Inside the Reading Room: A Night at Poetry at Dusk
Every third Thursday the lamps go low, the chairs come out, and the reading room fills up for Poetry at Dusk. Here’s what a night looks like from behind the […]
A Beginner’s Map to Translated Fiction
Translated fiction can feel like a locked room with no key. It isn’t. Here’s a gentle way in, built from the books our customers return to most. Start with a […]
Notes from the Margin: Why We Write in Books
We sell a lot of second-hand books, and the best ones come with something extra: a previous reader’s notes in the margin. Here’s why we think marginalia is a feature, […]
How to Build a Commonplace Book
A commonplace book is just a notebook where you copy the lines worth keeping. Writers have kept them for centuries. Here’s how to start one — no special talent required. […]
Five Debut Novels We Couldn’t Shut Up About This Spring
Every spring the front table fills up with debuts, and every spring we fall hard for a handful of them. Here are five first novels that had the whole shop […]
Elementor #748
PresidentCarol Monaco Our Lady of Lourdes, Bethesda, MD One of our goals is to promote community and fellowship through activities, presentations, and spreading the news about local events within the […]
In Total Praise: Our Healing Witness to Christ’s Peace
Minkisi ministry invites you to gather for a virtual Stations of the Cross prayer service in contemplative prayer, scripture readings, gospel music and reflection for all. Minkisi is an interracial, […]
