Sunday, June 24, 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 TUESDAY6 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.
27 WEDNESDAY6:30 P.M. R. Donahue Peebles, chairman and CEO of the Peebles Corporation (the largest African-American-owned real estate development firm in the country) discusses and signs his new book, The Peebles Principles: Tales and Tactics from an Entrepreneur's Life of Winning Deals, Succeeding in Business, and Creating a Fortune from Scratch, at Karibu Books, the Mall at Prince George's, 3500 East-West Hwy., Hyattsville, Md., 301-559-1140.
7 P.M. Military reporter Ed Offley (formerly editor-in-chief of the Stars and Stripes) discusses and signs Scorpion Down: Sunk by the Soviets, Buried by the Pentagon: The Untold Story of the U.S.S. Scorpion at Borders Books-Fairfax, 11054 Lee Hwy., Fairfax, Va., 703-359-8420.
7 P.M. Stephen L. Carter reads from and signs his new novel, New England White, at Politics and Prose Bookstore, 202-364-1919.
7 P.M . Steve Vogel, a military reporter for The Washington Post, discusses and signs The Pentagon: The Untold Story of the Wartime Race to Build the Pentagon--and to Restore It Sixty Years Later, at Olsson's Books-Courthouse, 703-525-4227.
7 P.M. Natalie Lobe and James Hopkins read from their work as part of the monthly poetry series at the Kensington Row Bookshop, 3786 Howard Ave., Kensington, Md., 301-949-9416. Refreshments are provided, and an open reading follows.
7:30 P.M. Jon Katz, co-host of the award-winning radio program "Dog Talk" and author of the bestselling A Dog Year: Twelve Months, Four Dogs, and Me, discusses and signs his new book, Dog Days: Dispatches from Bedlam Farm, at Borders Books-Baileys Crossroads, Route 7 at Columbia Pike, Baileys Crossroads, Va., 703-998-0404.
28 THURSDAYNoon. Tennent H. Bagley, a CIA veteran (handling spies and defectors in Clandestine Services and chief of Soviet bloc counterintelligence), discusses and signs his new book, Spy Wars: Moles, Mysteries, and Deadly Games, at the International Spy Museum, 800 F St. NW, 202-393-7798.
6:30 P.M. Richard Wirick, co-founder and editor of the journal Transformation, presents a slide-illustrated discussion of One Hundred Siberian Postcards (inspired by the trip he and his wife took to the region to adopt a baby) at Candida's World of Books, 1541 14th St. NW, 202-667-4811. A book signing follows.
7 P.M. Maggie Sefton reads from and signs her new knitting whodunit, A Killer Stitch, at Barnes & Noble-Reston, 1851 Fountain Dr., Reston, Va., 703-437-8147.
7 P.M. Dennis Ross, U.S. chief Middle East envoy for both President George H.W. Bush and President Bill Clinton, discusses and signs Statecraft: And How to Restore America's Standing in the World at Politics and Prose Bookstore, 202-364-1919.
29 FRIDAY6:30 P.M. Alex Hairston signs his new novel, She Creeps, at Karibu Books-Security Square Mall, 6901 Security Blvd., Baltimore, Md., 410-944-6090. He will also sign books on Saturday, June 30, at 2 p.m. at Karibu Books, the Mall at Prince George's, 301-559-1140, and again at 5 p.m. at Karibu Books-Bowie Town Center, 15624 Emerald Way, Bowie, Md., 301-3523-4110.
7 P.M. Drew Westen discusses and signs The Political Brain: The Role of Emotion in Deciding the Fate of the Nation at Politics and Prose Bookstore, 202-364-1919.
7:30 P.M. W.E.B. Griffin and William E. Butterworth IV read from and sign The Double Agents, their new novel about the exploits of the OSS in WWII, at Borders Books-Baileys Crossroads, 703-998-0404.
30 SATURDAY1 P.M. Award-winning pastry chef Ann Amernick, co-owner of the restaurant Palena in Washington, D.C., discusses and signs her new cookbook, The Art of the Dessert (written with Margie Litman), at Politics and Prose Bookstore, 202-364-1919.
4 P.M. Fatemeh Keshavarz, an Iranian American and professor of Persian and comparative literature at Washington University, discusses and signs Jasmine and Stars: Reading More Than "Lolita" in Tehran at Busboys and Poets, 202-387-7638.
6 P.M. Ferentz Lafargue, a professor at the New School, discusses his new memoir, Songs in the Key of My Life, at the Culture Shop, 341 Cedar St. NW, 202-726-2211. A book signing and "listening party" is included; e-mail vdavies@cultureshop.com to RSVP.
6 P.M. Meryle Secrest discusses and signs her new memoir, Shoot the Widow: Adventures of a Biographer in Search of Her Subject, at Politics and Prose Bookstore, 202-364-1919. [See review on page 3.]
1 SUNDAY1 P.M. Thomas Mallon reads from and signs his new novel, Fellow Travelers, at Politics and Prose Bookstore, 202-364-1919.
SPECIAL NOTICEThe National Press Club will hold its annual used book sale on Tuesday, July 10, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the club's Murrow Room, 529 14th St. NW. Prices run from $2 for paperbacks, $3 for hardcovers to $5 for reference titles. Proceeds will benefit the Eric Friedheim National Journalism Library. For details, call 202-662-7523.
The Literacy Council of Montgomery County will hold an orientation session for volunteers interested in helping adults learn to read, write and speak English on Monday, June 25, at 7:30 p.m. at the Wheaton Library, 11701 Georgia Ave., Wheaton, Md., and again on Monday, July 9, at 7:30 p.m. at the Rockville Library, 21 Maryland Ave., Rockville, Md. Call 301-610-0030 or e-mail info@literacycouncilmcmd.org for details.
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