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H Street Festival

  • Solid State Books 600 H Street Northeast Washington, DC, 20002 United States (map)

Join us for a great day outside & inside the store! We’ve got our classic spin-the-wheel under the tent, where you can win bookish things & SSB swag! Inside the store, when you buy a book, you will receive a wrapped ARC (Advance Reader Copy) for free! We'll also have pupsicles available for our furry friends until they're all gone.

And don’t sleep on our coffee bar, and beer/wine bar on Saturday! We have some new wines in, and it makes for great people watching away from the bustle, bbq smoke (yum) and noise. Get here before last call at 5:30pm

Additionally, the illustrator David Wilkerson will be joining us to launch a new series, 'Great Minds of Science'.

Dive in to an exciting nonfiction graphic novel series about some of the greatest Black lives in history!

This fun and accessible graphic novel for middle grade readers brings to light the lives of great but lesser-known Black scientists. Great Minds of Science is a kid-friendly introduction to some of the greatest scientists in history—doctors, engineers, mathematicians, and biologists.

Each of them faced challenges as they rose to the top of their professions, but they didn’t back down. They kept experimenting and questioning and learning, and they made significant contributions in each of their scientific fields.

Black Lives is the new graphic novel series from award-winning author Tonya Bolden and illustrator David Wilkerson that celebrates the lives of Black innovators and legends and helps bring these histories to life.

Celebrate the lives and contributions of Black scientists throughout history with the inspiring Great Minds of Science.

Earlier Event: September 19
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Later Event: September 22
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