BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//People's Book - ECPv6.18.0//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:People's Book X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://peoplesbooktakoma.com X-WR-CALDESC:Events for People's Book REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20240310T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20241103T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20250309T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20251102T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20260308T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20261101T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251026T093000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251026T100000 DTSTAMP:20251004T180015Z CREATED:20251004T180015Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251004T180015Z UID:22321-1761471000-1761472800@peoplesbooktakoma.com SUMMARY:Halloween Storytime DESCRIPTION:Join bookseller Mylo for a read aloud of new and (just a little bit) spooky books\, followed by hauntingly good crafts! \nThis is an in-person event. Seated capacity at People’s Book is 50 patrons. Standing room is an option. All events are first-come\, first-served seating. Accessible seating is always available. URL:https://peoplesbooktakoma.com/donotuse/all-hallows-storytime/ LOCATION:People’s Book\, 7014-A Westmoreland Ave.\, Takoma Park\, MD\, 20912\, United States CATEGORIES:Children's Events,Community Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://peoplesbooktakoma.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Mylo-Storytime.png ORGANIZER;CN="People's Book":MAILTO:info@peoplesbooktakoma.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251025T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251025T180000 DTSTAMP:20251009T135620Z CREATED:20251009T135620Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251009T135620Z UID:21769-1761408000-1761415200@peoplesbooktakoma.com SUMMARY:Halloween at People's Book (ft. Alex Travis for The Payback Girls) DESCRIPTION:Staring at 4pm: celebrate Halloween with fun activities from crafts to a murder mystery-themed scavenger hunt\, followed by a discussion of Alex Travis’ latest release The Payback Girls. Plus\, if you come dressed as either your favorite literary crime solver or criminal\, you could win a prize! \nAbout the book: \n\nAfter the basketball star and most popular guy in school is found bloodied and unconscious in the locker room\, his three jilted exes become suspects…and the investigation turns from assault to murder. John Tucker Must Die meets One of Us Is Lying in a gripping\, page-turning debut thriller.  \n\n\nWhen the HS basketball star is found bloodied and unconscious in the boy’s locker room after the big game\, Nate Walker lands in the ICU fighting for his life—and Meghan and Nate’s two ex-girlfriends become the prime suspects. \nThe three teens have a tense relationship at best—and they each have their own motive for lashing out at Nate. But Meghan\, Bria\, and Robin are determined to clear their names amid escalating danger and suspicion…even if it means forming an uncomfortable alliance to uncover the truth. \nThe only problems? Meghan doesn’t remember everything that happened the night of the incident and the more clues they uncover\, the more each looks responsible. \nThen Nate dies of his injuries. Who is guilty of murder? \n\nAlex Travis is a school psychologist by day\, author by night. Alex earned a Ph.D.\, and procrastinated her dissertation by writing her forthcoming books.  As a Black woman\, she hopes to add to the growing canon of great YA work about Black teenagers. She lives in Virginia.\n\nChristina Ferko grew up in a family of seven girls\, including her identical twin sister—who is also an author. Before writing\, she dreamed of running away and joining a circus. She even learned how to eat and breathe fire but now spends her time happily writing at home instead. Christina lives in Maryland with her husband and two kids\, along with their four cats and one wild corgi. You can find her on Instagram @christina_ferko or check out her website at authorchristinaferko.com\n\nIf you’d like to purchase The Payback Girls online and still support People’s Book\, follow the link below:\nhttps://bookshop.org/a/88548/9781464217715\nIf you’d like to pre-order The Darkness Greeted Her online and still support People’s Book\, follow the link below:\nThe Darkness Greeted Her (Signed!) \n \n\nThis is an in-person event. Seated capacity at People’s Book is 50 patrons. Standing room is an option. All events are first-come\, first-served seating. Accessible seating is always available. URL:https://peoplesbooktakoma.com/donotuse/pb-thrills/ LOCATION:People’s Book\, 7014-A Westmoreland Ave.\, Takoma Park\, MD\, 20912\, United States CATEGORIES:Author Events,Community Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://peoplesbooktakoma.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Halloween-1.png ORGANIZER;CN="People's Book":MAILTO:info@peoplesbooktakoma.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251025T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251025T103000 DTSTAMP:20250905T175146Z CREATED:20250904T202730Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250905T175146Z UID:21642-1761386400-1761388200@peoplesbooktakoma.com SUMMARY:Halloween Concert with Mr. Gabe! DESCRIPTION:Mr. Gabe has been performing for young children in the Washington\, DC area for over ten years.  His music is a lively and  interactive mix of traditional children’s songs\, child-friendly pop songs and originals. Learn more at https://mrgabemusic.com/  \n  \nThis is an in-person concert\, and will take place outside (weather permitting). URL:https://peoplesbooktakoma.com/donotuse/halloween-with-mr-gabe/ LOCATION:People’s Book\, 7014-A Westmoreland Ave.\, Takoma Park\, MD\, 20912\, United States CATEGORIES:Children's Events,Community Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://peoplesbooktakoma.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Mr.-Gabe-the-Pirate.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="People's Book":MAILTO:info@peoplesbooktakoma.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251019T093000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251019T100000 DTSTAMP:20250828T152542Z CREATED:20250828T151752Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250828T152542Z UID:21388-1760866200-1760868000@peoplesbooktakoma.com SUMMARY:Storytime: Courtney Pippin-Mathur for Dinosaur Days DESCRIPTION:Izzy Rae has quite the imagination\, and she’s certainly not afraid to show everybody how wild and ferocious it can get. She starts the day rummaging through her closet for the perfect dinosaur attire\, because for Izzy Rae\, every day is DINOSAUR DAY! \nIzzy Rae doesn’t chew her food as a ferocious dinosaur\, she CHOMPS! Instead of stepping down the stairs or along the sidewalk\, she STOMPS! And wouldn’t you know it\, when she is reading signs\, she simply doesn’t read\, she ROARS! Izzy Rae has so much fun being a dinosaur throughout the day\, but there is only one thing better than a dinosaur chomping\, stomping and roaring. And that is TWO dinosaurs chomping\, stomping\, and roaring! \nDinosaur Days is the ultimate celebration of childhood and showcase of the tenacity of a child’s imagination. Izzy Rae conveys her love of dinosaurs through vibrant costumes and funny ways of doing ordinary things like eating\, walking\, and reading. Young readers will laugh out loud at her hilarious encounters with family and friends. \nCourtney Pippin-Mathur was raised in the wilds of East Texas\, where she never saw a live dinosaur. She now lives near Washington D.C. with her husband\, three kids and one rescue dog\, who suspiciously resembles a Stegosaurus.\nShe is the author of Dinosaur Days and author/illustrator of several other picture books including\, Maya was Grumpy\, Dragons Rule\, Princesses Drool and Fairies Don’t Fight.\n\nIf you’d like to purchase this title online and still support People’s Book\, follow the link below:\nhttps://bookshop.org/a/88548/9781478887843\nThis is an in-person event. Seated capacity at People’s Book is 50 patrons. Standing room is an option. All events are first-come\, first-served seating. Accessible seating is always available. URL:https://peoplesbooktakoma.com/donotuse/dinosaur-storytime/ LOCATION:People’s Book\, 7014-A Westmoreland Ave.\, Takoma Park\, MD\, 20912\, United States CATEGORIES:Author Events,Children's Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://peoplesbooktakoma.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Courtney-Pippin-Mathur.png ORGANIZER;CN="People's Book":MAILTO:info@peoplesbooktakoma.