Cindelle's Bookstore.

Cindelle's Bookstore. Plainfield’s cozy corner for book lovers and community connection! 📚✨​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

Cindelle’s Bookstore is an online bookstore centered around, but not limited to, Black voices and Black novels and Black culture. As if online bookstores and mainstream book outlets are not enough, Cindelle’s Bookstore provides a platform for millennial authors and their books during a significant time for Black art and culture. Based in Plainfield, NJ, this online bookstore launches a bigger proj

ect: a brick & mortar bookstore cafe located in Plainfield, NJ where people will enjoy books, food, merchandise, at a local bookstore. Cindelle Harris, M.A., the owner of Cindelle’s bookstore, is an English teacher and a Composition professor who envisioned owning a bookstore in her community that will provide a space for community, knowledge, and unity amongst the local readers.

📌 SAVE THE DATES!📌If you were looking to catch a book club meeting this summer, join us at Cindelle’s for our In-Person ...
06/23/2026

📌 SAVE THE DATES!📌

If you were looking to catch a book club meeting this summer, join us at Cindelle’s for our In-Person Book Club. We’re diving into Honey by Imani Thompson on July 10th and The Missed Connection by Tia Williams on August 12th, both at 6PM. Come laugh, discuss, and connect with the funniest group of readers right here in the shop. See you there! 🍯✈️

📚☀️ Summer is HERE, and so are we with an EXTRA day just for you!Introducing Summer Mondays! 🌞Starting next Monday, Cind...
06/22/2026

📚☀️ Summer is HERE, and so are we with an EXTRA day just for you!

Introducing Summer Mondays! 🌞Starting next Monday, Cindelle’s Bookstore is open every Monday this summer (9AM–4PM) so you have even more time to stock up on reads for you and the kids while school’s out.

And psssst… stay tuned. We’ll be announcing some exciting youth & teen summer programming very soon. You don’t want to miss it! 👀

Come browse, discover, and make this the summer of reading. 🌟

📍 See our full summer hours above!

I spy with my little eye some new Graduation and Fathers Day cards from Belinda Todd Moore on our rack today! Come check...
06/17/2026

I spy with my little eye some new Graduation and Fathers Day cards from Belinda Todd Moore on our rack today! Come check them out for the grads and dads! 🎓✍🏾

I know it’s , but buying Communion by bell hooks is a PRIORITY today. If you know, you know. 📖📚
06/16/2026

I know it’s , but buying Communion by bell hooks is a PRIORITY today. If you know, you know. 📖📚

Yesterday, we were lucky enough to get a VIP tour of the newly renovated Plainfield Public Library! 📖🎉Seeing a true comm...
06/14/2026

Yesterday, we were lucky enough to get a VIP tour of the newly renovated Plainfield Public Library! 📖🎉

Seeing a true community pillar get the upgrade it deserves was nothing short of inspiring. This is exactly the kind of investment that makes a difference in people’s lives. ✨

We’re so proud of our partnership with the Plainfield Public Library, united by one shared belief: that literacy and reading have the power to change everything. Here’s to all the incredible things still to come! 📚

☀️ JUNE AT CINDELLE’S ☀️Swipe through and mark your calendars! 📅📖 Jerome Amazin Jordan Book Discussion & SigningThursday...
06/11/2026

☀️ JUNE AT CINDELLE’S ☀️

Swipe through and mark your calendars! 📅

📖 Jerome Amazin Jordan Book Discussion & Signing
Thursday, June 25th | 6–7:30pm
Moderated by Al-Lateef Farmer

🃏 Monthly Spades Club (Kickoff!)
June 26th | 6:30–8pm
Learn, vibe, bring friends — music by DJ KinFolk 🎵

♟️ Chess Club (New time this month!)
June 28th | 11:30am–1pm
All levels welcome! Instructor: T’ai Sekyere-Harte

📚 Not-So-Silent Book Club
June 28th | 1–5pm
Drinks. Books. Vibes. Community.
Admission: the purchase of your next read!

📖 June/July Book Club — Honey by Imani Thompson
Discussion: July 10th | 6–7:30pm

We’ll see you here. 🖤

✨ NEW RELEASE TUESDAY! ✨Happy Pub Day to the incomparable Kristina Forest and Tia Williams! The Summer Girlfriend and Th...
06/09/2026

✨ NEW RELEASE TUESDAY! ✨

Happy Pub Day to the incomparable Kristina Forest and Tia Williams! The Summer Girlfriend and The Missed Connection are two of the most anticipated reads of the season, and they are BOTH out TODAY! 📚

We were so grateful to partner with these incredible authors for their releases, and now it’s your turn to dive in! ☀️

💙 Pre-order customers: your copies are ready for pick up!
📦 Shipped orders: your books are already on their way to your door!
📖 Didn’t pre-order? No worries! We have plenty of copies in store, so come grab yours today! ✈️

Plot twist: our website now actually has our books on it. 📚😂We’ve updated our online inventory to match what’s in store!...
06/01/2026

Plot twist: our website now actually has our books on it. 📚😂

We’ve updated our online inventory to match what’s in store! You are now able to search, click, and choose pickup or shipping at Cindellesbookstore.com. Still can’t find it? We’ll order it for you!

Summer reads, sorted. ☀️

Book Club Thursday night was so magical! ✨The Salt Eaters CHALLENGED US! And I’m so grateful that we were all courageous...
05/30/2026

Book Club Thursday night was so magical! ✨The Salt Eaters CHALLENGED US! And I’m so grateful that we were all courageous enough to come and wrestle with Toni Cade Bambara’s theme and plot. Amazing time! Our next book club will be in JULY! See everyone soon! 📚

CANT WAIT for tomorrow’s book club! 📚We’ve already heard so much feedback! ✨Didn’t read the book but still want to be a ...
05/27/2026

CANT WAIT for tomorrow’s book club! 📚We’ve already heard so much feedback! ✨

Didn’t read the book but still want to be a part of community? STILL COME! See you at 6pm on THURSDAY! 🙌🏾

Address

401 Watchung Avenue
Plainfield, NJ
07060

Opening Hours

Tuesday 9am - 4pm
Wednesday 9am - 4pm
Thursday 9am - 4pm
Friday 9am - 7pm
Saturday 9am - 7pm
Sunday 9am - 4pm

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