Teaching for Change’s Bookstore  at Busboys and Poets welcomes Peniel Joseph to discuss and sign his new book,   Stokely: A Life Stokely Carmichael, the charismatic and controversial black activist, stepped onto the pages of history when he called for “Black Power” during a speech one Mississippi night in 1966. A firebrand who straddled both the American civil (more…)

ZAMI presents author Melinda Chateauvert t o sign and discuss “Sex Workers Unite: A History of the Movement from Stonewall to Slutwalk” ?In this definitive history, Chateauvert recounts the many challenges and successes of  the sex workers? rights movement, and shows us how much farther we have to go to   guarantee everyone?s fundamental rights to (more…)

Busboys and Poets Books welcomes author Kwame Alexander to sign and discuss, The Crossover Publisher weekly: Josh Bell, known on and off the court by the nickname Filthy McNasty, doesn?t lack self-confidence, but neither does  he lack the skills to back up his own mental in-game commentary: ?I rise like a Learjet?/ seventh-graders aren?t  supposed (more…)

Teaching for Change’s Busboys and Poets Books welcomes international bestselling author Maude Barlow to sign and discuss her new book “Blue Future: Protecting Water for People and the Planet Forever” The final book in Maude Barlow?s Blue trilogy, Blue Future is a powerful, penetrating, and timely look at the global water crisis ? and what (more…)

Authors Shane Bauer, Josh Fattal, and Sarah Shourd sign and discuss Sliver of Light: Three Americans Imprisoned in Iran Three Americans captured by Iranian forces and held in captivity for years reveal, for the first time, the full story of their imprisonment and fight for freedom. A SLIVER OF LIGHT: Three Americans Imprisoned in Iran (more…)

Join us for a very special conversation and reception with legendary Hollywood producer and studio executive David V. Picker, on the publication of his new book, MUSTS, MAYBES, AND NEVERS. As President of United Artists, Paramount and Columbia, and producer of The Jerk , Lenny and The Crucible , David Picker has seen it all, (more…)

Busboys and Poets Book Club in Hyattsville meets to discuss book club member Richard Morris’ W ell Considered and chapters 17 and 18 of A People’s History of the United States by Howard Zinn. The Busboys and Poets Book Club in Hyattsville meets on the last Saturday of every month at 9am in the Zinn (more…)

Busboys and Poets Books welcomes Penny Rosenwasser to sign and discuss, Hope and Practice: Jewish Women Choosing Justice Despite Our Fears Anchored in Jewish ethical tradition, community-building, and an activist?s call to repair the world, Hope into Practice asks Jewish women for the courage to love ourselves enough to face our fears without acting on (more…)

Join us for the DC launch of the new book  Gaza Writes Back: Short Stories from Young Writers in Gaza, Palestine .   The editor, Refaat Alareer , and three contributors Yousef Aljamal, Rawan Yaghi, and Sarah Ali, will share their experiences growing up in Gaza under siege and blockade, and will discuss their decision to start (more…)

With IPS’ Break the Chain Campaign prominently featured in the book, Life Interrupted: Trafficking Into Forced Labor In The United States introduces us to survivors of human trafficking who are struggling to get by and make homes for themselves in the United States. Having spent nearly a decade following the lives of formerly trafficked men (more…)

Author Event: Lost and Found by Sarah Jakes  Lost and Found offers hope and encouragement to women of all ages who like Sarah, find themselves wandering the detours of life _ and shows that no matter how lost they feel, they, too, can be found. About the Author Sarah Jakes oversees the women’s ministry at (more…)