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251018T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251018T170000 DTSTAMP:20250911T140648Z CREATED:20250911T135012Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250911T140648Z UID:21747-1760788800-1760806800@peoplesbooktakoma.com SUMMARY:Indie & Local Tabletop Games Fair 2025 DESCRIPTION:The DMV is home to some of the world’s leading tabletop game designers! Come meet your neighbors whose games are available at hobby shops\, online\, and even your local bookstore. \nDesigned in the DMV Game Market\, 12-5pm\nZines\, journaling games\, accessories\, and even digital games on a stick — all made by your neighbors \nSmall Games\, Big Fun\, 4-5pm\nLocal designers talk about how they squeezed the most fun into games that are light on the shelf\, your pocketbook\, and the planet. \n\n\n\nAngela Bell is the designer and self-publisher of the card / trivia game\, “How Much Do You Really Know\,” about the FBI and law enforcement.\nDave Chalker is a game designer encompassing both board and role-playing games\, and the vice president of the Unpub nonprofit that helps game designers get their unpublished games tested.\nAndy Looney is the chief game designer of Looney Labs\, which publishes the “Fluxx” series of card games\, the “Loonacy” series\, the “Pyramid Games” series\, and many others. URL:https://peoplesbooktakoma.com/donotuse/indie-games-25/ LOCATION:People’s Book\, 7014-A Westmoreland Ave.\, Takoma Park\, MD\, 20912\, United States CATEGORIES:Community Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://peoplesbooktakoma.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Game-Market-1.png ORGANIZER;CN="People's Book":MAILTO:info@peoplesbooktakoma.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251015T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251015T190000 DTSTAMP:20250724T174742Z CREATED:20250724T174450Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250724T174742Z UID:20875-1760551200-1760554800@peoplesbooktakoma.com SUMMARY:Keya Chatterjee for The Revolution Will Not be Rated G DESCRIPTION:In 2042 Washington\, D.C.\, the United States has fractured into two starkly divided worlds: Uplands\, where the elite\, wealthy\, and predominantly white hold power\, and Lowlands\, where the marginalized are abandoned to fend for themselves. \nAria Petros\, a fearless organizer for the underground resistance collective Expectus\, must lead a desperate mission to protect her people as a catastrophic hurricane barrels toward the eastern seaboard. But the fight for survival is only the beginning—Aria soon realizes that the only way to dismantle the corrupt Upland regime is to infiltrate it from within. \nHer best chance? Neil Rao\, a high school flame she hasn’t seen in years—now the golden boy of Upland and son of the most powerful woman in government. Trusting him could mean salvation. Falling for him again could mean ruin. \nAs Hurricane Eamon tears through the Atlantic coast\, Aria and Neil are thrust into a battle far greater than the storm itself—one that will determine the fate of a divided nation. In the wreckage\, they must navigate treachery\, desire\, and the weight of revolution—before it’s too late. \nKeya Chatterjee is executive director of Free DC and co-founder of Freedom Trainers. She is an avid reader\, an author\, and an activist for climate justice and democracy. Keya is committed to imagining and creating a thriving and inclusive future full of joy and caring. She started her career at NASA and was Executive Director of the US Climate Action Network for almost a decade\, where she was a key voice in civil society for strengthening the Paris Climate Agreement and the Inflation Reduction Act. Keya also served two terms as a hyper local elected official in Washington\, DC\, where she lives with her husband and son. She previously published a nonfiction book\, The Zero Footprint Baby: How to Save the Planet While Raising a Healthy Baby\, and op-eds in many outlets including Newsweek\, Reuters\, and Huffington Post. \nNadine Bloch is an outside-the-box activist artist\, political community organizer\, strategic nonviolent actionista and the Training Director for Beautiful Trouble. Her work explores the potent intersection of art and politics\, where creative cultural resistance is not only effective political action\, but also a powerful way to reclaim agency over our own lives\, fight oppressive systems\, and invest in our communities — all while having more fun than the other side! \n  \nIf you’d like to purchase this title online and still support People’s Book\, follow the link below: \nhttps://bookshop.org/a/88548/9798991413435 \nThis is an in-person event. Seated capacity at People’s Book is 50 patrons. Standing room is an option. All events are first-come\, first-served seating. Accessible seating is always available URL:https://peoplesbooktakoma.com/donotuse/revolution/ LOCATION:People’s Book\, 7014-A Westmoreland Ave.\, Takoma Park\, MD\, 20912\, United States CATEGORIES:Author Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://peoplesbooktakoma.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Karen-Palmer-1-1.png ORGANIZER;CN="People's Book":MAILTO:info@peoplesbooktakoma.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251012T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251012T180000 DTSTAMP:20250717T183520Z CREATED:20250717T164629Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250717T183520Z UID:20820-1760288400-1760292000@peoplesbooktakoma.com SUMMARY:Karen Palmer for She's Under Here DESCRIPTION:“Once upon a time\, I disappeared.” So begins Karen Palmer’s harrowing and redemptive memoir\, She’s Under Here. \nIn 1989\, shortly after her second marriage\, Palmer and her new husband quit their jobs without notice. They pulled her two young daughters out of school and buckled them into the rear seat of a used car purchased with cash. The trunk was packed with clothing and toys\, pillows and blankets\, four place settings\, one pot\, one pan\, and a sack that contained every penny they had. Living with the fear of Palmer’s dangerous ex-husband had become untenable: This was DIY witness protection. \nIn this searingly honest and heart-wrenching account\, Palmer examines why she ended up trapped\, how she escaped\, and the ongoing perils of life constructed around a false identity. She ruthlessly explores the lines between desire and fear\, victim and perpetrator\, captivity and freedom\, and exposes myriad aspects of what it means to make difficult choices as a woman\, when none of the options are good. She’s Under Here is a haunting meditation on themes of disappearance\, betrayal\, and private violence\, and it is utterly unforgettable. \nKaren Palmer is a Pushcart Prize winner and has received grants from the NEA and Colorado Council on the Arts. She’s Under Here grew out of her award-winning essay “The Reader Is the Protagonist\,” first published in Virginia Quarterly Review and selected by Leslie Jamison for inclusion in Best American Essays 2017. More recently her short story “Birds of Paradise”  won the 2022 Emily Clark Balch Prize for Fiction. Her writing has appeared in The Rumpus\, The Kenyon Review\, Arts & Letters\, and Kalliope\, among others. She lives in Los Angeles. \nErin Palmer is a lawyer\, advocate\, and community builder dedicated to public and community service. She works at the national nonprofit Pro Bono Institute\, where she supports pro bono legal efforts that expand access to justice. Erin is deeply involved in her local community\, having served for six years as a neighborhood-level elected official and currently serving on the board of her local Main Street and as Chair of the Fair Budget Coalition’s executive committee. \nBefore working at Pro Bono Institute\, Erin ran a highly competitive campaign for DC Council Chair\, earning attention for her detailed DC Council Accountability Plan and her commitment to transparent\, people-powered governance. She has also served as an ethics lawyer for the federal Judiciary\, practiced as a litigation associate focused on pro bono efforts including asylum\, education access\, and youth justice reform\, supervised a law school human rights clinic\, and clerked for the DC Court of Appeals. \nIf you’d like to purchase this title online and still support People’s Book\, follow the link below: \nhttps://bookshop.org/a/88548/9781643757544 \nThis is an in-person event. Seated capacity at People’s Book is 50 patrons. Standing room is an option. All events are first-come\, first-served seating. Accessible seating is always available. URL:https://peoplesbooktakoma.com/donotuse/shes-under-here/ LOCATION:People’s Book\, 7014-A Westmoreland Ave.