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The Lit Twis't Phoenix's First Black Woman Owned Mobile Bookstore

500 PEOPLE. That’s where we’re closing the doors. And Lit Family… we’re almost there. 📚🚨We knew y’all loved books, but T...
09/28/2026

500 PEOPLE. That’s where we’re closing the doors. And Lit Family… we’re almost there. 📚🚨

We knew y’all loved books, but THIS?! 🥹

Watching hundreds of people RSVP for an event centered around books, reading, literacy, community and supporting Black-owned + women-owned businesses has been incredible.

Especially at a time when conversations around literacy matter more than ever.

So yes, we’re excited about the vendors. The authors. The drinks. The entertainment. The shopping. The photo moments. Alllll the bookish things.

But what we’re MOST excited about is seeing 500 people show up because READING IS STILL A VIBE. 📖✨

And now we have to shut this thing DOWN. 😂

To keep The Plot Twis’t fun, comfortable and manageable, RSVPs will officially close once we reach 500 people and we’re closing registration within the next 24 HOURS.

So this is your warning. 🚨

📚 THE PLOT TWIS’T: ADULT BOOK FAIR
📅 Saturday, November 14, 2026
📍 Arizona Center | 455 N. 3rd St., Phoenix
🍸 Adult Book Fair Experience

Bring your best friend. Bring your book club. Bring your homegirl who says she’s “just browsing” and somehow leaves with six books. 😂

Come shop. Meet authors. Discover Black-owned and small businesses. Grab a drink. Enjoy the entertainment. Find your next read. And if you want to find yourself a little corner and read in peace? Baby, do that too.

Think of the Scholastic Book Fair feeling we grew up loving… except we’re grown now. 😏📚🥂

We cannot WAIT to experience this with y’all.

But once we hit 500, THAT’S IT. RSVPs ARE CLOSED.

🚨 You have less than 24 hours. Click the link in our bio and grab your RSVP RIGHT. NOW.

And Lit Family… we’ll see all 500 of y’all at the Adult Book Fair. 💕📚

500 PEOPLE. That’s where we’re closing the doors. And Lit Family… we’re almost there. 📚🚨We knew y’all loved books, but T...
09/24/2026

500 PEOPLE. That’s where we’re closing the doors. And Lit Family… we’re almost there. 📚🚨

We knew y’all loved books, but THIS?! 🥹

Watching hundreds of people RSVP for an event centered around books, reading, literacy, community and supporting Black-owned + women-owned businesses has been incredible.

Especially at a time when conversations around literacy matter more than ever.

So yes, we’re excited about the vendors. The authors. The drinks. The entertainment. The shopping. The photo moments. Alllll the bookish things.

But what we’re MOST excited about is seeing 500 people show up because READING IS STILL A VIBE. 📖✨

And now we have to shut this thing DOWN. 😂

To keep The Plot Twis’t fun, comfortable and manageable, RSVPs will officially close once we reach 500 people — and we’re closing registration within the next 24 HOURS.

So this is your warning. 🚨

📚 THE PLOT TWIS’T: ADULT BOOK FAIR
📅 Saturday, November 14, 2026
📍 Arizona Center | 455 N. 3rd St., Phoenix
🍸 Adult Book Fair Experience

Bring your best friend. Bring your book club. Bring your homegirl who says she’s “just browsing” and somehow leaves with six books. 😂

Come shop. Meet authors. Discover Black-owned and small businesses. Grab a drink. Enjoy the entertainment. Find your next read. And if you want to find yourself a little corner and read in peace? Baby, do that too.

Think of the Scholastic Book Fair feeling we grew up loving… except we’re grown now. 😏📚🥂

We cannot WAIT to experience this with y’all.

But once we hit 500, THAT’S IT. RSVPs ARE CLOSED.

🚨 You have less than 24 hours. Click the link in our bio and grab your RSVP RIGHT. NOW.

