People's Book
@peoplesbooktakoma.com
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) 👍
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Roses are red,
Violets are blue,
This month's events
Are perfect for you!
Violets are blue,
This month's events
Are perfect for you!
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!
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!
February 8, 2026 at 2:35 AM
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!
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!
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I got my Zine Club pack from @peoplesbooktakoma.com!!!!!
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February 6, 2026 at 2:05 PM
I got my Zine Club pack from @peoplesbooktakoma.com!!!!!
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It's back! Here's our Bestseller List from the past week!
February 5, 2026 at 12:28 AM
It's back! Here's our Bestseller List from the past week!
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 :)
Also...how eerily similar are the picks for NEW LIT FIC and BOOK PEOPLE? Way to coordinate folks :)
February 3, 2026 at 12:34 AM
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 :)
Also...how eerily similar are the picks for NEW LIT FIC and BOOK PEOPLE? Way to coordinate folks :)
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!
peoplesbooktakoma.com/zine-scene-s...
Get zines. Read zines. Makes zines. Give zines. Repeat.
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!
peoplesbooktakoma.com/zine-scene-s...
Get zines. Read zines. Makes zines. Give zines. Repeat.
February 1, 2026 at 6:57 PM
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!
peoplesbooktakoma.com/zine-scene-s...
Get zines. Read zines. Makes zines. Give zines. Repeat.
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!
peoplesbooktakoma.com/zine-scene-s...
Get zines. Read zines. Makes zines. Give zines. Repeat.
This Sunday our brand new Romance book club commences! Join us at 5pm to talk about @authorbkborison.bsky.social's First Time Caller.
February 1, 2026 at 12:34 AM
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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Now available at People's Book
Now available at People's Book
January 31, 2026 at 12:34 AM
IFYKYK
Now available at People's Book
Now available at People's Book
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We'll be keeping the love going strong at Greenbelt Cinema’s Storytime on Screen, February 16th. 💕 There's a special program on love with stories and music and a reading of DO I LOVE YOU? YES I DO! on the big screen! Books will be available for signing from @peoplesbooktakoma.com. Hope to see you! 💕
January 30, 2026 at 11:25 PM
We'll be keeping the love going strong at Greenbelt Cinema’s Storytime on Screen, February 16th. 💕 There's a special program on love with stories and music and a reading of DO I LOVE YOU? YES I DO! on the big screen! Books will be available for signing from @peoplesbooktakoma.com. Hope to see you! 💕
Roses are red,
Violets are blue,
This month's events
Are perfect for you!
Violets are blue,
This month's events
Are perfect for you!
January 30, 2026 at 11:10 PM
Roses are red,
Violets are blue,
This month's events
Are perfect for you!
Violets are blue,
This month's events
Are perfect for you!
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While independent bookstores are giving out free whistles, hosting protest sign making events, and donating proceeds to mutual aid, Amazon is *checks notes* providing technology that assists ICE in their terrorizing of communities.
Independent bookstores deserve your support. Amazon does not.
Independent bookstores deserve your support. Amazon does not.
January 27, 2026 at 5:07 PM
While independent bookstores are giving out free whistles, hosting protest sign making events, and donating proceeds to mutual aid, Amazon is *checks notes* providing technology that assists ICE in their terrorizing of communities.
Independent bookstores deserve your support. Amazon does not.
Independent bookstores deserve your support. Amazon does not.
If you're snowed in and can't make it in person to refresh your TBR pile, keep in mind that you can read new releases as e-books on your preferred device or listen to audiobooks while still supporting your local indie!
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January 26, 2026 at 11:27 PM
If you're snowed in and can't make it in person to refresh your TBR pile, keep in mind that you can read new releases as e-books on your preferred device or listen to audiobooks while still supporting your local indie!
libro.fm/peoplesbookt...
bookshop.org/ebooks
@bookshop.org @libro.fm
libro.fm/peoplesbookt...
bookshop.org/ebooks
@bookshop.org @libro.fm
We love @legroff.bsky.social! Yep, you can pre-order the new short story collection from us! Order soon for your signed copy with this fabulous packaging! peoplesbooktakoma.com/product/braw...
