Katrina Brooks is the founder and co-owner of Black Pearl Books, an independent Austin-based bookstore dedicated to promoting diversity, inclusion, and representation through literature. She launched Black Pearl Books in 2019 as a pop-up and quickly grew it into a thriving brick-and-mortar business, co-run with her husband. Driven by faith, creativity, and a deep belief in the power of books to transform lives, Katrina brings years of business, marketing, and public relations experience to her work. She holds a bachelor’s degree in public relations from Clark Atlanta University and an MBA in marketing from the University of Texas at Dallas. Her entrepreneurial journey is fueled by a passion for education, equity, and service leading her to extend her bookstore’s mission through her nonprofit, Put It In A Book.
