Literary Calendar: October 30-November 4, 2006
Sunday, October 29, 2006; Page BW14
The following events this week are free and open to the public unless otherwise noted. This is not a complete listing. For additional events, see Bookshop on our pages or log on tohttp:/
30 Monday
7 P.M. New York Times columnist William C. Rhoden discusses and signs Forty Million Dollar Slaves: The Rise, Fall, and Redemption of the Black Athlete at Politics and Prose Bookstore, 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW, 202-364-1919.
7:30 P.M. Maud Casey reads from and signs her fiction, including the novels Genealogy and The Shape of Things to Come , at George Mason University, Center for the Arts, 4400 University Dr., Fairfax, Va., 703-993-1180.
31 Tuesday
6 P.M. Godfrey Hodgson discusses and signs Woodrow Wilson's Right Hand: The Life of Colonel Edward M. House as part of the "Books & Beyond" series at the Library of Congress, James Madison Bldg., Montpelier Room, 101 Independence Ave. SE, 202-707-5221.
7 P.M. Iranian-born writer and artist Marjane Satrapi discusses and signs her new graphic novel, Chicken with Plums (chronicling the last days of her grand uncle, Nasser Ali Khan), at Politics and Prose Bookstore, 202-364-1919.
1 Wednesday
6:30 P.M. David Baldacci reads from and signs his new political thriller, The Collectors (sequel to The Camel Club ), at Books & Crannies, 15 S. Madison St., Middleburg, Va., 540-687-6677. He will also read on Friday, Nov. 3, at 7 p.m. at Olsson's Books-Courthouse, 2111 Wilson Blvd., Arlington, Va., 703-525-4227.
7 P.M. British author Ben Schott discusses and signs his new compendium, Schott's Almanac 2007 , at Olsson's Books-Penn Quarter, 418 Seventh St. NW, 202-638-7610.
7 P.M. Pulitzer Prize-winner Richard Ford reads from and signs his new novel, The Lay of the Land (continuing the tale of Frank Bascombe begun in The Sportswriter and Independence Day ) at Politics and Prose Bookstore, 202-364-1919.
7:30 P.M. The Friends of the Shepherd Park Library are hosting a reading and discussion with Clare Crawford-Mason , co-author of The Nun and the Bureaucrat--How They Found an Unlikely Cure for America's Sick Hospitals (companion to the documentary "Good News ... How Hospitals Heal Themselves") at the Juanita E. Thornton-Shepherd Park Library, 7420 Georgia Ave. NW, 202-541-6100.
7:30 P.M. Elizabeth George reads from and signs her new mystery, What Came Before He Shot Her , at Borders Books-Baileys Crossroads, Route 7 at Columbia Pike, Baileys Crossroads, Va., 703-998-0404. She will also read on Thursday, Nov. 2, at 7 p.m. at Politics and Prose Bookstore, 202-364-1919.
7:30 P.M. Former congresswoman and Brooklyn district attorney Elizabeth Holtzman discusses and signs The Impeachment of George W. Bush: A Practical Guide for Concerned Citizens (written with journalist Cynthia L. Cooper) at Barnes & Noble-Georgetown, 3040 M St. NW, 202-965-9880.
7:30 P.M. Frank Warren , founder of the community art project/blog postsecret.com, a selection from which appeared in PostSecret: Extraordinary Confessions from Ordinary Lives , discusses and signs his new book, M y Secret: A PostSecret Book (a collection of anonymous postcards from teenagers and college students), at Borders Books-Tysons Corner, 8027 Leesburg Pike, Vienna, Va., 703-556-7766. He will also speak on Saturday, Nov. 4, at 3 p.m. at Politics and Prose Bookstore, 202-364-1919.
