People’s Book

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

A piece of paper with a previously undisclosed truth has the power to bring you to your knees. For four decades, Johnisha Matthews Levi believed a conventional story about her birth, picturing her happy parents at the hospital together. While sorting through her late mother’s belongings, however, she discovered a document indicating that her father was instead serving time in ... Read More

A piece of paper with a previously undisclosed truth has the power to bring you to your knees. For four decades, Johnisha Matthews Levi believed a conventional story about her birth, picturing her happy parents at the hospital together. While sorting through her late mother’s belongings, however, she discovered a document indicating that her father was instead serving time in ... Read More

Join local authors Ethan Goffman and Marianne Szlyk in discussing Ethan’s most recent work of fiction. Ethan Goffman is the author of The Church of the Oversoul and Other Stories, which provides a surrealistic roadmap to our strangest of times. He has also written four other books of fiction and poetry. Although the name is unique on planet Earth, a different version ... Read More

The remarkable life story of Ella Jenkins, “The First Lady of Children’s Music.” Ella Jenkins was one of the most influential musicians of the twentieth century. Her songs “You’ll Sing a Song and I’ll Sing a Song” and “Who Fed the Chickens?” are classics in the world of children’s music. In a career spanning more than sixty years, she recorded ... Read More

Interested in creating community around our shared mortality? Join us every other month for casual chats, guided by our readings, about death, dying, grief, and ultimately, life. Check out http://www.peoplesbooktakoma.com/book-clubs for each month’s selection!