And Lit Family… we’ll see all 500 of y’all at the Adult Book Fair. 💕📚

Before September ends, maybe the biggest thing we can improve is the way we speak to the person we used to be.You made d...
09/23/2026

Before September ends, maybe the biggest thing we can improve is the way we speak to the person we used to be.

You made decisions with the information, experience, confidence, and understanding you had at the time.

And then life taught you more.

That’s the point.

Growth means looking back and realizing, “I wouldn’t do that now.” Not because you need to be ashamed of who you were but because you’ve learned something since then.

Some lessons only make sense after you’ve lived them.

So as we close out Self-Improvement Month, here’s the question: What are you finally ready to forgive your past self for not knowing sooner?

Take the lesson. Keep the wisdom. Release the guilt.

We’re allowed to grow.

09/22/2026

Sometimes the next level isn’t another strategy. It’s getting in a room that reminds you to think bigger.

And Create & Cultivate did exactly that.

But my biggest takeaway wasn’t something I learned on a stage it was learning what happens when I’m willing to show up in the room by myself.

No team. No familiar faces. Just Petra.

I had to introduce myself. Tell my story. Talk about what I’ve built. Ask questions. Start conversations. And allow people to get to know the woman behind The Lit Twis’t.

That reminded me that community isn’t only what I create for other people. I need rooms that pour back into me, too.

Rooms where women share ideas, insight, access and perspective. Where one conversation can shift how you think, introduce you to someone new or open a door you didn’t even know existed.

I left inspired, connected and reminded that sometimes growth looks like simply being willing to walk into the room and introduce yourself.

We came to Create & Cultivate and I left understanding the power of doing both a little differently.

Chef’s kiss to the entire team behind this experience. 🤌🏾

09/21/2026

What’s the vibe for the day?

Well… The Lit Twis’t is in LA, so you KNOW we had to pull up on Reparations Club aka Rep Club. 🖤💗🖤💗

A Black woman-owned, LGBTQ-owned independent bookstore? Yeahhhh… there was absolutely no way we were coming to LA and not stopping by.

Beautiful space. Dope energy. Incredible books. And even better knowing we’re supporting a business that continues to create space for our stories, our voices, and our community.

Because for us, community can’t just be something we talk about.

Wherever The Lit Twis’t goes, supporting Black businesses, small businesses, bookstores, and the people doing the work in their communities goes with us. Period.

From one indie bookstore to another sending all the love to Rep Club. 🫶🏾📚

LA Lit Family, what other bookstores or Black-owned spots should be on our pull-up list next time we’re in town? 👀

09/21/2026

Apparently Usher knew the EXACT sentiments because this is literally how we feel knowing THE LIT TWIS’T IS BACK ON THE ROAD IN OCTOBER! 😂🎶📚

Like… somebody hand us the mic because the hiatus is OVER.

October means the mobile bookstore is back outside, we’re back at markets, events are loading, and the Lit Family is about to be reunited. And if you’ve been around for a while, you already know The Lit Twis’t THRIVES in the fall. 🍂

We’ve used this little break to reset, regroup, dream bigger, and prepare to take this mobile bookstore to a whole new level. Now we’re ready to see our familiar faces, meet some new ones, and hit the ground RUNNING.

And baby, October is only the beginning. 👀

We’re already preparing for our annual Lit Weekend, celebrating another year of The Lit Twis’t, while quietly getting some VERY exciting things ready for 2027.

So Lit Family, if you’re not on our email list yet… GET ON THE LIST. 📩

That’s where you’ll hear about upcoming markets, events, Lit Weekend, bookstore pop-ups, special announcements, and everything we have coming next.

Usher already hit the high note for us. Now all we need y’all to do is meet us outside.

Drop a “WE OUTSIDE!” if we’re seeing you this fall. 🍂

09/19/2026

THE PAUSE CHRONICLES: CHAPTER FIVE

Sometimes you need to stop looking at what’s next long enough to take stock of what’s now.

Chapter Five is about encouraging you to do the same.

Take stock.

