Literary Calendar
November 5-11, 2007

Sunday, November 4, 2007

5 MONDAY

3 P.M. Children's author and illustrator Jarrett J. Krosoczka reads from his new picture book, Punk Farm on Tour (his sequel to the story of Cow, Sheep, Pig, Goat, and Chicken chronicled in 2005's Punk Farm) at Treetop Kids, 1382 Chain Bridge Rd., McLean, Va., 703-356-1400. He will also read on Tuesday, Nov. 6, at 10:30 a.m. at Politics and Prose Bookstore, 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW, 202-364-1919, and again that evening at 6 p.m. at Barnes & Noble, Tysons Corner Center, 1961 Chain Bridge Rd., McLean, Va., 703-506-2937.

6 P.M. Chef and restaurateur Gillian Clark, owner of Washington D.C.'s Colorado Kitchen, discusses and signs Out of the Frying Pan: A Chef's Memoir of Hot Kitchens, Single Motherhood, and the Family Meal at the Culture Shop, 341 Cedar St. NW, 202-726-2211.

6:30 P.M. Professor Daniel J. Solove, an expert on privacy law, discusses and signs The Future of Reputation: Gossip, Rumor, and Privacy on the Internet at Borders Books-Downtown, 18th & L Sts. NW, 202-466-4999.

7 P.M. Jerome Groopman, a physician at Harvard Medical School, discusses How Doctors Think at the Sixth & I Historic Synagogue, 600 I St. NW. Tickets for this reading, co-sponsored by Politics and Prose Bookstore, are $6 each, or two free with purchase of the book at P&P. For details, call 202-364-1919. For more information on Sixth & I, visit http://www.sixthandi.org.

7:30 P.M. Alice Quinn, poetry editor for the New Yorker magazine, introduces Pulitzer Prize-winning poet and writer John Ashbery, who will read from his work (including his most recent collection, A Worldly Country: New Poems) as part of the Folger Poetry Reading Series at the Folger Shakespeare Library, 201 East Capitol St. SE. A reception and book signing follow. Tickets are $12; call 202-544-7077 or visit http://www.folger.edu/poetry to RSVP.

6 TUESDAY

6:30 P.M. J.H. Elliott, Regius Professor Emeritus of Modern History at the University of Oxford, discusses Empires of the Atlantic World: Britain and Spain in America 1492-1830 at the Inter-American Development Bank, Enrique V. Iglesias Conference Center, 1330 New York Ave. NW. A book signing follows. This event is free, but a photo ID is required to enter; for details, call 202-623-3558.

6:30 P.M. Ken Herman, White House correspondent for the Cox Newspaper group, moderates a discussion of the new book Managing the President's Message: The White House Communications Operation with author Martha Joynt Kumar, a professor of political science at Towson University; White House correspondent Helen Thomas; former Clinton White House press secretary Mike McCurry; and Dan Bartlett, a former press adviser for President Bush, at the National Press Club, Murrow-White Rooms, 529 14th St. NW. A book signing follows. This event is free, but space is limited; call 202-662-7564 or e-mail opus@press.org to RSVP.

7 WEDNESDAY

Noon. Chef and author Anthony Bourdain discusses and signs No Reservations: Around the World on an Empty Stomach, the illustrated journal based on his reality show of the same name, at Olsson's Books-Penn Quarter, 418 Seventh St. NW, 202-638-7610.

Noon. Robert F. Dorr lectures on his most recent book , Air Combat: An Oral History of Fighter Pilots, with an emphasis on the experience of Col. James Jabara in the Korean War, at the National Archives, Jefferson Room, 700 Pennsylvania Ave. NW. This event is part of the Archives' observance of Arab-American Heritage Month; call 202-357-5000 for details.

7 P.M. Gregory Rodriguez discusses and signs Mongrels, Bastards, Orphans, and Vagabonds: Mexican Immigration and the Future of Race in America at Politics and Prose Bookstore, 202-364-1919. (Read the review on p. 3)

7 P.M. Terri Irwin discusses and signs Steve & Me, a memoir of her late husband, the wildlife conservationist Steve Irwin ("the Crocodile Hunter"), at Borders Books-White Flint, 11301 Rockville Pike, Kensington, Md., 301-816-1067.

7:30 P.M. Ursula Hegi reads from and signs her new novel, The Worst Thing I've Done, at Borders Books-Baileys Crossroads, Route 7 at Columbia Pike, Baileys Crossroads, Va., 703-998-0404. She will also read on Thursday, Nov. 8, at 7 p.m. at Politics and Prose Bookstore, 202-364-1919.

