GIG PowHer Press is a black-owned, woman-owned independent press offering books, bookish items and accessories for readers.
Available:
- Coloring Books
- Journals
- Women’s fiction (Goal PowHer series)
- African American fiction (Natural Sistahs series)
- Devotionals
- Creative Nonfiction
- Cozy fun book stuff for readers – bookish accessories
Under consideration for development:
- Handmade handbound books by African Americans in Project Gutenberg (public domain)
Women’s fiction
Books about intelligent women for readers looking for more than the mainstream industry formulas. Main characters driven by love, protected by wisdom, and written from the heart.
African American fiction
Books by an African American woman for African American readers about the vast experiences shared by people of African descent.
Devotionals
Gig PowHer Press devotionals provide scripturally founded life-applicable, straight forward prose focused on encouraging disciplined intimate time with God. The eBook version of devotionals is available for free when ordered from GIG PowHer Press through this website’s bookstore.
Handmade Handbound Journals
Digital reading journals and journal accessories. Handbound and handsewn blank and composition journals. GIG PowHer Press offers cozy handbound and handsewn journal bullet interiors and lined interiors.
Handmade Handbound Public Domain Books
Authors of African American works in Project Gutenberg aren’t easy to find by book artisans who specialize in hand binding and selling classics. Readers who want to read classics from authors like Phyliss Wheatley, Ann Harriet Jacobs, and Zora Neale Hurston can order their handbound works from GIG PowHer Press in 2026.
What is the difference between traditional printing, print-on-demand, handbound and handsewn book production?
Traditional Offset Printing
Commercial offset printing uses metal plates to transfer the information from the plates to the paper. You can read a full explanation of the different types of offset printing here.
Digital Printing
Digital printing replaces the need for creating metal plates. First, by using technological advances to decide what is printed on paper based on the document’s design. Next, computer software communicates where to put the ink on the paper. Here is a more in-depth explanation from a company that provides digital printing.
HandBound Book Production
Handbound book production is the process of hand binding a book’s cover and interior together by hand. I do this using archival safe, non-toxic adhesive, and/or sewing.
Here at GIG PowHer Press, laser printers produce the interiors. Inkjet/photo printers produce paperback covers. The exterior and interior are then handbound or handsewn with love, thread, and, when needed, non-toxic adhesive.