People’s Book

The Wonder and Happiness of Being Old is a timeless introspection on age, love, passion, memories, regret and reconciliation, death, forgiveness, and underneath it all, the silent wisdom that derives from how differently we perceive our lives and struggles from the broader, higher perspective of years. What began as a singular letter in response to a younger family member standing on ... Read More

We will be reading poetry collections from diverse voices and publishers! The fun/naughty thing about this book club is you DON’T have to read the whole book before our meeting (just make sure you read enough of the collection to have an idea of what poems you would like to look at closer)! You don’t need to have ANY poetry ... Read More

From a professional bodybuilder and longtime Wall Street Journal reporter, a manifesto on how women can radically change their lives by tapping into their innate physical power When Wall Street Journal reporter Anne Marie Chaker discovered bodybuilding as a hobby in midlife, she was recovering from a series of traumas, including postpartum depression, the end of her marriage, and the sudden death of her ... Read More

From a professional bodybuilder and longtime Wall Street Journal reporter, a manifesto on how women can radically change their lives by tapping into their innate physical power When Wall Street Journal reporter Anne Marie Chaker discovered bodybuilding as a hobby in midlife, she was recovering from a series of traumas, including postpartum depression, the end of her marriage, and the sudden death of her ... Read More

Two longtime writers for Razorcake, America’s only nonprofit punk magazine, are on tour with their newest projects. Mike Faloon’s new book Straight Up, Without Wings chronicles the life of renowned jazz multi-instrumentalist Joe McPhee.  Michael T. Fournier’s novel The Impasse finds its protagonists living out their Cold War-era anxieties through roleplaying games and all-ages VFW shows. Faloon and Fournier co-edit the long-running baseball zine Zisk, ... Read More

Join bookseller Mylo (they/them) and the Red Crayon for this very special storytime! The hilarious Crayons from the #1 New York Times bestselling The Day the Crayons Quit are back for another adventure—and this time they explore Duncan’s room. Will they want to leave the crayon box for good after they make new friends? Duncan’s crayons just can’t seem to ... Read More

Join us in celebrating the release of Washington Writers’ Publishing House’s first pocket-sized anthology, CAPITAL QUEER: A PRIDE Celebration, a collection honoring the LGBTQ+ experience through poetry, fiction, and essay. The anthology explores themes of love, resilience, identity, and liberation. The collection features a cross section of 32 writers from DC, Maryland, and Virginia. Capital Queer is a bold statement of ... Read More

Join us in celebrating the release of Washington Writers’ Publishing House’s first pocket-sized anthology, CAPITAL QUEER: A PRIDE Celebration, a collection honoring the LGBTQ+ experience through poetry, fiction, and essay. The anthology explores themes of love, resilience, identity, and liberation. The collection features a cross section of 32 writers from DC, Maryland, and Virginia. Capital Queer is a bold statement of ... Read More