Not just of the goals you haven’t reached yet or the things still sitting on your to-do list. Take stock of what you’ve built. What you’ve survived. What you’ve learned. What you’ve changed. The relationships you’ve nurtured. The boundaries you’ve created. The things you prayed for that have quietly become part of your everyday life.

We spend so much time asking, “What’s next?” that sometimes we completely miss “Look where I am.”

And taking stock doesn’t mean you’re done growing. It means you’re giving yourself permission to acknowledge the growth that has already happened.

That matters, too.

If you’re just finding The Pause Chronicles, go back to Chapter One and follow the journey from the beginning. Each chapter is a piece of the bigger conversation about what happens when you finally give yourself permission to pause.

Now I want you to take stock with me:

Where are you today that an earlier version of you once hoped, prayed, or worked to be?

09/17/2026

THE PAUSE CHRONICLES: CHAPTER FOUR

Chapter One was about giving myself permission to pause. Chapter Two was admitting I was doing too much. Chapter Three was getting back into therapy and having the honest conversations I needed to have.

And then came this moment.

Being at The Jenesis House , taking in the estate, the experience, the conversations and being recognized as the woman behind The Lit Twis’t.

And if I’m being completely transparent, sometimes I still don’t fully grasp that part.

I’m so used to being inside of the work planning, building, creating, figuring out what’s next that I don’t always stop to see what everyone else sees.

Something I created has become something people recognize.

Whew.

There’s something powerful about being in a new environment and having it reflect your growth back to you.

Maybe self-improvement isn’t always about asking, “Where do I need to be better?”

Sometimes it’s stopping long enough to ask, “Have I actually acknowledged how far I’ve already come?”

Because you can be so focused on becoming that you forget to honor who you’ve already become.

If you’re just finding The Pause Chronicles, go back to Chapter One and follow the journey from the beginning. There’s more to this story.

When was the last time you actually stopped and gave yourself credit for how far you’ve come?

A little reminder for whoever needs this reminder: progress doesn’t always look impressive while you’re in the middle of...
09/15/2026

A little reminder for whoever needs this reminder: progress doesn’t always look impressive while you’re in the middle of it.

Sometimes progress is simply trying again.

Reading the next chapter. Sending the email. Going back to the gym. Having the conversation. Applying again. Starting over. Resting and coming back tomorrow.

You don’t have to have everything figured out to be moving forward.

And maybe “better” isn’t happening as quickly as you wanted but that doesn’t mean it isn’t happening.

What is one area of your life where you can give yourself credit for continuing to try?

Give yourself some grace this week. You might be further along than you think.

TWO MONTHS. That’s it. 📚⏳ And the book fair you remember from childhood is getting a very grown-up Plot Twis’t. 👀On Nove...
09/14/2026

TWO MONTHS. That’s it. 📚⏳ And the book fair you remember from childhood is getting a very grown-up Plot Twis’t. 👀

On November 14, we’re taking over the Arizona Center in Downtown Phoenix for The Plot Twis’t: Adult Book Fair and we’re bringing ALL the nostalgia with us.

Think Scholastic Book Fair… but you have adult money now. 😂

📚 Books you’ll actually want to take home
🥂 Drinks while you browse
✨ Interactive experiences
🛍️ Small businesses + bookish vendors
✍🏾 Authors you’ll want to meet
📸 Photo moments
🎁 Surprises, giveaways + more

Basically, everything we loved about walking into the book fair as kids except this time, we’re doing it BIG, grown, and The Lit Twis’t way.

And trust us… you’re going to want to be there!

📅 Saturday, November 14, 2026
⏰ 5 PM–10 PM
📍 Arizona Center | Downtown Phoenix

RSVP IS REQUIRED FOR ENTRY. 🎟️

And we’re still building the experience! Vendor and author opportunities are still available, so if you have a brand, business, books, or an experience that belongs in this room, we want to hear from you.

We’re officially TWO MONTHS AWAY.

Phoenix, are y’all ready for an Adult Book Fair?! 📚🥂✨

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