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Mom 'n pop bookshop in downtown Takoma Park, MD. New books, hot zines, and Sunday storytimes. We're DC City Paper's Best Bookstore of 2025 (and 2024) πŸ‘

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You had me at free fanny pack. Preorder American Fantasy with us for a signed copy and your passport into the glittering nostalgia of your past! @emmastraub.bsky.social, can I reveal that you're a New Kids on the Block girlie?!

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05.03.2026 19:46 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Join the Sugar & Spice Book Club at @peoplesbooktakoma.com in Takoma Park, MD, today at 5 p.m. for a discussion of @mbguel.bsky.social's THEY AIN'T PROPER (@bellabooks.bsky.social). It's our Spotlight Event! www.washingtonindependentreviewofbooks.com/features/sug... #booksky

01.03.2026 16:54 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Rachel Hartigan for Lost: Amelia Earhart’s Three Mysterious Deaths and One Extraordinary Life Unravel one of history’s greatest mysteries in this spellbinding narrative exploring three leading theories of Amelia Earhart’s tragic disappearance. When Amelia Earhart’s plane disappeared i…

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01.03.2026 03:40 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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@rjhartigan.bsky.social is going to clear up what happened to Amelia Earhart once and for all ;) Join us for a conversation at People's Book on Mon. 3/2 @7pm about her new book, Lost. She'll be in conversation with @roncharles.bsky.social - I promise, we'll all learn something!

01.03.2026 02:18 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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This March, we're shaking off the winter chill with some inspiring author events! Hop on over and let your reading list spring to life.

01.03.2026 01:28 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Emerald Fennell we're looking at you.....

❀️‍πŸ”₯Weekly Bestseller's List just dropped❀️‍πŸ”₯
(and Heated Rivalry is still there hehehe😈)

27.02.2026 19:02 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Dr. Suzan Song for Why We Suffer and How We Heal A psychiatrist who has dedicated her life to treating global survivors of unspeakable horrors shares the three keys to resilience that we can use to weather stress, loss, and trauma in our own live…

Tonight at 6pm! Learn the three keys to resilience that we can use to weather stress, loss, and trauma in our own lives.

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26.02.2026 19:14 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

@slate.com @locusmag.bsky.social @theinnerlooplit.bsky.social @thewriterscenter.bsky.social @wcp.bsky.social

26.02.2026 19:07 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

We love that @noplanstudio.bsky.social is taking over Takoma Park 😁

26.02.2026 14:58 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Lake Effect is Nested in Good Company 😁 Which did you read?!

22.02.2026 03:55 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Want one of these? You'll want to pre-order to snag a signed @legroff.bsky.social copy! Available this Tuesday. peoplesbooktakoma.com/product/braw...

22.02.2026 03:47 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Thursday March 5th at 7pm
@eccobooks.bsky.social

22.02.2026 01:55 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Cynthia D’Aprix Sweeney for Lake Effect From theΒ New York TimesΒ bestselling author ofΒ The NestΒ andΒ Good CompanyΒ comes a wry and tender portrait of two families forever changed by one lovestruck decision that will reverberate for decades.…

We're honored to host the talented Cynthia D'Aprix Sweeney for her newest book, Lake Effect! I loved every page - just enough secrecy tension, & intimacyπŸ‘ŒIf you loved her first books, Good Company & The Nest, be sure to RSVP! peoplesbooktakoma.com/event/lake-e...

22.02.2026 01:54 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0
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Jason G. Green for Too Precious to Lose A moving and inspiring memoir from a former Obama White House staffer, about his rural Maryland family’s untold history, the merger of three churchesβ€”one Black, two whiteβ€”and how a radical embrace …

Former White House staffer Jason Green will discuss his new memoir, Too Precious to Lose, at @peoplesbooktakoma.com in Takoma Park on 2/23. βœ¨πŸ“–

This book explores the "lost" history of the Quince Orchard community right here in #MoCo.

Check it out! ➑️ peoplesbooktakoma.com/event/too-pr...

