Join us in person for a fun chat and signing with Darin Johnson about his new book Digital Coup!Darin Johnson, local author and Howard Law professor, will deliver a book talk and signing for his new book Digital Coup: The Conspiracy to Thwart Global Democracy. In Digital Coup, Johnson uses his expertise to explore how (more…)

Join us to dive into Anna Dorn’s latest novel American Spirits, a love letter to pop music that charts an icon’s fall and an obsessive fangirl’s rise.Thirty-eight-year-old Blue Velour has finally achieved the critical acclaim she’s long been chasing. Over the last decade, she’s released six studio albums to mixed reviews, landing her somewhere between (more…)

What would the world look like if we couldn’t express outrage against the systems we disagree with or support the changes we seek?Our right to peaceful protest is under attack, and we must act now.Protest: Respect It, Defend It,Use It offers a powerful look at the role peaceful activism has played in advancing the public (more…)

Join Readers Nationwide for an Evening with Walter MosleyBe part of a national, live conversation with Walter Mosley, one of the most celebrated voices in contemporary literature.On Thursday, May 28, Mosley will appear live in Sacramento at The Guild Theater with the event streamed to 30 bookstores nationwide and available for viewers at home. This (more…)

Author, speaker, and social change leader Catherine Alonzo brings The Changemaker’s Toolkit to Washington, DC.Join us for a thoughtful, engaging evening exploring how individuals and organizations can drive meaningful social impact—even in uncertain times. Catherine will share insights from her work on major social change movements and introduce a practical framework built around Vision, Action, (more…)

Join us to learn how science, culture, and hope can converge to restore one of Earth’s most vital marine habitatsIn a matter of decades, a spectacular cold-water paradise thirty million years in the making is succumbing to warming oceans. Kelp forests are largely out of sight, hidden under the ocean’s surface, yet they are one (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…)

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. This author talk and book signing will take place on Tuesday, July 2nd at Busboys and Poets Takoma (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…)