Shop at MATTER
2114 Market Street
Denver, CO 80205
4.9(215 reviews)
We are an independent, Black- and woman-owned design consultancy, letterpress workshop, and bookstore serving designers and other thinking persons in community. We use joy (and love) as an act of resistance. We are the only full serviceboth in-person and fully onlinemajority Black-owned bookstore, in the Mountain Time Zone. We have titles from all over the world that illuminate the works of Black, brown, indigenous, and queer intellectuals that are not diminished by the presence of works by the Far Right. You can come to us for acknowledgment, love, conversations, tools, and books to transform minds and hearts.
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Hours
Monday: 11:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Tuesday: 11:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Wednesday: 11:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Thursday: 11:00 AM – 8:00 PM
Friday: 11:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Saturday: 11:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Sunday: 11:00 AM – 6:00 PM
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Customer Reviews
Julie Ray
5 months ago
Highlight of my Denver trip was a visit to this social activist bookstore/art gallery. Stationery, pens, letterpress prints and more to be discovered. In addition to the prints, some of the stationery products are made by the letterpress studio!
Briana Loeb
8 months ago
This is a must-stop for radical magical anticapitalist queer leftist freaks and everything in between 😘 I loved chatting with everyone, especially Jasmin- her joy and passion is remarkable! I left with a unique and special stack of books and I wish I could spend even more hours exploring all the zines and thoughtfully curated merchandise. If you want to support an indie shop and meet some really special humans, go here- a haven for artists, makers, learners. You belong here.
Cassie Moore
5 months ago
This bookstore is an absolute gem. It holds one of the most thoughtfully curated collections I've ever seen and provides access to so many powerful, and often underrepresented, voices and stories. If you want to find a special treasure of a read, this is the place to explore. Beyond that, I also worked with them on a large pre-order for a conference and they were so easy and lovely to work with. I'm a sucker for a good bookstore, but this one is truly special.
Stephen R
4 months ago
Incredibly Inclusive space with so many great books and stationary. Great space if you're looking to support an local shop in Denver💛
Kristi Stanley
4 months ago
The girl who helped me was super cool and informative. They have zines. The collection there is “inclusive.” And the stationary setup was okay. Liked the pens for sure! Very cool that they store luggage for travelers. Layout was a little difficult. The actual book section was very closed off.
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