Solid State Books

Join us on Juneteenth to celebrate A Second Sight by . Dr. Jackson will be in conversation with . RSVP at the link in our bio!

About A Second Sight⬇️
Since the nation’s founding, Black Americans have had a unique perspective on the U.S. experience—a “second sight”—that reveals the truth about the nation to itself. As renowned media scholar Sarah J. Jackson charts in this bold and daring masterwork, at the center of this effort has been an extraordinary cast of Black journalists, photographers, filmmakers, radio hosts, podcasters and other mediamakers who have drawn on the visionary tradition of second sight to advance democracy and broaden our most fundamental American values.

Happy Black Pride! This year’s theme is New Black Renaissance. Here are just a few of our favorite renaissance-makers, both new and old. Who is your favorite? Shout them out in the comments!

will be wil us on H Street tomorrow at 7:00pm. RSVP at the link in our bio!

Join us & in welcoming to the store on June 18th to celebrate her book, The Fix. RSVP at the link in our bio!

About The Fix⬇️
The New York Times bestselling author and former U.S. Attorney offers a piercing exposé on the escalating threat of far-right politics—and a clear roadmap for saving our democracy.

In The Fix, McQuade draws on her decades of experience as a federal prosecutor to reveal how systems of organized crime and political opportunism exploit the levers of power—using corruption, cruelty, and chaos as tools to dominate institutions and eliminate accountability. With clarity, precision, and moral force, she exposes the tactics of today’s far-right MAGA system: information warfare, aggressive retribution, conformism enforced by fear, and pervasive dismantling of legal checks and balances necessary to defend the public interest and uphold justice.

In honor of our wonderful bookseller Candace’s last day (this past Sunday) please enjoy a selection of her staff picks, posted here for posterity.

will be with us on H Street tomorrow at 5:30! All attendees who RSVP will recieve a complimentary copy of The Wage Standard. RSVP at the link in our bio.

Join us on June 9th as we welcome poet to discuss her debut collection, Avail.

She will be joined in conversation by Solid State's own . RSVP at the 🔗

About the book⬇️

Avail
In this breathtaking debut poetry collection, a young poet charts her life during and after its transformation by illness.

“In Erin O’Luanaigh’s Avail, rhyme and prose rub elbows, elegy and illness conspire, golden-age Hollywood films and childhood mortality are allies . . . Her poems celebrate the synthesis of real and plasticized moments, memories and concrete locales with a filmic vitality.”
—PN Review

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Books 🤝 Beers (& Ciders!)

Come find your perfect pairing at our H Street location. Happy Hour runs from 4-7 daily 🏃‍♀️📚🍻

Out: bouquets for mom
In: BOOKets for mom

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