• Marian Mitchell Donahue for Backstitch

    People's Book 7014-A Westmoreland Ave., Takoma Park, MD, United States

    Two sisters, Violet and Marigold, reunite at a retrospective of their troubled mother's art. Together they must confront the consequences of her ambition and the difficult, private reality of the family's public narrative. Moving through the gallery's rooms and through time to arrive at the truth of her life and death, the daughters unravel their family ties, the gift and cost of artistic talent, and the legacy that they must carry. Marian Mitchell Donahue is a writer and teacher in Brooklyn, NY. She graduated from Stony Brook University with an M.F.A in Creative Writing and Literature, where she was awarded […]

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  • Cynthia D’Aprix Sweeney for Lake Effect

    People's Book 7014-A Westmoreland Ave., Takoma Park, MD, United States

    From the New York Times bestselling author of The Nest and Good Company comes a wry and tender portrait of two families forever changed by one lovestruck decision that will reverberate for decades. It’s 1977 and […]

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  • Free Tarot with Jane Prompeng

    People's Book 7014-A Westmoreland Ave., Takoma Park, MD, United States

    Join Jane Prompeng for a free tarot reading! Our selection of decks and books is also available for browsing at this time.   Limit of 8 readings. Sign-up must be […]

  • Storytime: Joan Waites for The Night Artists

    People's Book 7014-A Westmoreland Ave., Takoma Park, MD, United States

    The lush collage art and lyrical text of this picture book liken the sights and sounds of nocturnal animals and insects to a creative nighttime performance. When sun’s pink paint […]

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  • Eric Goldstein for Taught

    People's Book 7014-A Westmoreland Ave., Takoma Park, MD, United States

    Rescheduled from the January 28th date! As protests flare across Washington, DC, veteran teacher Jerry Brown is running out of faith—in his classroom, his marriage, and himself. When a viral […]

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  • Paper Bag Princess Storytime

    People's Book 7014-A Westmoreland Ave., Takoma Park, MD, United States

    Join us for one of our booksellers in celebrating nearly 50 years of Robert Munsch's classic tale! This is an in-person event. Seated capacity at People's Book is 50 patrons. […]

  • Very Hungry Caterpillar Storytime

    People's Book 7014-A Westmoreland Ave., Takoma Park, MD, United States

    March 20th was Very Hungry Caterpillar Day, and we waited to celebrate it with you! Join one of our booksellers for a reading of the classic story and fun activities. […]

  • Hoangmai Pham for Bridge from Saigon

    People's Book 7014-A Westmoreland Ave., Takoma Park, MD, United States

    As a young Vietnamese refugee, Hoangmai Pham suddenly lost her sense of safety and belonging when her family fled Saigon at the end of the war. But her later success […]

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  • Esther Goldenberg for The Song of the Blue Bird

    People's Book 7014-A Westmoreland Ave., Takoma Park, MD, United States

    Who is Blue, the seemingly immortal young woman who does not age? In the tribe of Israel, she is known as Serrah, daughter of Asher, but to those who love […]

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