June 25-July 1, 2007

25 MONDAY

6 P.M. A reception begins an evening devoted to discussion of the illustrated book Breaking News: How the Associated Press Has Covered War, Peace, and Everything Else with AP president Tom Curley and a panel of journalists and news photographers, including Da rrell Christian, Ron Edmonds, George Esper, Kathryn Johnson, Walter Mears and Joe Urschel, at the National Press Club, ballroom, 529 14th St. NW. For details and to RSVP, call 202-662-7129 or e-mail opus@press.org.

7 P.M. Ralph James Savarese discusses and signs Reasonable People: A Memoir of Autism and Adoption: On the Meaning of Family and the Politics of Neurological Difference at Olsson's Books-Dupont, 1307 19th St. NW, 202-785-1133.

7 P.M. Book editor, mystery writer and humorist R.D. Rosen discusses and signs A Buffalo in the House: The True Story About a Man, an Animal, and the American West at Politics and Prose Bookstore, 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW, 202-364-1919.

7 P.M. Alison Bechdel, author of the comic strip "Dykes to Watch Out For," discusses and signs her memoir Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic (told in graphic novel form, and just released in paperback) at Lambda Rising, 1625 Connecticut Ave. NW, 202-462-6969.

7 P.M. Claire Cook, author of the bestselling novel Must Love Dogs (which was adapted for a feature film), reads from and signs her new romantic comedy, Life's a Beach, at Olsson's Books-Courthouse, 2111 Wilson Blvd., Arlington, Va., 703-525-4227.

26 TUESDAY

6 P.M. Susan Vreeland offers a slide-illustrated presentation of her new historical novel, Luncheon of the Boating Party (based on Auguste Renoir's celebrated Impressionist painting), at Chapters Literary Bookstore, 445 11th St. NW, 202-737-5553.

6 P.M. Novelist Susan Richards Shreve discusses and signs Warm Springs: Traces of a Childhood at FDR's Polio Haven (she resided at the Georgia sanitarium from ages 11-13) at Busboys and Poets, 2021 14th St. NW, 202-387-7638. She will also speak on Thursday, June 28, at 7 p.m. at Olsson's Books-Courthouse, 703-525-4227.

6:30 P.M. Andro Linklater discusses and signs his new history, The Fabric of America: How Our Borders and Boundaries Shaped the Country and Forged Our National Identity, at the Historical Society of Washington, D.C., 801 K St. NW (the old Carnegie Library building on Mount Vernon Square). This event is co-sponsored by the English-Speaking Union and Politics and Prose Bookstore; for details and to RSVP, call 202-363-7738 or e-mail bkogod@politics-prose.com. He will also speak on Thursday, June 28, at 7 p.m. at Olsson's Books-Old Town, 106 S. Union St., Alexandria, Va., 703-684-0077.

7 P.M. Josh Rushing, a former U.S. Marine captain and currently a correspondent for Al Jazeera International, discusses and signs Mission Al Jazeera: Build a Bridge, Seek the Truth, Change the World at Olsson's Books-Penn Quarter, 418 Seventh St. NW, 202-638-7610. He will also speak on Thursday, June 28, at 6 p.m. in an event sponsored by the World Affairs Council of Washington, D.C., and held at the National Association of Home Builders, conference center, 1201 15th St. NW. Admission is $20 for the general public, $15 for council members; for details and to RSVP, call 202-293-1051 or visit http://www.worldaffairsdc.org. He will speak again on Saturday, June 30, at 6 p.m. at Busboys and Poets, 202-387-7638.

7 P.M. Joyce Carol Oates reads from and signs her new novel, The Gravedigger's Daughter, at Politics and Prose Bookstore, 202-364-1919.

7:30 P.M. Amanda Gutterman, Elizabeth McLean, Lauren Schott and Helen Sitar, all winners of the Young Poets' Competition (sponsored by the Word Works), read from their work as part of the Joaquin Miller Cabin Poetry Series held at Miller's Cabin, Picnic Grove #6, Beach Dr. at the Military Road overpass in Rock Creek Park, 703-820-8113.

7:30 P.M. Local professor Scott W. Berg discusses and signs Grand Avenues: The Story of the French Visionary Who Designed Washington, D.C. at Barnes & Noble-Georgetown, 3040 M St. NW, 202-965-9880.