I love Indie bookstores! Preorders for BRAWLER at your local indie get these exclusive exquisite endpapers. Check it out here: sites.prh.com/brawler-preo...
January 26, 2026 at 6:43 PM
We love @legroff.bsky.social! Yep, you can pre-order the new short story collection from us! Order soon for your signed copy with this fabulous packaging! peoplesbooktakoma.com/product/braw...
Need to leave the house? So do we. We're open regular hours 9am-8pm Monday 1/26. Stay safe.
January 26, 2026 at 12:29 AM
Need to leave the house? So do we. We're open regular hours 9am-8pm Monday 1/26. Stay safe.
Snow has affected a few of our upcoming events. Keep your eyes peeled for future updates!
January 24, 2026 at 9:34 PM
Snow has affected a few of our upcoming events. Keep your eyes peeled for future updates!
Way to hold your ground, Virginia Evans ;) @bookshop.org
January 24, 2026 at 9:26 PM
Way to hold your ground, Virginia Evans ;) @bookshop.org
We'll be closed this Sunday, stay safe ❄️❄️
January 24, 2026 at 9:13 PM
We'll be closed this Sunday, stay safe ❄️❄️
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I'm so excited for this Friday book event at @peoplesbooktakoma.com, with Mike Tidwell, whose writing I've been reading for decades! Fingers and paws crossed the snow will hold off for the weekend. See you there! #animals, #dogs, #animalresearch, #booksky💙📚
peoplesbooktakoma.com/event/lab-dog/
peoplesbooktakoma.com/event/lab-dog/
Melanie D.G. Kaplan for Lab Dog
The “remarkable” (Dr. Jane Goodall) story of a beagle’s past, and the future of animal research When journalist Melanie D.G. Kaplan adopted her beagle Hammy, all she knew was that he h…
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January 21, 2026 at 12:22 PM
I'm so excited for this Friday book event at @peoplesbooktakoma.com, with Mike Tidwell, whose writing I've been reading for decades! Fingers and paws crossed the snow will hold off for the weekend. See you there! #animals, #dogs, #animalresearch, #booksky💙📚
peoplesbooktakoma.com/event/lab-dog/
peoplesbooktakoma.com/event/lab-dog/
Snow's a comin' - is your TBR pile tall enough to get you through next week? The forecast certainly calls for more books. 🤪❄️📚
Our winter storm briefing is up. Read it here: www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2026...
We'll post some summary points shortly... but for folks who can't wait and have access, check it out!
We'll post some summary points shortly... but for folks who can't wait and have access, check it out!
A major winter storm could affect the D.C. area this weekend: What to know
Considerable amounts of snow could fall if the storm comes together, along with bitterly cold weather.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 20, 2026 at 11:29 PM
Snow's a comin' - is your TBR pile tall enough to get you through next week? The forecast certainly calls for more books. 🤪❄️📚
Calling all bridge nerds! Let's geek out on some local architecture 😁 peoplesbooktakoma.com/event/dc-bri...
Bob Dover for Bridges of Washington, D.C.
Explore the history of our nation’s capital through this history of its bridges. In the late 1700s, the first bridges, now completely gone, connected the new Federal City to the outside world…
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January 20, 2026 at 2:57 AM
Calling all bridge nerds! Let's geek out on some local architecture 😁 peoplesbooktakoma.com/event/dc-bri...
This is the story of the first man to come out voluntarily, using his own name, to the entire British public, a decade before activists started positioning gay people everywhere to ‘come out proud’.
Join us Monday @6:30 to learn more with the authors peoplesbooktakoma.com/event/light-...
Join us Monday @6:30 to learn more with the authors peoplesbooktakoma.com/event/light-...
