Calling all history buffs: join us on June 2nd for an evening with @derekjbaxter in celebration of his new book, The Forgotten World War!â
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How well do you truly know the American Revolution? On the 250th anniversary of the establishment of the United States, author Derek Baxter reveals just how global an effort it was to create a new country.â
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Forget the Liberty Bell: if you want to truly understand the American Revolution, get a passport and visit the hills of Andalucia, the lagoons of the Yucatan, and the palaces of south India. In The Forgotten World War, Derek Baxter embarks on an adventure-filled quest across four continents to uncover the story of how Americans really won our independence. He discovers how the fighting in the U.S. was only one theater of a much broader conflict, in which an unlikely group of nations banded together to take on the mighty British Empire.
Join us & the @the.dc.death.collective in welcoming @hello.darnell to SSB! He will be in conversation with @being.jaya about his new book, Never Can Say Goodbye. â
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âNever Can Say Goodbye is deliciously woven from threads of guidance, memory, and devotion to the sacred labor of holding space at the end of life." âAlua Arthur, author of Briefly Perfectly Humanâ
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Compelling narrative that illuminates the role of a death doula and the often-unseen ways people show up for one another at the end of life.â
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Across cultures and communities, death is frequently surrounded by silence and uncertainty. Many of us are taught to avoid conversations about loss, grief, and dying, even as we find ourselves quietly doing this work for loved ones, sitting at bedsides, holding hands, listening to final stories, and loving people through their last moments. Never Can Say Goodbye invites readers to recognize this shared human experience and to see themselves in the sacred act of holding space.
Announcing my final Read & Run on the Road before a summer hiatus, and I couldnât be more excited itâs based on Best Offer Wins by Marisa Kashino!!!
Whether youâre a perpetual renter like me or have already gone through the dreaded house-buying process, youâll be able to relate (only to a certain extent, I hope! đŞ) to the bookâs protagonist Margotâwho stops at nothing for the perfect house in the perfect neighborhood (and the perfect life??).
Paraphrasing Marisa, this book is a psychological unraveling, satirical, and truly absurd. You wonât be able to put it down.
Join me Sunday, June 14 at 9 a.m. for a run through Margotâs life in DC before she flees to Bethesda, MD. After the run author @marisakashino will join us for a discussion @solidstatedc (14th Street)
Space is limited and library copies are in high demand (great excuse to support your fav bookstore)âso donât delay! Register using link in bio.
1 week, 2 amazing author events! Join us at H Street tonight and Friday night to celebrate new books from @austinkgraff and @annabadkhen ! â
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Join us on 5/22 to celebrate rheadebussy's new book, The Lavender Bans!â
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She will be joined in conversation by cathymarcello1. Tickets available at the đâ
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The Lavender Bans is a comprehensive account of the evolution of anti-LGBTQ+ policies from World War I to the present. Dorian Rhea Debussyâa leading expert on LGBTQ+ history in the US militaryâexamines six distinct periods of exclusion over the course of a century, tracing continuities and changes alongside the growth of the national security state. Bringing together interdisciplinary scholarship and close analysis of archival documents, she offers new insights into the policies affecting LGBTQ+ people in the armed forces.
This month's Poetry Book Club is a special one: the author, @martheaus , will be joining us to lead the writing portion of the meeting. Poets, you don't want to miss this one.â
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Join up at our H Street location on Sunday, 5/17 at 3pm
Join us a week from today to celebrate @annabadkhen 's new book, To See Beyond!â
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She'll be joined in conversation by @aminattaforna . Tickets available at the đâ
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About To See BeyondâŹď¸â
In To See Beyond, Anna Badkhen probes the ways we ward off despair as she imagines the language we need for survival. Through engagement with contemporary literature and stories of everyday encounters with people around the world, she brings us closer to understanding how we balance delight and grief, joy and hurt, and choose to embrace life as a form of resistance.
Have you snagged your book club book this month? All our book clubs on both 14th and H Street are free and open to the public! Mention which club you're buying for at checkout for 10% off đď¸đ¤
