover and attributes 'dark fantasy, forbidden love, about a hunt, survival, and legacy'. 3- About the author graphic with the bio included in the caption. by @undertheumbrellabookstore
Did we trick ya ๐Ÿคญ๐Ÿฌ๐ŸŽƒ Let's look at our October Staff Reads! Swipe to see what our staff has been reading! ๐ŸŠ Alexa read As You Wake, Break the Shell by Becky Chambers ๐Ÿ’œ Kaitlyn read As You Wake, Break the Shell by Becky Chambers too โ˜€๏ธ Summer read As You Wake, Break the Shell by Becky Chambers ๐ŸŠ Lewis, oh, also read As You Wake, Break the Shell by Becky Chambers We were lucky enough to host Becky Chambers with The Legendarium and As You Wake, Break the Shell is a perfect October read for everyone! We all loved it! Shop Becky Chambers from Under the Umbrella and The Legendarium to get signed copies, while supplies last! Check out our Staff Reads shelf to support MMIWR+ while keeping up with what we are reading! Under the Umbrella is on Ute, Goshute, Paiute, and Shoshone land. Acknowledging and honoring the traditional stewards of this land is important, but supporting the Indigenous communities whose lands have been stolen and colonized requires more than land acknowledgement. Each month, 5% of sales from our Staff Reads will be donated to the MMIWR+ Utah, an organization that advocates for missing and murdered Indigenous women and relatives. We encourage our white customers to support this and other Indigenous-led organizations here and around the so-called United States. Learn more about the traditional stewards of this land on our Land Acknowledgement page. Image Description: A carousel of October Staff Reads with orange bubbly text, the Under the Umbrella logo, photos from in the bookstore. 1- October Staff Reads centered with a blurry bookshelf behind it and an arrow encouraging you to swipe. 2- Alexa holding up a signed copy of As You Wake, Break the Shell. Her name is in purple. 2- Kaitlyn, also holding up a signed copy of As You Wake, Break the Shell. Their name is in green. 3- Summer, also holding up a signed copy of As You Wake, Break the Shell. Their name is in yellow. 4- Lewis, also holding up a signed copy of As You Wake, Break the Shell. Zir name is in red. 5- Becky Chamber sits in a chair for the event with her hands clasped in front of her face in joy. by @undertheumbrellabookstore
Happy Thursday! Letโ€™s welcome Under The Umbrella! Under the Umbrella is a queer little bookstore on Ute, Goshute, Shoshone, and Paiute land (Salt Lake City, Utah), sharing and celebrating queer books written by queer authors and offering a safe, sober, and accessible space for 2SLGBTQIA+ people to gather. All you need to do to enter the drawing is donate $1 or more to humans in G.z. As always, on my page, we support indie! Indie bookstores, indie authors, indie business. A donation to Readers4Gaza is you casting your vote for liberation, lgbtq owned businesses and local shopping ๐Ÿ›๏ธ Remember this fundraiser is being extended till NOVEMBER 6!!! This means more support for humans in P/C/S. ๐Ÿ”— in bio. by @undertheumbrellabookstore
๐ŸŽ Shop local and queer this holiday season at our November Market!!! ๐ŸŽ We canโ€™t wait to see you there! Market details When? Saturday, November 21st, 12-5pm Where? @UnderTheUmbrellaBookstore, 511 W 200 S, Suite 120, SLC ๐Ÿ˜ท Masks Required ๐Ÿ˜ท Parking and Accessibility Info - If you havenโ€™t been to @undertheumbrellabookstore before and arenโ€™t sure how to get there, where to park, or have other questions, visit the Accessibility page, under the About tab, on their website. Under the Umbrella is wheelchair accessible. ASL Interpretation - Always Queer Art Markets, through the support of @undertheumbrellabookstore, can provide ASL interpretation upon request. Please call or email them to request at least two weeks in advance. ID: a graphic of a flyer with a teal background and a pattern of vertical lines of red ribbons and boys with the info mentioned above. by @undertheumbrellabookstore
On the fence about getting a new book? Let this be your excuse! You only have until the end of this week to shop the community curated shelf while supporting a local org! Candy recommends Fence by C.S. Pacat "Fence has the perfect balance of sports & romance, making it a great read for any shonen or manga readers. From the storyline to the incredible art, this graphic novel series is sure to keep you wanting more, & might even inspire you to start a new sport!" The Curator: Candy Segura is a comic artist and illustrator based in Utah. He earned his BFA in Sequential Arts at the Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD) and has been contributing to the queer and art circles in Salt Lake City for over 5 years. The Recipient: Encircle is an LGBTQ+ support organization in Utah whose main goal is to connect all of its members without judgment or expectations. Shop the shelf in store or online to support the recipient! The shelf includes: ๐Ÿ–ผ๏ธ Blackwater