\, Takoma Park\, MD\, 20912\, United States CATEGORIES:Author Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://peoplesbooktakoma.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Karen-Palmer-1.png ORGANIZER;CN="People's Book":MAILTO:info@peoplesbooktakoma.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251012T093000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251012T100000 DTSTAMP:20250724T140537Z CREATED:20250724T140537Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250724T140537Z UID:20869-1760261400-1760263200@peoplesbooktakoma.com SUMMARY:Storytime: Caroline Kusin Pritchard for The Day the Books Disappeared DESCRIPTION:All-star authors Joanna Ho (Eyes That Kiss in the Corners) and Caroline Kusin Pritchard (The Keeper of Stories) team up with Caldecott Medalist and National Book Award Winner Dan Santat in this celebration of the freedom to read. \nArnold didn’t mean for the books to disappear—not exactly. It all started because he liked his book about airplanes best. Why would anyone want to read about tomatoes or ostriches or submarines (ew\, the worst!) when they could read about planes\, instead? \nWhen Arnold realizes—POOF!—he can make the other books vanish\, he goes a little too far. Before he knows it\, all the books are gone…including his. Can Arnold figure out how to bring them back before it’s too late? \nThis book about books celebrates themes of empathy\, interconnectedness\, and the value of diverse and differing perspectives. \nCaroline Kusin Pritchard is the author of many children’s books\, including Gitty and Kvetch\, Where is Poppy?\, and The Keeper of Stories\, which is a Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection and received three starred reviews. She co-hosts the Kidlit Happy Hour podcast with author Joanna Ho. Caroline has an MFA in writing for children and young adults from Vermont College of Fine Arts and lives in Northern Virginia with her husband and their four kiddos. Visit CarolineKusinPritchard.com to learn more. \nIf you’d like to purchase this title online and still support People’s Book\, follow the link below: \nhttps://bookshop.org/a/88548/9781368110655 \nThis is an in-person event. Seated capacity at People’s Book is 50 patrons. Standing room is an option. All events are first-come\, first-served seating. Accessible seating is always available. URL:https://peoplesbooktakoma.com/donotuse/books-disappeared/ LOCATION:People’s Book\, 7014-A Westmoreland Ave.\, Takoma Park\, MD\, 20912\, United States CATEGORIES:Author Events,Children's Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://peoplesbooktakoma.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Caroline-Kusin-Pritchard.png ORGANIZER;CN="People's Book":MAILTO:info@peoplesbooktakoma.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251005T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251005T170000 DTSTAMP:20250911T144804Z CREATED:20250911T144804Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250911T144804Z UID:21761-1759669200-1759683600@peoplesbooktakoma.com SUMMARY:Banned Book Read-In DESCRIPTION:To kick off Banned Book Week\, we will be offering a quiet space for folks to come read and discuss their favorite banned books during the Takoma Street Festival. Plus\, our partners at Libro.fm will be providing a FREE audiobook for anyone who attends! \nWe encourage you to: \n\nBring your favorite banned book to read\nDownload Libro.fm and listen to your free audiobook (don’t worry\, Mylo will help you navigate the app)\nDonate a banned book through our store\n\nThis is a drop-in event; registration is not required\, but does help us set up the reading area. URL:https://peoplesbooktakoma.com/donotuse/banned/ LOCATION:MD CATEGORIES:Community Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://peoplesbooktakoma.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Banned-Book.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251005T093000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251005T100000 DTSTAMP:20250917T211039Z CREATED:20250917T211020Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250917T211039Z UID:21938-1759656600-1759658400@peoplesbooktakoma.com SUMMARY:Storytime: Dr. Jennifer D. Son for Tiny Scrubs\, Big Dreams DESCRIPTION:Tiny Scrubs\, Big Dreams is a children’s book that invites young readers\, especially girls\, and aspiring dreamers\, to imagine the possibilities of their futures. The story begins with a young girl in her bedroom daydreaming about becoming a surgeon. Readers are then whisked on a fascinating journey throughout the human body\, discovering the roles surgeons play in healing and caring for others. \nThis book highlights the dedication\, perseverance\, and kindness it takes to achieve such a goal. It celebrates the power of dreaming big while encouraging young readers to believe in their potential and never give up. Tiny Scrubs\, Big Dreams is more than a book; it is a call to action for young minds to embrace their strengths\, break barriers\, and pursue their aspirations with confidence and determination. \nDr. Jennifer Son is a breast surgeon\, author\, and mom who loves inspiring children to follow their dreams. Her debut children’s book\, Tiny Scrubs Big Dreams\, encourages kids—especially girls—to see themselves in science and medicine. When she isn’t in the operating room or writing\, she enjoys reading stories with her daughters and going on adventures together. \nIf you’d like to purchase this title online and still support People’s Book\, follow the link below: \nhttps://bookshop.org/a/88548/9798349354489 \nThis is an in-person event. Seated capacity at People’s Book is 50 patrons. Standing room is an option. All events are first-come\, first-served seating. Accessible seating is always available. URL:https://peoplesbooktakoma.com/donotuse/tiny-storytime/ LOCATION:People’s Book\, 7014-A Westmoreland Ave.\, Takoma Park\, MD\, 20912\, United States CATEGORIES:Author Events,Children's Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://peoplesbooktakoma.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Dr.-Son.png ORGANIZER;CN="People's Book":MAILTO:info@peoplesbooktakoma.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251004T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251004T200000 DTSTAMP:20250831T220806Z CREATED:20250831T220806Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250831T220806Z UID:21471-1759600800-1759608000@peoplesbooktakoma.com SUMMARY:Free Tarot with Jane Prompeng DESCRIPTION:Join Jane Prompeng for a free tarot reading! Our selection of decks and books is also available for browsing at this time. \n  \nLimit of 8 readings. Sign-up must be in-person\, and only for whomever will be receiving the reading. URL:https://peoplesbooktakoma.com/donotuse/oct-tarot/ LOCATION:People’s Book\, 7014-A Westmoreland Ave.\, Takoma Park\, MD\, 20912\, United States CATEGORIES:Community Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://peoplesbooktakoma.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Jane-Oct.png ORGANIZER;CN="People's Book":MAILTO:info@peoplesbooktakoma.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251004T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251004T160000 DTSTAMP:20250904T164512Z CREATED:20250904T150412Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250904T164512Z UID:21584-1759590000-1759593600@peoplesbooktakoma.com SUMMARY:Shidan Youssefian for Life Really Socks: Quest for Iron Mountain DESCRIPTION:Your favorite mismatched socks return for another steaming hot adventure in this full-color graphic novel! Does the trio have what it takes to become true heroic hosiery? \nFreddy\, Ruffles\, and Hanks travel to the Pinky Toe Kingdom\, a realm of irresistibly cute baby socks\, to enroll in a royal contest. The prize? The legendary Dial of Desires\, a powerful artifact that could help Freddy in his search for his long lost sock twin\, Peter. But getting their hands on the dial won’t be easy\, as our heroes will need to descend into the infernal Iron Mountain to win! And while steaming geysers\, molten lava\, and fierce competition will prove to be great challenges for Freddy and his friends\, the biggest test will come from within. \nAction-packed adventure awaits in this hilarious second installment in the Life Really Socks graphic novel series\, which will reveal that friendship—and doing the right thing—are the most precious prizes of all. Perfect for fans of InvestiGators\, Pizza and Taco\, Fry Guys\, and Cat Ninja. \nShidan Youssefian lives in Washington DC\, and is a creative storyteller with over a decade of experience in branding. Born and raised