19.02.2026 19:34 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Max Huffman for Dogtangle A satirical comedy about an ambitious power couple in a bleak corporate landscape who defy God and nature to create a modern Cerberus for their time. DogtangleΒ opens with a town hall meeting in a T…

DC METRO AREA! In one week i'll be at @peoplesbooktakoma.com talking about DOGTANGLE with @dwightmess.bsky.social, one of its chief enablers. You can RSVP here: peoplesbooktakoma.com/event/dogtan...

19.02.2026 02:44 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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😘Canada's Shane Hollander (our fiction section)πŸ₯° and
😐Russia's Ilya Rozanov (our non fiction section)😠

....plus some appearances from old favorites on our Bestsellers list this week!

❀️‍πŸ”₯xoxo, your favorite booksellers❀️‍πŸ”₯

19.02.2026 00:35 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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This video about Japanese bookstores was super inspiring!

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18.02.2026 03:50 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Surprise! The author of this month's Anti-Facist book club will be joining us as we discuss her new book The Culting of America. Not to be missed! 6pm on Thursday 2/19 at People's Book in Takoma Park, MD.
@knittingcultlady.bsky.social

16.02.2026 03:43 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Save the date! DC's independent bookstore day crawl is 4/25/26! You'll wanna come by the store early to grab a copy of the newsletter for a dollar off on the front page!

16.02.2026 00:22 πŸ‘ 19 πŸ” 12 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1
Purple, blue, pink and yellow cover with pink sprayed edges (stack of books) and a metallic pin in the center.

Purple, blue, pink and yellow cover with pink sprayed edges (stack of books) and a metallic pin in the center.

The starcrossed lovers saga you didn't know you needed. Out on Tuesday 2/17 - for a limited time get this beautiful pin too! We're swooning ❀️ @sourcebooksfire.bsky.social

15.02.2026 04:18 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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No to Nuclear | Linda Pentz Gunter | Takoma Park | Apr 8 | @peoplesbooktakoma.com | @beyondnuclear.bsky.social
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12.02.2026 12:40 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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"I was gonna ask youπŸ‘‰πŸ‘ˆ"
"😑HOLLANDER-😑"
"✨...will ✨you ✨read ✨our bestsellers this week✨?"

πŸ’WOW! 3 appearances from the Game Changers series on our bestsellers list this week! πŸ’

09.02.2026 16:01 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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We've got you covered for class sets of valentines!

I'm also secretly hoping we'll bring this tradition back for grown-ups. I'm sure 28 of your friends and neighbors would love a valentine!

08.02.2026 02:35 πŸ‘ 12 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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I got my Zine Club pack from @peoplesbooktakoma.com!!!!!
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06.02.2026 14:05 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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It's back! Here's our Bestseller List from the past week!

05.02.2026 00:28 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
A group of 19 adults hold a copy of First Time Caller in a bookstore. All smiling.

A group of 19 adults hold a copy of First Time Caller in a bookstore. All smiling.

We had a great time at the launch of our Romance book club this past weekend! Will we see you at the next one?!

03.02.2026 00:36 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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No time like the present to get workin' on that book club pick for March!

Also...how eerily similar are the picks for NEW LIT FIC and BOOK PEOPLE? Way to coordinate folks :)

03.02.2026 00:34 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
right half: zines on a shelf in a bookstore
left half: Cover of "Make a Zine" -- inside of the book shows how to layout and cut a mini zine

right half: zines on a shelf in a bookstore left half: Cover of "Make a Zine" -- inside of the book shows how to layout and cut a mini zine

Zines delivered to my house monthly? Sign me up!

We are teaming up with the fabulous @microcosm.bsky.social to offer a FREE BOOK (How to Make a Zine!) for new subscribers in 2026!

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Get zines. Read zines. Makes zines. Give zines. Repeat.

01.02.2026 18:56 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
Pink book cover with a girl calling into a radio show with a male host: First Time Caller

Pink book cover with a girl calling into a radio show with a male host: First Time Caller

This Sunday our brand new Romance book club commences! Join us at 5pm to talk about @authorbkborison.bsky.social's First Time Caller.

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