A stellar addition to the Amistad list: a beautiful coming-of-age novel from MWA Grand Master and PEN and Edgar Award-winner Walter Mosley that explores love in all forms—romantic, familial, and platonic, centered on one Black family, including a neurodivergent man, and the found bonds that helps ground them.One of the most acclaimed writers working today, (more…)

The World Cup is here, but what function does a worldwide tournament play in an increasingly belligerent police state, with Donald Trump at the helm?Publishing on the eve of the soccer World Cup in the United States, Mexico, and Canada, this concise, power-packed philippic provides a critical take on the dark underbelly of the beautiful (more…)

Join us to learn about the most famous Islamic woman scholar working today, from the two-time Pulitzer Prize finalist author Carla PowerThe soul-stirring intersectional biography of the most famous Islamic woman scholar working today, from the two-time Pulitzer Prize finalist author of If the Oceans Were Ink and Home, Land, Security.”A testament to what it (more…)

Joyful Revolution: Poverty, Social Justice, and the Story of Mary RabagliatiAn evening of story, reflection, and conversation The event is grounded in the life of Mary Rabagliati, whose work emphasized long-term commitment alongside people in poverty, and a refusal to reduce people to problems to be solved. The book’s author, Diana Skelton, will be joined (more…)

RSVP HEREAs midterm elections get closer, we need a new narrative—one that’s generative instead of reactive and one that’s rooted in imagination instead of polarization.Join us for a special gathering to celebrate the launch of Melissa Jun Rowley’s new book “Beyond the Mic Drop: How Our Stories Shift Culture, Power, and Policy” and a community-based (more…)

Join lawyer and activist Ewuare X. Osayande for an empowering reading from his book Our Breath is the Whisper of Our Ancestors’ Defiance.On June 19, 2026, Busboys & Poets – Takoma will be the site for an afternoon of inspiring and empowering poetry with poet and activist Ewuare X. Osayande. Osayande is the author of (more…)

Join us to nourish your mind and soul with stories of identity and healing from local authors illuminating new paths toward recoveryOn Sunday, June 28th at Busboys and Poets Hyattsville, join us for Author Next Door: Food for Your Mind and Soul, the next installment in our rotating DMV-wide celebration of community storytellers.This self-help and (more…)

Now more than ever, we need messages of hope to unite us.This book calls upon readers to be hopeful, even amid despair. In a world filled with hopelessness, consider filling your hearts and minds with messages of hope. (more…)

What if elderhood could be the most meaningful, expansive and fun time of life? Psychedelics and the Counterculture of Aging describes how intentional use of psychedelics in older age can support profound healing, personal exploration, meaning making, spiritual deepening, joy, and resolution in the face of death. Part informational resource and part compendium of personal (more…)

In this essential intervention, Venezuelan socialists provide an invaluable analysis of the origins and causes of their country (more…)

Join us to learn more about progressive icon and thought leader Howard Zinn through the stories that shaped him as well as the USAA biography of iconic radical historian Howard Zinn, examining his life and work as a progressive icon and thought leader through the story of the times that shaped him as well as (more…)