in Italy\, he holds an MSc in Communications from the London School of Economics. During the pandemic (a.k.a. the sockiest time ever) he decided to leave his consulting job and team up with his cousin Roshan to create Life Really Socks! \nLife Really Socks (Volume 1): Into the Sock Verse (SIGNED!) \n \nhttps://peoplesbooktakoma.com/product/lifereallysocks2/ \nhttps://peoplesbooktakoma.com/product/socks \nThis is an in-person event. Seated capacity at People’s Book is 50 patrons. Standing room is an option. All events are first-come\, first-served seating. Accessible seating is always available. URL:https://peoplesbooktakoma.com/donotuse/socks-vol2/ LOCATION:MD CATEGORIES:Author Events,Children's Events END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251003T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251003T190000 DTSTAMP:20250930T193133Z CREATED:20250717T163102Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250930T193133Z UID:20812-1759514400-1759518000@peoplesbooktakoma.com SUMMARY:Immigration Detention Panel DESCRIPTION:The United States has the most extensive immigration detention system in the world\, expanding from a capacity of less than 5\,000 detainees per day in the 1980s to 52\,000 by 2019. While the most vociferous anti-immigrant rhetoric may be attributed to Republicans\, US detention infrastructure has grown exponentially regardless of the political party in power as reports of abysmal detention conditions pile up. \nNancy Hiemstra and Deirdre Conlon provide a damning exposé of the ways immigration detention generates income. At the same time\, those detained are starved\, sickened\, and exploited as a matter of routine detention operations. Drawing on over a decade of research focusing on detention centers in New Jersey and New York\, the authors map public-private financial relationships and trace how detention contracts for food\, medical care\, and in-facility stores are fought over to the penny. By dissecting the inner workings of immigration detention\, they show a system governed by a capitalist logic that produces sickening and corrupting dependencies in communities across the US. \nComing at a pivotal social and political moment\, Immigration Detention Inc. makes the case for dismantling immigration detention regimes everywhere. \nNancy Hiemstra is a political geographer whose research focuses on US immigration enforcement policies. She is the author of Detain and Deport: The Chaotic U.S. Immigration Enforcement Regime and co-editor of Intimate Economies of Immigration Detention. She is Associate Professor at Stony Brook University in Long Island\, New York\, US. \nDeirdre Conlon is a critical geographer working in the US and Britain. Her work focuses on how immigration and border controls are proliferating as they are monetized. She is co-editor of Intimate Economies of Immigration Detention and Carceral Spaces: Mobility and Agency in Imprisonment and Migrant Detention. She is Associate Professor based at the University of Leeds. \nSetareh Ghandehari is the Advocacy Director for the Detention Watch Network\, a national coalition building power through collective advocacy\, grassroots organizing and strategic communications to abolish immigration detention in the United States. She works alongside other DWN staff and members to abolish immigration detention in the United States\, and has been involved in social justice movements for over 20 years. \nIf you’d like to purchase this title online and still support People’s Book\, follow the link below: \nhttps://bookshop.org/a/88548/9780745349466 \nThis is an in-person event. Seated capacity at People’s Book is 50 patrons. Standing room is an option. All events are first-come\, first-served seating. Accessible seating is always available. \n  URL:https://peoplesbooktakoma.com/donotuse/immigration-panel/ LOCATION:People’s Book\, 7014-A Westmoreland Ave.\, Takoma Park\, MD\, 20912\, United States CATEGORIES:Author Events,Community Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://peoplesbooktakoma.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Immigration-Panel-1.png ORGANIZER;CN="People's Book":MAILTO:info@peoplesbooktakoma.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251002T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251002T200000 DTSTAMP:20250717T154335Z CREATED:20250717T153549Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250717T154335Z UID:20804-1759431600-1759435200@peoplesbooktakoma.com SUMMARY:Christopher C. Gorham for Matisse at War DESCRIPTION:In 1940\, with the Nazis sweeping through France\, Henri Matisse found himself at a personal and artistic crossroads. His 42-year marriage had ended\, he was gravely ill\, and after decades at the forefront of modern art\, he was beset by doubt. As scores of famous figures escaped the country\, Matisse took refuge in Nice\, with his companion\, Lydia Delectorskaya. By defiantly remaining\, Matisse was a source of inspiration for his nation. While enemy agents and Resistance fighters played cat-and-mouse in the alleyways of Nice\, Matisse’s son\, Jean\, engaged in sabotage efforts with the Allies. In Paris\, under the swastika\, Matisse’s estranged wife\, Amélie\, worked for the Communist underground. His beloved daughter\, Marguerite\, active in the French Resistance\, was arrested and tortured by the Gestapo\, sentenced to Ravensbruck concentration camp-and miraculously escaped when her train was halted by Allied bombs. His younger\, son\, Pierre helped Jewish artists escape to New York; even his teenaged grandson risked his life by defying the Germans and their Vichy collaborators. Amidst this chaos\, Matisse responded to the dark days of war by inventing a dazzling new paper technique that led to some of his most iconic pieces\, including The Fall of Icarus\, his profile of Charles De Gaulle\, Monsieur Loyal\, and his groundbreaking cut-out book\, Jazz. His wartime works were acts of resistance\, subtly patriotic and daringly new. Drawing on intimate letters and a multitude of other sources\, Christopher C. Gorham illuminates this momentous stage of Matisse’s life as never before\, revealing an artist on a journey of reinvention\, wrenching meaning from the suffering of war\, and holding up the light of human imagination against the torch of fascism to create some of the most exciting work of his career\, of the 20th century\, and in the history of art. \nChristopher C. Gorham is a lawyer\, educator\, and acclaimed author whose books include Matisse at War and The Confidante. He is a frequent speaker at conferences\, literary events\, colleges\, and book club gatherings. He currently lives in Boston and can be found online at ChristopherCGorham.com \nIf you’d like to purchase this title online and still support People’s Book\, follow the link below: \nhttps://bookshop.org/a/88548/9780806544168 \nThis is an in-person event. Seated capacity at People’s Book is 50 patrons. Standing room is an option. All events are first-come\, first-served seating. Accessible seating is always available. URL:https://peoplesbooktakoma.com/donotuse/matisse-at-war/ LOCATION:People’s Book\, 7014-A Westmoreland Ave.\, Takoma Park\, MD\, 20912\, United States CATEGORIES:Author Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://peoplesbooktakoma.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Christopher-C.-Gorham-1.png ORGANIZER;CN="People's Book":MAILTO:info@peoplesbooktakoma.