Tomorrow, join Larry Tye to discuss THE JAZZ MEN - a portrait of the longtime kings of jazz who overcame racist exclusion & violence to become the most popular entertainers on the planet - w/ Rob Bamberger - 6:30PM @ Cleveland Park Library (@dcpl) - bit.ly/3UMku1I

Tomorrow, join Susan Keselenko Coll to discuss REAL LIFE AND OTHER FICTIONS - a whimsical novel about a West Virginia bridge collapse and the myth of The Mothman—and what it means to survive - w/ Gwydion Suilebhan 🟦 - 7PM @ Conn Ave - bit.ly/4bF1eJT

Tonight, join Claire Messud to discuss THIS STRANGE EVENTFUL HISTORY - an immersive, masterful story of a family born on the wrong side of history, from one of our finest contemporary novelists - w/ Bethanne Patrick Is Still Writing - 7PM @ Conn Ave - bit.ly/3UOIHn9

Tonight, join Adrienne LaFrance, Lenika Cruz, Emma Sarappo, and Ross Andersen for BEHIND THE BOOKS - How The Atlantic made its list of the Great American Novels - in partnership with The Atlantic - 7PM @ P&P The Wharf - bit.ly/4dPRXjm

The Votes are in! Here are the winners of this year’s Bookmark Contest! 🎉 🎉 We got so many amazing submissions this year that it was so difficult to choose! Congratulations to this year’s winners. Tell us below which of the winning designs is YOUR favorite!

Sunday, join Tim Wendel to discuss REBEL FALLS - an exciting, character-driven narrative about a consequential struggle in the shadow of Niagara Falls' dramatic beauty is gripping from start to finish - w/ E. Ethelbert Miller - 3PM @ Conn Ave - bit.ly/44OcbWS

Saturday, join Nicholas Kristof to discuss CHASING HOPE - a candid memoir of vulnerability and courage, humility and purpose, mistakes and learning - with David Sanger - 7PM @ Conn Ave - bit.ly/3wBn1mm

Saturday, join Kate Gale & Amy Shearn to discuss UNDER A NEON SUN & DEAR EDNA SLOANE - with Aliah Wright - 5PM @ P&P Union Market District - bit.ly/44KAwg4

Saturday, join Frank Bruni to discuss THE AGE OF GRIEVANCE - a lucid, powerful examination of the ways in which grievance has come to define our current culture and politics, on both the right and the left - with Olivia Nuzzi - 5PM @ Conn Ave - bit.ly/3URyc2u

Saturday, join Aimee Nezhukumatathil to discuss BITE BY BITE - a lyrical book of short essays about food, offering a banquet of tastes, smells, memories, associations, and marvelous curiosities from nature - w/ Jason Reynolds News - 3PM @ Conn Ave - bit.ly/3V53KTP

Tomorrow, join Mike Hixenbaugh to discuss THEY CAME FOR THE SCHOOLS - the story of how a school board win for the conservative right in one Texas suburb inspired a Christian nationalist campaign - w/ Yamiche Alcindor - 7PM @ Conn Ave - bit.ly/3UJNw0P

Tomorrow, join 📚🧁🔅 Rajani LaRocca 💗⚾️🧬 to discuss SONA AND THE GOLDEN BEASTS - a captivating middle-grade fantasy as a young girl grapples with the lasting impact of colonial rule and learns to fight for what she knows is right - 10:30AM @ Conn Ave - bit.ly/4atbEuu

Stop by Bohrer Park in Gaithersburg, MD THIS SATURDAY for the Gaithersburg Book Festival to check out not only some of our amazing kids authors but also participate in tons of creative activities and book talks. Check out the link for more - bit.ly/4bFAlVp

Tomorrow, join Rex Ogle to discuss ROAD HOME -the final book in Ogle’s memoir trilogy recounts being forced from his home & living on the streets after his father discovered he was gay- w/ Chris Cannedy- in partnership w/ Friendship Place - 7PM @ Conn Ave- bit.ly/3yk40VT

Tomorrow, join Miranda July to discuss ALL FOURS - an irreverently sexy, tender, hilarious and surprising novel about a woman upending her life - with Barrie Hardymon - 7PM @ Conn Ave - politics-prose.com/miranda-july

Tomorrow, join George Stephanopoulos to discuss THE SITUATION ROOM - recounting the history-making crises from the place where twelve presidents made their highest-pressure decisions: the White House Situation Room - w/ Jonathan Martin - 7PM @ Sixth & I - bit.ly/4amw5Jt

Tomorrow, join Sahaj Kaur Kohli to discuss BUT WHAT WILL PEOPLE SAY? - a deeply personal, paradigm-shifting book rethinking traditional therapy and self-care - with Lupita Aquino - 7PM @ P&P Union Market District - bit.ly/4dGfNOA

The 15th annual Gaithersburg Book Festival is upon us. Here’s pretty much everything you need to know – all in one place #GBF
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