Christopher Stephens and Louise Radnofsky for The Light of Day
‘Sir, we are homosexuals’ So began the letter penned by Roger Butler and sent to several British newspaper editors – some of whom were so shocked they thought it was a hoax – in June 1960. Wr…
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January 12, 2026 at 3:45 AM
This is the story of the first man to come out voluntarily, using his own name, to the entire British public, a decade before activists started positioning gay people everywhere to ‘come out proud’.
Join us Monday @6:30 to learn more with the authors peoplesbooktakoma.com/event/light-...
Join us Monday @6:30 to learn more with the authors peoplesbooktakoma.com/event/light-...
Love shapes every moment in our lives. From a morning sunrise with colors bold to an evening sunset with shades soft. If you need some extra love in your life right now, join us to celebrate a beautiful new book from @ruthformanpoet.bsky.social
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Ruth Forman for Do I Love You? Yes I Do!
From bestselling author Ruth Forman and Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award Honoree Raissa Figueroa comes a lyrical and vivid picture book celebrating motherhood, daughterhood, and the magic of lo…
peoplesbooktakoma.com
January 11, 2026 at 4:12 AM
Love shapes every moment in our lives. From a morning sunrise with colors bold to an evening sunset with shades soft. If you need some extra love in your life right now, join us to celebrate a beautiful new book from @ruthformanpoet.bsky.social
peoplesbooktakoma.com/event/ruth-f...
peoplesbooktakoma.com/event/ruth-f...
At this horrific time in history, we find ourselves reckoning with the past. Carve some time out with us to hear this powerful account of Guantanamo's Prisoner #361. Wed 1/7 @6. RSVP: peoplesbooktakoma.com/event/americ...
@uzraz.bsky.social @humanrightsfirst.org @dcbookstoprisons.bsky.social
@uzraz.bsky.social @humanrightsfirst.org @dcbookstoprisons.bsky.social
Joshua Colangelo-Bryan for Through the Gates of Hell
An inspiring true story about an American attorney and his client confronting prejudice and persecution in a prison outside the law, as one fights for the other’s freedom, and the other fights for …
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January 5, 2026 at 10:10 PM
At this horrific time in history, we find ourselves reckoning with the past. Carve some time out with us to hear this powerful account of Guantanamo's Prisoner #361. Wed 1/7 @6. RSVP: peoplesbooktakoma.com/event/americ...
@uzraz.bsky.social @humanrightsfirst.org @dcbookstoprisons.bsky.social
@uzraz.bsky.social @humanrightsfirst.org @dcbookstoprisons.bsky.social
Resolution #1: Join a new book club!
All book clubs are free, no registration required - just show up! Plus, all the selections for this month are 15% off in store for everyone!
All book clubs are free, no registration required - just show up! Plus, all the selections for this month are 15% off in store for everyone!
January 4, 2026 at 8:27 PM
Resolution #1: Join a new book club!
All book clubs are free, no registration required - just show up! Plus, all the selections for this month are 15% off in store for everyone!
All book clubs are free, no registration required - just show up! Plus, all the selections for this month are 15% off in store for everyone!
Happy New Year! We're ready to turn the page on 2025. January’s author events are booked and ready to delight all kinds of readers. Perhaps you want to include a trip to the bookstore on your resolution list? ;)
January 1, 2026 at 2:55 AM
Happy New Year! We're ready to turn the page on 2025. January’s author events are booked and ready to delight all kinds of readers. Perhaps you want to include a trip to the bookstore on your resolution list? ;)
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Now available at @peoplesbooktakoma.com 🎷🎷
FE just posted a piece i did about the process of putting together the "now jazz now" book.
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Not One Fucking Bow Tie by Byron Coley - Forced Exposure
New book from ECSTATIC PEACE LIBRARY: Now Jazz Now: 100 Essential Free Jazz & Improvisation Recordings 1960-80 by Byron Coley, Mats Gustafsson, and Thurston Moore (9798993404004, 277 pages, 2025)The i...
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December 28, 2025 at 12:41 AM
Now available at @peoplesbooktakoma.com 🎷🎷