Owner of St. Paul’s Black Garnet Books to sell store [Video]

ST PAUL, Minn. — Dionne Sims is starting a new chapter.

The owner of Black Garnet Books announced Tuesday her intentions to sell the store so she can shift her attention to returning to school, where she will pursue a different passion of hers — writing.

“I’ve always loved to write, both personally and professionally,” Sims wrote in a post on the store’s Instagram page. “…I think about it every day. I do it every day. and I want to go back to school to take my craft to another place–a braver place–than I’ve been able to go on my own.”

The store started from a viral social media post when she posted that opening a Black-owned bookstore in Minnesota would be her “new dream.” Sims told KARE 11’s …