SIX STOPS ON THE NATIONAL SECURITY TOUR | A Busboys and Poets Books PresentationJoin us to learn how the U.S. Military affects American communities. Author Miriam Pemberton’s book SIX STOPS ON THE NATIONAL SECURITY TOUR dives into The U.S. military economy and how it incorporates hundreds of American communities. This is the first book to (more…)

Busboys and Poets Books welcomes Kymone Freeman to discuss his new book, Nineveh: A Conflict Over Water.  (release date 3/22/23)Nineveh is a conflict over water set in the future in a post-oil depleted dystopian society. Old cities are now underwater as a result of climate change and new cities have emerged. A massive global drought (more…)

GETTING ME CHEAP | A Busboys and Poets Books PresentationJoin us to learn how low-wage traps women and girls in poverty.Amanda Freeman and Lisa Dodsen’s new book GETTING ME CHEAP is a riveting portrait of the lives of the low-wage workers—primarily women—who make this lifestyle possible. Sociologists Lisa Dodson and Amanda Freeman follow women in (more…)

Patricia Davis-Muffett is excited to share that her first poetry collection, Alchemy of Yeast and Tears, is being published by Kelsay Books in March 2023. The book focuses on the griefs and joys of being part of the “sandwich generation,” mourning the loss of a mother while coping with the complexities of raising children to be (more…)

IDA IN THE MIDDLE | A Busboys and Poets Books PresentationJoin us to learn about an important coming of age story that explores identity, place, voice, and belonging. Every time violence erupts in the Middle East, Ida knows what’s coming next at her school near Boston. Some of her classmates treat her as if it’s (more…)