THE MISSED CONNECTION by Tia Williams x Black Bookstore Campaign

To celebrate the upcoming release of THE MISSED CONNECTION, Tia Williams and Grand Central Publishing are partnering with Black-owned bookstores for a special pre-order campaign.

Pre-order your copy from one of our bookstore partners below to receive an exclusive pre-order package, including: an illustrated commissioned art print, a beautifully designed bookplate signed by Tia Williams, and a custom-designed boarding pass bookmark.

This exclusive package will ship with your book when it releases on June 16, 2026. Please place your order by May 31 to participate. This is a pre-order offer only.

Thank you for joining us in supporting Black-owned bookstores!

Bookstore Partners:

44th & 3rd Bookseller (Atlanta, GA) // [purchase here]

A Small Place Bookshop (Avondale Estates, GA) //

Baldwin & Co Bookstore (New Orleans, LA) // [purchase here]

Black Pearl Bookstore (Austin, TX) // [purchase here]

Brain Lair Books (South Bend, IN) // [purchase here]

Cafe Con Libros (Brooklyn, NY) // [purchase here]

Call & Response Books (Chicago, IL) // [purchase here]

Cindelle’s Bookstore (Plainfield, NJ) //

Class Bookstore (Houston, TX)

ConversationStarters Bookstore (Locust Grove, GA)

Kindred Stories (Houston, TX) //

L.I.A. Booktique (Lawnside, NJ) //

Legacy House Book Shop (Los Angeles, CA) //

Liz’s Book Bar (Brooklyn, NY) // [purchase here]

Loc’d and Lit (Bronx, NY) //

Mahogany Books (Oxon Hill, MD) // [purchase here]

Malik Books (Los Angeles, CA) // [purchase here]

Marcus Books (Oakland, CA) // [purchase here]

Onyx Gifts & Books (Melbourne, FL)

Source Booksellers (Detroit, MI)

The Lit Bar (New York, NY) // [purchase here]

Uncle Bobbie’s Coffee & Books (Philadelphia, PA) // [purchase here]