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251001T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251001T190000 DTSTAMP:20250821T133707Z CREATED:20250821T133707Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250821T133707Z UID:21242-1759341600-1759345200@peoplesbooktakoma.com SUMMARY:Antonia Hylton for Madness: Race and Insanity in a Jim Crow Asylum DESCRIPTION:In the tradition of The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks\, this New York Times bestseller is a page-turning account of one of the nation’s last segregated asylums…”a book that left me breathless” (Clint Smith). \nFor centuries\, Black patients have been absent from our history books. Madness transports readers through the ninety-three-year history of Crownsville Hospital\, one of the last segregated asylums with surviving records and a campus that still stands to this day in Anne Arundel County\, Maryland. Antonia Hylton blends the intimate tales of patients and employees whose lives were shaped by Crownsville with a decade-worth of investigative research and archival documents. Madness chronicles the stories of Black families whose mental health suffered as they tried\, and sometimes failed\, to find safety and dignity. Hylton also grapples with her own family’s experiences with mental illness\, and the secrecy and shame that it reproduced for generations. \nAs Crownsville Hospital grew from an antebellum-style work camp to a tiny city sitting on 1\,500 acres\, the institution became a microcosm of America’s evolving battles over slavery\, racial integration\, and civil rights. Hylton traces the legacy of slavery to the treatment of Black people’s bodies and minds in our current mental healthcare system. It is a captivating and heartbreaking meditation on how America decides who is sick or criminal\, and who is worthy of our care or irredeemable. \nAntonia Hylton is a Peabody and Emmy-award winning journalist\, co-anchor of MSNBC / Weekend Primetime\, and the co-host of the hit podcast Southlake and Grapevine. She graduated magna cum laude from Harvard University\, where she received prizes for her investigative research on race\, mass incarceration and the history of psychiatry. \nIf you’d like to purchase this title online and still support People’s Book\, follow the link below: \nhttps://bookshop.org/a/88548/9781538723692 \nThis is an in-person event. Seated capacity at People’s Book is 50 patrons. Standing room is an option. All events are first-come\, first-served seating. Accessible seating is always available. URL:https://peoplesbooktakoma.com/donotuse/madness/ LOCATION:People’s Book\, 7014-A Westmoreland Ave.\, Takoma Park\, MD\, 20912\, United States CATEGORIES:Author Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://peoplesbooktakoma.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Antonia-Hylton.png ORGANIZER;CN="People's Book":MAILTO:info@peoplesbooktakoma.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250930T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250930T200000 DTSTAMP:20250828T180332Z CREATED:20250828T145733Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250828T180332Z UID:21376-1759258800-1759262400@peoplesbooktakoma.com SUMMARY:Bilingual Poetry Book Launch: David Alberto Fernández DESCRIPTION:In this bilingual collection of concise poems\, Washington DC-based poet David Alberto Fernández offers a reader a journey into the pandemic; into the redemptive power of nature; and the paradoxes of political conditions and the human heart. \n(En esta colección bilingue  de poemas concisos\, el poeta David Alberto Fernández\, radicado en Washington DC ofrece al lector un viaje a la pandemia; al poder redentor de la naturaleza; y a las paradojas de las condiciones políticas y el corazón humano.) \nDavid Alberto Fernández is a poet who lives in Takoma Park\, Maryland. His bilingual collection of poems\, Mundo se consumo / World consumes itself (Beltway Editions\, 2025)\, is already attracting positive popular and critical attention. A lover of words\, ideas\, and books\, David was born in Miami\, Florida\, in 1972 to Cuban parents\, studied philosophy at Florida International University\, and earned his library science degree from the Catholic University of America. He is the author of the novel Alexstasia (1997) and has co-translated and co-edited two nonfiction works in English: Anarchism in Cuba (2001) and Proof of Contact (2004). He published his first chapbook of poems\, Flowers beyond here (2020)\, at the height of the pandemic. He is currently the Associate Editor of Beltway Poetry Quarterly and is also the co-founder and co-curator of the Beltway Café\, a seasonal poetry series and literary salon meeting at the MLK Library in the heart of Washington\, D.C.\, since 2023. For the past two decades\, he has also proudly worked as a librarian at the largest library in the world. \nIf you’d like to purchase this title online and still support People’s Book\, follow the link below: \nhttps://bookshop.org/a/88548/9781957372181 \nThis is an in-person event. Seated capacity at People’s Book is 50 patrons. Standing room is an option. All events are first-come\, first-served seating. Accessible seating is always available. URL:https://peoplesbooktakoma.com/donotuse/mundo-se-consume/ LOCATION:People’s Book\, 7014-A Westmoreland Ave.\, Takoma Park\, MD\, 20912\, United States CATEGORIES:Author Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://peoplesbooktakoma.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/David-A-Fernandez-1.png ORGANIZER;CN="People's Book":MAILTO:info@peoplesbooktakoma.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250930T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250930T190000 DTSTAMP:20250605T172825Z CREATED:20250522T140942Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250605T172825Z UID:19918-1759255200-1759258800@peoplesbooktakoma.com SUMMARY:Ellen Oh for The House Next Door DESCRIPTION:Celebrated cofounder of We Need Diverse Books and APALA Honoree Ellen Oh delivers another spooky story in the vein of Spirit Hunters\, about hero Rory and the creepy house next door. Filled with angry spirits\, mysterious noises\, and malevolent forces\, the house has tormented many souls. When new neighbor Jack and his family move in\, Rory must do everything he can to prevent them from becoming its next victims. \n\n\nRory Parker knows not to step foot in\, on\, or around the house next door. He’s seen things creeping in the shadows\, has had encounters with spirits\, and lost a best friend to the house’s malevolence. But when his new neighbors\, Jack and his family\, move into the house next door\, Rory makes it his duty to protect them at all costs. \nBut the evil forces lying within the house are plotting something sinister\, something that puts Jack’s little sister in extreme danger. Soon\, Rory understands he’ll need the help of Jack and some friendly ghosts in order to stand a chance at defeating the evil that lurks within the walls for good. But what exactly lives in the house next door\, and will Rory and Jack find out in time to save the day\, or can its evil never be evicted? \n\nEllen Oh is an award-winning author and editor of numerous middle grade and young adult novels including On The Block: Stories of Home\, The Colliding Worlds of Mina Lee\, You Are Here: Connecting Flights\, Finding Junie Kim\, and the Spirit Hunters trilogy. A former adjunct college instructor and lawyer\, Ellen is also a founding member of We Need Diverse Books\, a non-profit organization dedicated to increasing diversity in children’s literature. Originally from New York City\, Ellen lives in Rockville\, Maryland\, with her husband\, three human children\, and two dog children and has yet to satisfy her quest for a decent bagel. You can visit her online at www.ellenoh.com. \nIf you’d like to purchase this title online and still support People’s Book\, follow the link below: \nhttps://bookshop.org/a/88548/9780062875846 \nThis is an in-person event. Seated capacity at People’s Book is 50 patrons. Standing room is an option. All events are first-come\, first-served seating. Accessible seating is always available. URL:https://peoplesbooktakoma.com/donotuse/house-next-door/ LOCATION:People’s Book\, 7014-A Westmoreland Ave.\, Takoma Park\, MD\, 20912\, United States CATEGORIES:Author Events,Children's Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://peoplesbooktakoma.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Ellen-Oh.png ORGANIZER;CN="People's Book":MAILTO:info@peoplesbooktakoma.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250929T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250929T190000 DTSTAMP:20250916T003436Z CREATED:20250916T003256Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250916T003436Z UID:21897-1759165200-1759172400@peoplesbooktakoma.com SUMMARY:Evergreen Montessori Family Meet & Greet DESCRIPTION:Hello Evergreen families! Come join us for free pizza and merriment at the bookstore to say hello and meet other parents\, caregivers & kids across classrooms — you know\, the ones you may have seen at pick up and drop off all year but haven’t really met yet! We will be organizaing a book donation for classrooms – if you feel inclined\, you can buy a book to contribute! Please let us know if you’re coming with the RSVP below so we know how much [cheese] pizza to order. \nHope you can make it! URL:https://peoplesbooktakoma.com/donotuse/evergreen/ LOCATION:People’s Book\, 7014-A Westmoreland Ave.\, Takoma Park\, MD\, 20912\, United States CATEGORIES:Private Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://peoplesbooktakoma.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/IMG_0602-cr.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="People's Book":MAILTO:info@peoplesbooktakoma.