If you like #DavidLynch you need to be reading #JohnHawkes #currentlyreading

Episode 130: Opening Movements: Entering the World of a Book In this episode, we begin a three-part series on the movements of a novel, starting with the opening.

I love the promise of a new book, but the opening movement is often the hardest for me. It’s so nice when an authors voice or the plot or something helps me know I’m in good hands. In this week’s episode @bibliopaul.bsky.social and I talk about the opening movement. substack.com/@mookse/note...

Join us in #may for this witty gem about the ways we let work define us. As always the club is free and open to the public. Join the mailing list here: docs.google.com/forms/d/1vyM... @people sbooktakoma.com

Independent Bookstore Day is right around the corner! Join us and other amazing DC bookstores on Sat. 4/25 for fun prizes, raffles, limited edition merch and more! Visit 6 or more stores on the #DCBookstoreCrawl and pick up a prize on your last stop and enter into a gift card raffle!

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 :)

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Weekly Reading Recap (Khoury & Elkin) with a Surprise Mystery Book! YouTube video by Matthew Linton, The Indie Reader

If you want to hear my early thoughts on Gate of the Sun or what I thought of Shadow Ticket, check out the newest video on my channel! @archipelagobooks.bsky.social

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Join us @peoplesbooktakoma.com on December 1 to discuss Gate of the Sun and @archipelagobooks.bsky.social. It’s free to join! DM me for information or just come by. #ReadIndie

A Republic of Consciousness Prize spotlight on bold fiction and independent publishing – Rodrigo Fresán and Mark Haber talk to Lori Feathers at Hay Festival Forum Dallas.

📸: Kyle Montgomery

See you tomorrow! This one is sure to stimulate a lot of conversation. @charcopress.com @people sbooktakoma.com

Join us @peoplesbooktakoma.com to discuss Elena Knows by Claudia Pineiro on October 6 at 6 PM. It’s free. This novel is one of the most important independent press releases of recent years, so don’t miss it! #readindie @charcopress.com

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This book is amazing and should make for wonderful discussion. Come join us @peoplesbooktakoma.com on Monday at 6 PM to talk Melvill, Melville, @openletterbooks.bsky.social and The Republic of Consciousness Prize! DM me for more info. #readindie

A chilly morning means fall is just around the corner, which means September book clubs! Pick up any of these titles in store or on our @bookshop.org or @libro.fm stores.

Come join us for the next meeting of the Indie Press Book Club at @peoplesbooktakoma.com! We’re reading Melvill by Rodrigo Frésan (trans. Will Vanderhayden) out from @openletterbooks.bsky.social. No Moby Dick experience required! #ReadIndie #booksky #RepublicOfConsciousnessPrize

This book is disgusting and weird and I love it. #ReadIndie #BookSky

Very interesting to read after Miller’s Tropic of Cancer. Two very different pictures of interwar Paris. #readindie #booksky @nyrb-imprints.bsky.social #nyrbsummer

Nice! I love The Left Hand of Darkness. One of my favorite science fiction novels.

#tbr looking hot for July. What are you reading? #readindie #nyrbsummer #booksky

Looking for a relaxed, low-stakes read that’s perfect for summer. Mountain View by Otis West is the #book for you. #readindie #booksky

Hot Take: That Virginia Woolf sure wrote some good books! #hottake #readindie #booksky

Exciting #bookmail from local author George Koors. Looking forward to checking this one out! #booksky

My #currentlyreading. What are you reading this weekend? #readindie #infinitesummer #booksky

#Lion is in @peoplesbooktakoma.com for the August #bookclub meeting. Looking forward to it. I think this one will be a crowd-pleaser! #readindie #booksky @nyrb-imprints.bsky.social

Oh, this is going to be good… @nyrb-imprints.bsky.social @peoplesbooktakoma.com #readindie #booksky

My #InfiniteSummer journey begins today! #readindie #booksky

A #currentlyreading update: a mind-bending paranoid look into mid-20th century politics…and #vineland 😆 #booksky #readindie

Book Clubs UPCOMING BOOKCLUBS Book clubs at People’s Book are free and inclusive– there are no requirements nor criteria to join! Clubs are all volunteer lead. We hope you see a title you’re inter…

Yes! It’s at the bottom of the @peoplesbooktakoma.com book clubs page. I’m also going to be creating a Google doc with links to reviews, podcasts, and other resources about the book, author and press. peoplesbooktakoma.com/book-clubs/

#summerstack is already blowing my mind! So excited to join my first #InfiniteSummer and get my book club on indie press lit started @peoplesbooktakoma.com

#readindie #booksky

🧛‍♂️ May was a book-thirsty month 📚🧠
From existential ghosts to dreamy metafiction and even Nazi-era history — this shelf’s seen it all. And yes, Nosferatu insists on reading old political mags. 📰💔

What did you read this month?

#readindie #booksky