Happy Thursday! Are you looking for a new mystery to unlock? Check out this blue-tiful stack of whodunits. 💙 💙 Featured are P&P favorites from Jake Tapper (Jake Tapper), Richard Osman (@richardosman), and Jesse Q Sutanto. Can you spot any of your favorites? Let us know below!

Saturday, join Amy Tan to discuss THE BACKYARD BIRD CHRONICLES - a gorgeous, witty account of birding, nature, and the beauty around us that hides in plain sight - 5PM @ Conn Ave bit.ly/3wi5zTH

Saturday, join Kathleen Blackburn to discuss LOOSE OF EARTH - an arresting memoir of love and unbending religion, toxicity and disease, and one family’s desperate wait for a miracle that never came - w/ Lily Meyer - 5PM @ P&P Union Market District - bit.ly/3ya0jBX

Saturday, join Ray Suarez to discuss WE ARE HOME - a richly reported portrait of the newest Americans, immigrants from all over the globe who are living all across the country, filled with their own voices - 3PM @ Conn Ave - bit.ly/3WihxY6

Happy May! 🌻 🌞 With the sun coming out and temperatures rising, there’s nothing we’d rather do than stop in for some great book talks! This month we’ve got an amazing lineup of authors visiting at all our locations. Can you spot any events you’d like to see? Let us know below!

Friday, join Tracie McMillan to discuss THE WHITE BONUS - a genre-bending work of journalism and memoir that tallies the cash benefit—and cost—of racism in America - with Dax-Devlon Ross - 7PM @ P&P The Wharf - bit.ly/44n3brf

Friday, join Karen Valby w/ Lydia Abarca Mitchell, Shelia Rohan, Marcia Lynn Sells, & Karlya Shelton-Benjamin to discuss THE SWANS OF HARLEM - the story of a group of five Black ballerinas & their 50-year sisterhood - w/ Martha Anne Toll (on Bluesky as marthaannetoll) - 7PM @ Conn Ave - bit.ly/3wdkcYv

Thursday, join Dana Mattioli to discuss THE EVERYTHING WAR - the first untold exposé of Amazon's strategic greed, from destroying Main Street to remaking corporate power, in pursuit of total domination - with Brody Mullins - 7PM @ P&P Union Market District - bit.ly/3Ufz7cr

Thursday, join Natalie Foster to discuss THE GUARANTEE - imagining an America where housing, health care, a college education, and an income floor are not only attainable by all but guaranteed, by our government - with Anna Sale - 7PM @ Conn Ave - bit.ly/4dbJ5Va

Wednesday, join David Roll to discuss ASCENT TO POWER - the enthralling story behind the most consequential presidential transition in US history - with John Sanders - 7PM @ Conn Ave - bit.ly/3Uxrdg2

You're invited to pre-order signed copies of WHAT'S NEXT - A behind-the-scenes look into the creation and legacy of The West Wing as told by cast members Melissa Fitzgerald ((((Melissa Fitzgerald)))) and Mary McCormack (@marycmccormack) - Preorder here - bit.ly/4aRUXd4

Wednesday, join Patricia Park to discuss WHAT'S EATING JACKIE O? - A Korean American teen balances her dream to become a chef & the cultural expectations of her family when she enters a TV cooking show - w/ Anna Lapera - 7PM @ Conn Ave - bit.ly/4dimdDa

Wednesday, join Millicent E. Brown to discuss ANOTHER SOJOURNER LOOKING FOR TRUTH - memories and insights of a lifetime fighting for Black freedom and social justice - with James Counts Early - 7PM @ P&P The Wharf - bit.ly/3wapROV

There’s no better match for a hot, sunny day than starting a new book series! Whether you’re looking for mystery, horror, romance, or sci-fi, we have plenty of collections for you to dive into. Tell us your favorite book series in the comments below!

Tuesday, join Leah Moser to discuss I AM A THUNDERCLOUD - helping young readers relate to their feelings through the sounds, sensations and colors of nature, making them feel comfortable and lighter - 10:30AM @ Conn Ave - bit.ly/3y3IxjN

Tuesday, join Dmitri Alperovich to discuss WORLD ON THE BRINK - an argument that China’s Xi Jinping is preparing to conquer Taiwan in the coming years - with Jim Sciutto - 7PM @ Conn Ave - bit.ly/4bfAvTd

Monday, join Grace Cavalieri, Michael Blumenthal, Anne Harding Woodworth and Jean Nordhaus for a Poetry Night panel where they will all be discussing their newest collections in celebration of National Poetry Month - with Gigi Bradford - 7PM @ Conn Ave - bit.ly/3QisRQ8

🎈📚Happy Independent Bookstore Day!📚🎈
Stop by to get the IBD exclusive merch, stock up on books, & get our store checked off on your DC Bookstore Crawl sheet. We've got some amazing things happening at all P&P locations, check it out through the link! - bit.ly/4avUtcz

Sunday, join Meghana Narayan-PB debut out! for a Meet and Greet and Craft Storytime for A LITTLE BIT OF EVERYTHING - a beautiful affirmation of childhood for every young reader - 10AM @ Conn Ave C&T - bit.ly/3Uzgm5l

Sunday, join Helen Benedict to discuss - THE GOOD DEED - the stories of four women living in the camp and an American tourist who comes to Samos to escape her dark secret - with Mojgan Ghazirad - 3PM @ Conn Ave - bit.ly/4bdIiRt