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250928T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250928T150000 DTSTAMP:20250826T194943Z CREATED:20250807T142034Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250826T194943Z UID:21057-1759068000-1759071600@peoplesbooktakoma.com SUMMARY:Carolivia Herron for Thereafter Johnnie DESCRIPTION:The Snowdon family stands as a pinnacle of Black excellence in Washington\, D.C.: educated\, affluent\, and influential. John Christopher\, the patriarch\, is revered by his medical students at Howard University. His wife\, Camille\, governs an elegant house overlooking Rock Creek Park and devotes herself to reading\, gardening\, and raising their three daughters—Cynthia\, Patricia\, and Eva. \nYears later\, when John Christopher’s granddaughter Johnnie comes to seek the truth about her own parentage\, she unveils a legacy of unspeakable family secrets tangled up in America’s original sin. What begins as a quest for identity spirals into an apocalyptic vision of a nation on the brink of ruin. \nBy turns a poetic epic\, a ghost story\, a historical saga\, and a chilling dystopian fable\, Thereafter Johnnie is a unique\, uniquely American\, fusion of myth and reality: an erotic\, horrifying\, and even hopeful reckoning. Editor Jeremy Davies says\, “It’s extremely ambitious. It takes in a whole bunch of registers and literary approaches\, from biblical to classical to poetic to supernatural and science-fictiony.” \nFor the Washingtonian\, Ike Allen says\, “Enigmatic and fable-like\, reviewers compared it to James Joyce’s take on Dublin\,” and the New York Times wrote that it “belonged in the company of Alice Walker’s The Color Purple\, Toni Morrison’s Beloved\, and Gloria Naylor’s Linden Hills.” \nCarolivia Herron is an African American Jewish author and scholar with her main interests in writing novels and children’s books\, and teaching epic literature\, African American studies\, Classics\, and multimedia storytelling. Currently she teaches Classics and English in the Howard University Department of Literature and Writing. She earned her Ph.D. in Comparative Literature and M.A. in Creative Writing from the University of Pennsylvania. \nBefore coming to Howard\, she held professorial positions at Harvard\, Mount Holyoke\, California State\, Arizona State\, and William and Mary. Herron’s scholarship includes the Oxford edition of the Selected Works of Angelina Weld Grimké\, several essays on African American epic tradition\, and the influence of John Milton on African American culture. She has several books in press (Kindergarten Blues\, Grilled Cheese\, seasongs\, and Asenath and Our Song of Songs). \nThe play\, Pharsalia; or\, For Crying Out Loud\, commissioned by Theater J is her most recent work. Pharsalia links Lucan’s ancient Roman epic of the same name\, with Pharsalia Plantation in Virginia\, where Carolivia’s formerly enslaved ancestors lived. \nHer great-great-grandmother\, Mary Ann Lumpkin\, survived her enslaver and used his money to found Virginia Union University. The opera\, Let Freedom Sing: The Story of Marian Anderson (Bruce Adolphe composer) with Carolivia’s libretto was originally produced by the Washington National Opera and the Washington Performing Arts Society. It was restaged in 2023 by Mobile Opera in Alabama. Carolivia also hosts a weekly radio show\, Epic City\, on Takoma Radio. In addition\, she publishes works by Black Jews of Africa. \nIf you’d like to purchase this title online and still support People’s Book\, follow the link below: \nhttps://bookshop.org/p/books/thereafter-johnnie-carolivia-herron/292584 \nThis is an in-person event. Seated capacity at People’s Book is 50 patrons. Standing room is an option. All events are first-come\, first-served seating. Accessible seating is always available. URL:https://peoplesbooktakoma.com/donotuse/thereafter-johnnie/ LOCATION:People’s Book\, 7014-A Westmoreland Ave.\, Takoma Park\, MD\, 20912\, United States CATEGORIES:Author Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://peoplesbooktakoma.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Carolivia-Herron.png ORGANIZER;CN="People's Book":MAILTO:info@peoplesbooktakoma.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250928T093000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250928T100000 DTSTAMP:20250821T153033Z CREATED:20250821T153033Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250821T153033Z UID:21248-1759051800-1759053600@peoplesbooktakoma.com SUMMARY:Yom Kippur Storytime with Temple Sinai Librarian Ruth Polk DESCRIPTION:Join Temple Sinai Librarian Ruth Polk for a High Holiday storytime! \nRuth Polk is the librarian at Temple Sinai\, a Reform Jewish synagogue in Washington\, DC where she enjoys leading Shabbat morning story times. Previously she taught preschool through fifth grade with Nature Forward (the former Audubon Naturalist Society). \n  \nThis is an in-person event. Seated capacity at People’s Book is 50 patrons. Standing room is an option. All events are first-come\, first-served seating. Accessible seating is always available URL:https://peoplesbooktakoma.com/donotuse/yom-kippur-storytime/ LOCATION:People’s Book\, 7014-A Westmoreland Ave.\, Takoma Park\, MD\, 20912\, United States CATEGORIES:Children's Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://peoplesbooktakoma.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Yom-Kippur-Storytime.png ORGANIZER;CN="People's Book":MAILTO:info@peoplesbooktakoma.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250926T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250926T093000 DTSTAMP:20250807T140808Z CREATED:20250807T140808Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250807T140808Z UID:21052-1758877200-1758879000@peoplesbooktakoma.com SUMMARY:Storytime: Sandra Magsamen for I Love You\, Little Moose DESCRIPTION:Join us for a special Babies and Books with author Sandra Magsamen! \nDesigned with kiddos 3 and under in mind and FREE coffee for any caregivers! \nIf you’d like to purchase this title online and still support People’s Book\, follow the link below: \nhttps://bookshop.org/a/88548/9781546140115 URL:https://peoplesbooktakoma.com/donotuse/little-moose/ LOCATION:People’s Book\, 7014-A Westmoreland Ave.\, Takoma Park\, MD\, 20912\, United States CATEGORIES:Children's Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://peoplesbooktakoma.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Ellen-Oh-1.png ORGANIZER;CN="People's Book":MAILTO:info@peoplesbooktakoma.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250925T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250925T190000 DTSTAMP:20250731T142850Z CREATED:20250731T141711Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250731T142850Z UID:20939-1758823200-1758826800@peoplesbooktakoma.com SUMMARY:Bethany Brookshire for Pests: How Humans Create Animal Villains DESCRIPTION:An engrossing and revealing study of why we deem certain animals “pests” and others not—from cats to rats\, elephants to pigeons—and what this tells us about our own perceptions\, beliefs\, and actions\, as well as our place in the natural world \nA squirrel in the garden. A rat in the wall. A pigeon on the street. Humans have spent so much of our history drawing a hard line between human spaces and wild places. When animals pop up where we don’t expect or want them\, we respond with fear\, rage\, or simple annoyance. It’s no longer an animal. It’s a pest. \nAt the intersection of science\, history\, and narrative journalism\, Pests is not a simple call to look closer at our urban ecosystem. It’s not a natural history of the animals we hate. Instead\, this book is about us. It’s about what calling an animal a pest says about people\, how we live\, and what we want. It’s a story about human nature\, and how we categorize the animals in our midst\, including bears and coyotes\, sparrows and snakes. Pet or pest? In many cases\, it’s entirely a question of perspective. \nBethany Brookshire’s deeply researched and entirely entertaining book will show readers what there is to venerate in vermin\, and help them appreciate how these animals have clawed their way to success as we did everything we could to ensure their failure. In the process\, we will learn how the pests that annoy us tell us far more about humanity than they do about the animals themselves. \nBethany Brookshire is an award-winning freelance science journalist and author of the 2022 book Pests: How Humans Create Animal Villains. She has a Ph.D. in Physiology and Pharmacology. Brookshire writes on human-animal conflict\, ecology\, environmental science\, and neuroscience. She is fascinated by the way humans perceive the environment and their place in it. Her work has appeared in Science News\, Science News Explores\, The Washington Post\, The New York Times\, Slate\, The Guardian\, The Atlantic and other outlets. She is based in Washington\, D.C. \nDr. Kali Holder is a zoological pathologist\, science communicator\, and international nerd of mystery. She is an expert in dragon dissection\, zombie prevention\, and snacks. \nIf you’d like to purchase this title online and still support People’s Book\, follow the link below: \nhttps://bookshop.org/a/88548/9780063097261 \nThis is an in-person event. Seated capacity at People’s Book is 50 patrons. Standing room is an option. All events are first-come\, first-served seating. Accessible seating is always available. URL:https://peoplesbooktakoma.com/donotuse/animal-villains/ LOCATION:People’s Book\, 7014-A Westmoreland Ave.