Busboys and Poets Books welcomes chef and author Bryant Terry to sign and discuss his latest book, Afro-Vegan: Farm-Fresh African, Caribbean, and Southern Flavors Remixed . “Bryant Terry knows that good food should be an everyday right and not a privilege” – Alice Waters Rising star chef, food justice activist Bryant Terry is known for (more…)

Join author Joe Lamport  as he discusses and signs his book The Life and Times of Richard Musto. ?A winsome character sketch that celebrates a homeless man?s quirky personality and picaresque life story?  The result is a heartening lesson on ?How to live in extremis / Yet live life to the fullest.?  A romanticized but beguiling saga of (more…)

Teaching for Change’s Bookstore at Busboys and Poets welcomes Pearl Cleage author of the new book, “Things I Should Have Told My Daughter: Lies, Lessons, and Love Affairs” In this inspiring memoir, the award-winning playwright and bestselling author of “What Looks Like Crazy on an Ordinary Day” reminisces on the art of juggling marriage, motherhood, and (more…)

Busboys and Poets Books welcomes Aaron Hurst to sign and discuss The Purpose Economy: How Your Desire for Impact, Personal Growth and Community is Changing the World A series of shifts are happening in our economy: Millennials are trading in conventional career paths to launch tech start-ups, start small businesses that are rooted in local (more…)

Author Anne Germanacos will sign and discuss her book Tribute.   Anne Germanacos is the author of the short-story collection In the Time of the Girls (BOA Editions, 2010). Together with her husband, Nick Germanacos, she ran the Ithaka Cultural Studies Program on the islands of Kalymnos and Crete. She runs the Germanacos Foundation in (more…)

Busboys and Poets presents Ralph Nader to sign and discuss Unstoppable: The Emerging Left-Right Alliance to Dismantle the Corporate State We are at one of the most pivotal moments in our country?s political history:  Americans are more disillusioned with their political leaders than ever before and large majorities of citizens tell pollsters that big corporations (more…)

Busboys and Poets welcomes author Peter Van Buren to discuss and sign his book Ghosts of Tom Joad: A Story of the #99Percent Ghosts of Tom Joad, A Story of the #99Percent is about growth, failure and redemption. It is Earl?s story, tracing the rise of the Working Poor, and the non-working wealthy. Rich in (more…)

Teaching for Change’s Bookstore at Busboys and Poets welcomes Betsy Leondar-Wright to lead a participatory workshop and discussion based on her new book, Missing Class: Strengthening Social Movement Groups by Seeing Class Cultures Compellingly written for both activists and social scientists, Missing Class describes class differences in paths to activism, attitudes towards leadership, methods of (more…)

Teaching for Change’s Bookstore at Busboys and Poets  welcomes Steve Early  to discuss and sign his new book,  Save Our Unions: Dispatches from a Movement in Distress Save Our Unions: Dispatches From A Movement in Distress brings together recent essays and reporting by labor journalist Steve Early. The author illuminates the challenges facing U.S. workers, whether they’re (more…)

Teaching for Change’s Bookstore at Busboys and Poets welcomes Dave Zirin to discuss and sign his new book, Brazil’s Dance with the Devil: The World Cup, the Olympics, and the Struggle for Democracy   Sponsors:  Teaching for Change  Busboys and Poets  Edge of Sports  Haymarket Books  Sports Fans Coalition (more…)

Ingrid D. Campbell signs and discusses her new book: THE TIME HAS COME TO TELL MY STORY Ingrid D. Campbell takes you on a journey through her life under the watchful eyes of many.  Keeping in mind, it?s not where she came from its where her journey leads her. In writing her first novel she (more…)