by Jeannette Arroyo โœจ Fence by C.S. Pacat ๐ŸŽจ Bloom by Kevin Panetta ๐Ÿ–ผ๏ธ Nimona by ND Stevenson โœจ Check, Please! by Ngozi Ukazu ๐ŸŽจ The Prince and the Dressmaker by Jen Wang ๐Ÿ–ผ๏ธ Te Quiero, Te Amo vol 1 by Candy Segura โœจ Te Quiero, Te Amo vol 2 by Candy Segura ๐ŸŽจ Covenant by LySandra Vuong ๐Ÿ–ผ๏ธ Blue Flag by Kaito โœจ Classmates Vol. 1 by Asumiko Nakamura ๐ŸŽจ Boys Run the Riot by Keito Gaku ๐Ÿ–ผ๏ธ The Guy She Was Interested In Wasn't a Guy at All by Sumiko Arai โœจ Wallflower by Iasmin Omar Ata ๐ŸŽจ Graveneye by Sloane Leong ๐Ÿ–ผ๏ธ Red and the Wolves by Cherry Zong โœจ Witchy Vol. 1 by Ariel Slamet Ries ๐ŸŽจ Carmilla by Amy Chu ๐Ÿ–ผ๏ธ A Guest In The House by EM Carroll โœจ The Deep Dark by Lee Knox Ostertag ๐ŸŽจ Cannon by Lee Lai ๐Ÿ–ผ๏ธ Bite Me by Jennifer Dugan โœจ Punk'n Heads by Dave Baker ๐ŸŽจ The Chromatic Fantasy by HA ๐Ÿ–ผ๏ธ The Summer Hikaru Died by Mokumokuren Image Description: 1- Candy, a Latino guy, holds Fence in Under the Umbrella bookstore with the Under the Umbrella logo and the October community curator information. 2- the same photo blurred with Candy's review. by @undertheumbrellabookstore
What goes better with a last-minute Halloween costume than a book!! Preorders and goodies based on your last-minute Halloween costume because sometimes you procrastinate ๐Ÿ‘ป A prince, princess, or royalty? Check out The Drakon King by Terry J. Benton-Walker (Nov 10) Fall in love with two princes born to a world at war in this dark romantasy with Kings behaving badly, dragons coming to collect, witches taking revenge, and a party-boy prince on the run. A pirate or mermaid? Check out The Siren's Kiss by Leslie Vedder (Nov 10) Join the crew of this swashbuckling queer YA romantasy about a mermaid and a pirate who reluctantly join forces to find the Sea Witch. Preorder from UTU and receive a bookmark and signed pirate bookplate! A wizard, witch, or magic-user? Check out The Education of Imryn Dyre, Wizard's Apprentice by Artemis Whelan (Nov 24) A luckless healer who reluctantly accepts a magical apprenticeship must find an impossible cureโ€”and uncover his charming mentorโ€™s secretโ€”before itโ€™s too late. Preorder from UTU and receive character prints and a signed book plate! A sword fighter or dragon? Check out The Three Beasts by Grovey Pascasio & Buddy Beaudoin (Dec 22) Fight to be happy together with three teen dragon tamers who face their greatest monsters in this shamelessly queer coming-of-age graphic novel, set in a historical Philippines. A vampire? Check out Milkteeth by Caitlin Starling (Nov 10) From the bestselling author of The Starving Saints comes a new, genre-bending supernatural horror about a vampire broodmother fighting against her own monstrous descent. Image Description: a carousel of graphics with a beige & pink design & blocky text branded with UTU logo. Each slide includes the text above with the book cover. by @undertheumbrellabookstore
Have you seen our Diversify Your Shelf reading challenge?! Let's chat about why we made it! โœจ๏ธ Reading is magical ๐Ÿ“š๏ธ Utah has more statewide banned books than any other state ๐Ÿ“– What we read matters ๐ŸŒˆ Diversity Your Shelf Reading Challenge Here are 30 queer books our staff thinks everyone should read! Check out the list or buy a physical tracker to support Under the Umbrella. (and once you finish reading the books, you can donate them to Read Between the Bans and our little free libraries!) 1 A Black Queer History of the United States by C. Riley Snorton 2 A Short History of Trans Misogyny by Jules Gill-Peterson 3 all about love by bell hooks 4 Babel by R.F. Kuang 5 Both / And edited by Denne Michele Norris 6 Brooms by Jasmine Walls & Teo DuVall 7 Carmilla by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu 8 Disappoint Me by Nicola Dinan 9 Falling Back in Love with Being Human by Kai Cheng Thom 10 Freedom Is a Constant Struggle by Angela Y Davis 11 Gender Queer by Maia Kobabe 12 Harriet Tubman: Live in Concert by Bob the Drag Queen 13 How Long โ€˜Til Black Future Month by N.K. Jemisin 14 How to Resist Amazon and Why by Danny Caine 15 In the Dream House by Carmen Maria Machado 16 Let This Radicalize You by Mariame Kaba & Kelly Hayes 17 Letters From a Living Utopia by Yaffa 18 Marsha by Tourmaline 19 Mutual Aid by Dean Spade 20 Never Whistle at Night ed. by Shane Hawk & Theodore C. Van Alst Jr. 21 None of the Above by Travis Alabanza 22 Parable of the Sower by Octavia E Butler 23 Stone Butch Blues by Leslie Feinberg 24 The Deep by Rivers Solomon 25 The Emperor of Gladness by Ocean Vuong 26 The Faggots and Their Friends Between Revolutions by Larry Mitchell 27 The Fantasy and Necessity of Solidarity by Sarah Schulman 28 The Magic Fish by Trung Le Nguyen 29 This Is How You Lose The Time War by Amal El-Mohtar & Max Gladstone 30 Where Black Stars Rise by Nadia Shammas & Marie Enger ID in comments by @undertheumbrellabookstore

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