\, Takoma Park\, MD\, 20912\, United States CATEGORIES:Author Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://peoplesbooktakoma.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Bethany-Brookshire.png ORGANIZER;CN="People's Book":MAILTO:info@peoplesbooktakoma.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250924T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250924T190000 DTSTAMP:20250731T152511Z CREATED:20250717T152610Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250731T152511Z UID:20795-1758736800-1758740400@peoplesbooktakoma.com SUMMARY:Local Author Panel: Writing and Publishing DESCRIPTION:Have you ever dreamed about writing a picture book or novel but don’t know where to begin? Or maybe you have a manuscript completed and wish you knew the next steps. Kickstart your writing goals with People’s Book! \nA panel of local authors will answer your questions and discuss their paths to publication. They will share their best tips for getting started with writing and what to do with your draft once it’s complete. In addition to being authors\, all three of the panelists are parents and will discuss how they balance busy lives with creative pursuits. There will be time for Q&A at the end and a book signing for those who wish to purchase any of the authors’ books. All participants will receive a detailed handout of resources for beginning and intermediate writers. \n  \nGabriella Aldeman is a Panamanian American author and professional translator of children’s books. Gabriella holds degrees from Georgetown University and the College of William and Mary. Her books include Paula’s Patches (Free Spirit\, 2023)\, Squawk of Spanish (Charlesbridge\, 2024)\, and the forthcoming Sometimes A Dream (Versify/HarperCollins\, 2027). She lives in Fairfax with her husband and two children. Please visit her at www.writebetween.com. \nAlyssa Colman is the author of the forthcoming Where Only Storms Grow (available 8/19/2025) which was recently named a Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection. Her other books include The Tarnished Garden and The Gilded Girl\, which won the 2021 Northern Lights Book Award for middle grade fantasy and was a Bank Street Best Book of the Year. Alyssa lives in northern VA and\, when she’s not writing\, she enjoys making messes in the kitchen with her kids and scaring her husband with beginner DIY home improvements.  www.alyssacolman.com \nLeah Moser is a children’s book author living in Virginia. With degrees in Elementary Education and Psychology\, Leah has spent years as a classroom teacher. She loves sharing her passion for picture books with her husband\, three children\, dog\, and readers of all ages. She is agented by Daniel Cramer of Page Turner Literary Agency and also works as a freelance picture book editor. I Am a Thundercloud is her debut book and was released in April 2024 with Running Press Kids/Hachette. https://www.leahmoserwrites.com/ \n  \nIf you’d like to purchase any of the authors’ titles online and still support People’s Book\, follow the links below: \nGabriella Aldeman: https://bookshop.org/a/88548/9781631987335 \nAlyssa Coleman: https://bookshop.org/a/88548/9781250820532 \nLeah Moser: https://bookshop.org/a/88548/9780762482184 \nThis is an in-person event. Seated capacity at People’s Book is 50 patrons. Standing room is an option. All events are first-come\, first-served seating. Accessible seating is always available. URL:https://peoplesbooktakoma.com/donotuse/writing-and-publishing/ LOCATION:People’s Book\, 7014-A Westmoreland Ave.\, Takoma Park\, MD\, 20912\, United States CATEGORIES:Author Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://peoplesbooktakoma.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Writing-Panel.png ORGANIZER;CN="People's Book":MAILTO:info@peoplesbooktakoma.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250921T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250921T163000 DTSTAMP:20250703T165221Z CREATED:20250703T165221Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250703T165221Z UID:20675-1758470400-1758472200@peoplesbooktakoma.com SUMMARY:Book Signing: Meghan Keane and LA Johnson for Party of One DESCRIPTION:Join us for the Messy! Sexy? Midlife. Book Club at 3pm\, where we will be discussing Party of One by Meghan Keane and LA Johnson\, or come afterwards for the book signing with the author and illustrator duo. \nMeghan Keane is the founder and supervising editor for NPR’s Life Kit\, which brings listeners advice and actionable information about personal finances\, health\, parenting\, relationships\, and more. She is responsible for the editorial vision of Life Kit\, which aims to serve NPR’s larger mission of public service. \nPrior to founding Life Kit\, Keane was a producer for NPR’s award winning podcast Invisibilia. There\, she produced long form stories about understanding human behavior and the invisible forces that shape our lives. She reported stories about the intersection of positivity\, grief\, and Disneyland and another story about a woman obsessed with her daydream world. \nKeane is also a founding producer of NPR’s TED Radio Hour\, which has consistently been one of NPR’s top podcasts since its debut. Keane holds a B.S. journalism degree from Emerson College and is a native of the Washington\, D.C. area. \nLA Johnson is a unicorn artist with a love of storytelling. She lives in DC with her husband\, two sons\, and their cat. https://www.thelajohnson.com/ \nIf you’d like to purchase this title online and still support People’s Book\, follow the link below: \nhttps://bookshop.org/a/88548/9781797227528 \nThis is an in-person event. Seated capacity at People’s Book is 50 patrons. Standing room is an option. All events are first-come\, first-served seating. Accessible seating is always available. URL:https://peoplesbooktakoma.com/donotuse/signing-keane-johnson/ LOCATION:People’s Book\, 7014-A Westmoreland Ave.\, Takoma Park\, MD\, 20912\, United States CATEGORIES:Author Events,Book Club ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://peoplesbooktakoma.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Party-of-One.png ORGANIZER;CN="People's Book":MAILTO:info@peoplesbooktakoma.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250921T093000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250921T100000 DTSTAMP:20250904T142424Z CREATED:20250904T142424Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250904T142424Z UID:21579-1758447000-1758448800@peoplesbooktakoma.com SUMMARY:Richard Scarry Storytime DESCRIPTION:To celebrate our brand new Richard Scarry Art Print Vending Machine one of our booksellers will read classic Richard Scarry tales! \nAll children in attendance will be provided with a chance to get a print from the machine following the reading. \nThis is an in-person event. Seated capacity at People’s Book is 50 patrons. Standing room is an option. All events are first-come\, first-served seating. Accessible seating is always available. URL:https://peoplesbooktakoma.com/donotuse/scarry-storytime/ LOCATION:People’s Book\, 7014-A Westmoreland Ave.\, Takoma Park\, MD\, 20912\, United States CATEGORIES:Children's Events,Community Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://peoplesbooktakoma.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Richard-Scarry.png ORGANIZER;CN="People's Book":MAILTO:info@peoplesbooktakoma.