8 THURSDAY

6:30 P.M. Investigative journalists Adrian Levy and Catherine Scott-Clark discuss Deception: Pakistan, the United States, and the Secret Trade in Nuclear Weapons at the Charles Sumner School, 1201 17th St. NW. Admission to this event, sponsored by the World Affairs Council of Washington, D.C., is $15 for the general public, $10 for council members. A reception and book signing follow. For details and to RSVP, call 202-293-1051 or e-mail event@worldaffairsdc.org.

7 P.M. Donald McCaig reads from and discusses Rhett Butler's People, his much-anticipated take on Margaret Mitchell's Gone with the Wind (it's the same tale told from Rhett Butler's point of view, and authorized by the Mitchell estate) at the Lyceum, 201 S. Washington St., Alexandria, Va. Tickets ($5 each) are available at any Olsson's Books location or at the door. (The tickets are also coupons redeemable toward $5 off of the purchase price of the book at the event.)

7:30 P.M. Ashley Gilbertson, a photojournalist with the New York Times, discusses and signs Whiskey Tango Foxtrot: A Photographer's Chronicle of the Iraq War at Borders Books-Tyson's Corner, 8027 Leesburg Pike, Vienna, Va., 703-556-7766.

9 FRIDAY

8 P.M. Graphic novelists/cartoonists Lynda Barry (the comic strip "Ernie Pook's Comeback"), Alison Bechdel (the comic strip "Dykes to Watch Out For" and the graphic memoir Fun Home: A Tragicomic) and Chris Ware (the periodical "The ACME Novelty Library") discuss their work in a PEN/Faulkner event being held at the D.C. Jewish Community Center, 1529 16th St. NW. A reception and book signing follow. Tickets are $15; call 202-544-7077 or visit http://www.penfaulkner.org to RSVP.

10 SATURDAY

10 A.M. Children's author and illustrator Lita Judge reads from and signs her new picture book, D Is for Dinosaur: A Prehistoric Alphabet (written with Todd Chapman), at Barnes & Noble-Market Common, 2800 Clarendon Blvd., Arlington, Va., 703-248-8251. She will also sign books at 2 p.m. that afternoon at the National Museum of Natural History, Family Store, 10th St. & Constitution Ave. NW, 202-633-2058.

11 A.M. Patricia Polacco, the award-winning children's author and illustrator, reads from her new picture book, The Lemonade Club, at Politics and Prose Bookstore, 202-364-1919. She will also read at 3 p.m. that afternoon at Aladdin's Lamp Children's Bookstore, 2499 N. Harrison St., Arlington, Va. Call 703-241-8281 to RSVP.

1 P.M. Judith M. Heimann discusses and signs The Airmen and the Headhunters: A True Story of Lost Soldiers, Heroic Tribesmen and the Unlikeliest Rescue of World War II at Politics and Prose Bookstore, 202-364-1919.

3 P.M. John J. Lamb reads from and signs The Crafty Teddy: A Bear Collector's Mystery at Borders Books-Warrenton, 251 W. Lee Hwy., Warrenton, Va., 540-347-9412.

11 SUNDAY

1 P.M. George Dodge discusses and signs the recent illustrated history Arlington National Cemetery (part of the "Images of America" series), at Barnes & Noble-Market Common, 703-248-8251.

2 P.M. Nathan McCall, author of the new novel Them, takes part in a panel discussion on gentrification with Dee Hunter, Advisory Neighborhood Commissioner for D.C.'s Ward 1; Rick Lee, owner of Lee's Flower and Card Shop; Tony Samara, a professor in the department of sociology and anthropology at George Mason University; and moderator Chris Chambers, an attorney and author, at Busboys and Poets, 2021 14th St. NW, 202-387-7638. A book signing follows.

5 P.M. Award-winning photographer Diana Walker, who covered four White House administrations, discusses the new retrospective of her work, The Bigger Picture: 30 Years of Portraits, at Politics and Prose Bookstore, 202-364-1919.

SPECIAL NOTICE

The Jewish Community Center of Greater Washington 's 38th Annual Book Festival continues through Sunday, Nov. 11, at 6125 Montrose Rd. in Rockville, Md. Authors attending include Rabbi Shmuley Boteach of the TV program "Shalom in the Home" (Nov. 5), historian Walter Isaacson (Nov. 6), journalist Naftali Bendavid (Nov. 8), Markus Zusak (Nov. 9) and thriller author Brad Meltzer (Nov. 11). For complete details, visit http://www.jccgw2.org/bookfestival.