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250916T173000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250916T183000 DTSTAMP:20250814T161956Z CREATED:20250717T141845Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250814T161956Z UID:20788-1758043800-1758047400@peoplesbooktakoma.com SUMMARY:Jessie Sima for Snow Kid DESCRIPTION:From the New York Times bestselling creator of Not Quite Narwhal\, Jessie Sima\, comes a “gentle\, reassuring” (Publishers Weekly\, starred review) wintery picture book about a snow kid finding out what it means to be themself! \nMeet Twig\, the snow kid! Like all snow kids\, Twig was made from many snowflakes\, twigs\, stones\, a crisp orange carrot\, and a very fine hat. What a wonderful thing it is to be Twig! Except…could they still be Twig if a strong breeze blows away their hat? As Twig chases after the hat\, more things keep changing\, and they keep growing and moving and talking. Is there still a way to go back to being Twig? \nMaybe not. But maybe there’s more than one way to be a snow person\, and it can be fun to walk and talk and grow and change. Twig can find snow people like them even as they’re still learning how to become Twig\, and that’s a wonderful thing! \n  \nJessie Sima is the author and illustrator of bestselling picture books\, including Not Quite Narwhal; Love\, Z; Hardly Haunted; and more. They grew up in a small town in southern New Jersey and now write and draw in a creaky house in New York state. When not making books\, Jessie can be found reading graphic novels\, watching scary movies\, and playing outside with dogs. You can visit them online at JessieSima.com \nIf you’d like to purchase this title online and still support People’s Book\, follow the link below: \nhttps://bookshop.org/a/88548/9781665966085 \nThis is an in-person event. Seated capacity at People’s Book is 50 patrons. Standing room is an option. All events are first-come\, first-served seating. Accessible seating is always available. URL:https://peoplesbooktakoma.com/donotuse/snow-kid/ LOCATION:People’s Book\, 7014-A Westmoreland Ave.\, Takoma Park\, MD\, 20912\, United States CATEGORIES:Author Events,Children's Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://peoplesbooktakoma.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Jessie-Sima-1-1.png ORGANIZER;CN="People's Book":MAILTO:info@peoplesbooktakoma.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250915T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250915T190000 DTSTAMP:20250829T003344Z CREATED:20240731T172727Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250829T003344Z UID:12418-1757955600-1757962800@peoplesbooktakoma.com SUMMARY:TPES Family Meet & Greet DESCRIPTION:Hello TPES families! Come join us for free pizza and merriment at the bookstore to say hello and meet other parents\, caregivers & kids across classrooms — you know\, the ones you may have seen at pick up and drop off all year but haven’t really met yet! We will be organizaing a book donation for classrooms and the media center– if you feel inclined\, you can buy a book to contribute! Please let us know if you’re coming with the RSVP below so we know how much [cheese] pizza to order. \nHope you can make it! URL:https://peoplesbooktakoma.com/donotuse/tpes_pizza_night/ LOCATION:People’s Book\, 7014-A Westmoreland Ave.\, Takoma Park\, MD\, 20912\, United States CATEGORIES:Private Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://peoplesbooktakoma.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/takomaparkes.webp ORGANIZER;CN="People's Book":MAILTO:info@peoplesbooktakoma.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250914T093000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250914T100000 DTSTAMP:20250905T170918Z CREATED:20250904T142043Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250905T170918Z UID:21574-1757842200-1757844000@peoplesbooktakoma.com SUMMARY:STEM Storytime with Sara Yessenow DESCRIPTION:Join early childhood education specialist Sara Yessenow for a STEM retelling of a classic story! \nIf you’d like to purchase this title online and still support People’s Book\, follow the link below: \nhttps://bookshop.org/a/88548/9781452171296 \nThis is an in-person event. Seated capacity at People’s Book is 50 patrons. Standing room is an option. All events are first-come\, first-served seating. Accessible seating is always available. URL:https://peoplesbooktakoma.com/donotuse/sara-storytime/ LOCATION:People’s Book\, 7014-A Westmoreland Ave.\, Takoma Park\, MD\, 20912\, United States CATEGORIES:Children's Events,Community Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://peoplesbooktakoma.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Sara-Yessenow.png ORGANIZER;CN="People's Book":MAILTO:info@peoplesbooktakoma.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250913T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250913T190000 DTSTAMP:20250831T220721Z CREATED:20250831T220721Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250831T220721Z UID:21467-1757782800-1757790000@peoplesbooktakoma.com SUMMARY:Free Tarot with Jane Prompeng DESCRIPTION:Join Jane Prompeng for a free tarot reading! Our selection of decks and books is also available for browsing at this time. \n  \nLimit of 8 readings. Sign-up must be in-person\, and only for whomever will be receiving the reading. URL:https://peoplesbooktakoma.com/donotuse/sept-tarot/ LOCATION:People’s Book\, 7014-A Westmoreland Ave.\, Takoma Park\, MD\, 20912\, United States CATEGORIES:Community Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://peoplesbooktakoma.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Jane-Sept-1.png ORGANIZER;CN="People's Book":MAILTO:info@peoplesbooktakoma.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250912T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250912T190000 DTSTAMP:20250806T171305Z CREATED:20250731T134106Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250806T171305Z UID:20932-1757700000-1757703600@peoplesbooktakoma.com SUMMARY:Maia Kobabe and Sarah Peitzmeier\, PhD for Breathe: Journeys to Healthy Binding DESCRIPTION:A graphic guide to chest binding with real-life stories and research-backed advice from bestselling Gender Queer author MAIA KOBABE and University of Maryland professor SARAH PEITZMEIER. \nBreathe arose from the need for a resource for folks considering chest binding as gender-affirming care. Dr. Peitzmeier interviewed twenty-five people of different ages and backgrounds about their journeys with binding\, and then she and Kobabe combined excerpts from those interviews with evidence-based resources on binding into this extremely accessible guide. \nBreathe is both a practical resource for trans and nonbinary folks and an engaging and perspective-broadening read for anyone interested in what it means to be on a journey of expressing one’s gender in ways that are joyful\, healthy\, and affirming. \nMaia Kobabe (e/em/eir) is a nonbinary queer cartoonist\, a kpop fan\, a voracious reader\, and a daydreamer. You can learn an astonishing number of intimate details about em in GENDER QUEER: A MEMOIR (America’s most challenged book 2021-2023) and in eir short comics and writing published in The Nib\, The New Yorker\, The Washington Post\, NPR\, and Time Magazine. Maia’s second book is BREATHE: JOURNEYS TO HEALTHY BINDING with Dr Sarah Peitzmeier (2024) and eir third book will be a middle grade coming of age comic written with Swati “Lucky” Srikumar\, due out from Scholastic Graphix in 2026. Before setting out to work freelance full-time\, e worked for over ten years in libraries. In eir free time\, Maia practices taekwondo\, studies Spanish\, and makes zines. \nSarah Peitzmeier\, PhD (she/her) is an Associate Professor of Behavioral and Community Health at the University of Maryland School of Public Health. Sarah is interested in the radical potential of research as an act of community care. Her ongoing research includes studies to improve how we support trans survivors of intimate partner violence\, how we prevent sexual assault on college campuses\, and how we co-create a world where gender-based violence and health inequity are unthinkable. She is co-author (with Maia Kobabe) of the graphic novel Breathe\, which is based on her research on chest binding in transmasculine individuals. When she is not doing research\, she is crafting\, reading fantasy novels\, or suing the federal government for unconstitutionally terminating her NIH funding for trans health research. Sarah received her PhD from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health in 2017. \nIf you’d like to purchase this title online and still support People’s Book\, follow the link below: \nhttps://bookshop.org/a/88548/9780593855829 \nThis is an in-person event. Seated capacity at People’s Book is 50 patrons. Standing room is an option. All events are first-come\, first-served seating. Accessible seating is always available. URL:https://peoplesbooktakoma.com/donotuse/breathe/ LOCATION:People’s Book\, 7014-A Westmoreland Ave.\, Takoma Park\, MD\, 20912\, United States CATEGORIES:Author Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://peoplesbooktakoma.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Maia-Kobabe.png ORGANIZER;CN="People's Book":MAILTO:info@peoplesbooktakoma.com END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR