December 3-9, 2007
Sunday, December 2, 2007
3MONDAY
7 P.M. Poets featured in the new anthology Echoes: Voices from Prince George's County Poets, including J. Joy Matthews Alford, Steve M. Buter, Spencer L. Duffy and Susan Levy, read from their work at the Friendship Heights Village Center, 4433 S. Park Ave., Chevy Chase, Md. This event, part of the "Cafe Muse" series, will open with classical guitar by Michael Davis and conclude with an open reading (sign-up at 7 p.m.). Visit http://www.wordworksdc.com for details.
7 P.M. Cass R. Sunstein, a professor of law and politics at the University of Chicago, discusses and signs both of his new books out this season: Republic.com 2.0 (on the Internet's impact on democracy) and Worst-Case Scenarios (on cost-budget analyses in government), at Politics and Prose Bookstore, 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW, 202-364-1919.
7 P.M. ReShonda Tate Billingsley reads from and signs her new novel, The Pastor's Wife, at Borders Books-Largo, 913-A Capital Centre Blvd., Largo, Md., 301-499-2173.
7:30 P.M. American poet Richard Howard, the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Untitled Subjects and, most recently, Inner Voices: Selected Poems, 1963-2003, presents the annual Emily Dickinson Birthday Tribute at the Folger Shakespeare Library, 201 East Capitol St. SE. A reception (with black cake made from Dickinson's own recipe) and book signing follow. Tickets are $12; call 202-544-7077 or visit http://www.folger.edu/poetry to RSVP.
7:30 P.M. Ronald Florence discusses and signs Lawrence and Aaronsohn: T. E. Lawrence, Aaron Aaronsohn, and the Seeds of the Arab-Israeli Conflict at Barnes & Noble-Rockville, 12089 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Md., 301-881-0237.
4 TUESDAYNoon."A Sampling of South Carolina Poets" is the theme of the Poetry at Noon series featuring readings by Carol Ann Davis, John Lane, Susan Meyers and Marjory Wentworth (the state's current poet laureate) at the Library of Congress, James Madison Bldg., Pickford Theater, 101 Independence Ave. SE, 202-707-5394.
7 P.M. Julie M. Fenster discusses and signs The Case of Abraham Lincoln: A Story of Adultery, Murder, and the Making of a Great President at Olsson's Books-Penn Quarter, 418 Seventh St. NW, 202-638-7610.
7 P.M. Judith Jones, a senior editor and vice president at publisher Alfred A. Knopf (where she helped introduce America to the likes of Julia Child and Marcella Hazen via their cookbooks), discusses and signs The Tenth Muse: My Life in Food at Politics and Prose Bookstore, 202-364-1919.
5 WEDNESDAYNoon. Ann Blackman discusses and signs Wild Rose: The True Story of a Civil War Spy, her look at Confederate operative Rose O'Neal Greenhow, at the National Archives, Jefferson Room, 700 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, 202-357-5000.
6 P.M. Shashi Tharoor, a former UN undersecretary general for communications and public information, discusses and signs his new book, The Elephant, the Tiger, and the Cell Phone: Reflections on India, the Emerging 21st-Century Power, at the Woman's National Democratic Club, 1526 New Hampshire Ave. NW. This event, co-sponsored with the English-Speaking Union, begins with a cash bar followed by dinner and lecture at 7 p.m. Admission is $40; call 202-232-7363 or e-mail pfitzgerald@democraticwoman.org for details and to RSVP.
6:30 P.M. Olsson's Books & Records will host a screening (part of a nationwide program with booksellers) of the new short film chronicling the late David Halberstam's decade-long endeavor, The Coldest Winter: America and the Korean War, the historian's final book, at the Lyceum, 106 S. Washington St., Alexandria, Va. A discussion follows the viewing, part of the "Out of the Book" film series created by Powells.com; for further details, visit http://www.outofthebookfilms.com or call Olsson's at 703-684-0077.
7 P.M. Poets Stanley Plumly and Kevin Craft join novelist Howard Norman in a reading of their work as part of the "Writers Here & Now" series held at the University of Maryland, Special Events Room in the McKeldin Library, College Park, Md. A reception, held on the ground floor of Dorchester Hall, precedes the reading; call 301-405-3820 for details.
7 P.M. Journalist Jim Lehrer, executive editor and anchor of the "NewsHour with Jim Lehrer" on PBS, reflects on his career and discusses his new novel, Eureka, at the annual meeting of the Friends of the Arlington Public Library being held at the Arlington Central Library, 1015 N. Quincy St., Arlington, Va., 703-228-5946. A book signing follows.
6 THURSDAYNoon. Former CIA operative Valerie Plame Wilson discusses and signs Fair Game: My Life as a Spy, My Betrayal by the White House as part of the "Q&A Cafe" series at the restaurant Nathan's, 3150 M St. NW, 202-338-2000.
6:45 P.M. U.S. Poet Laureate Charles Simic will introduce the readings by Pulitzer Prize-winning poets Jorie Graham and James Tate, authors, most recently, of Overlord and Return to the City of White Donkeys, respectively, at the Library of Congress, James Madison Bldg., Mumford Room, 202-707-5394.
7 P.M. Nina Burleigh discusses and signs her new book, Mirage: Napoleon's Scientists and the Unveiling of Egypt, at Olsson's Books-Dupont, 1307 19th St. NW, 202-785-1133.
7 P.M. Local radio personality Heather Taylor moderates a panel discussion with chef Gillian Clark, owner of Washington D.C.'s Colorado Kitchen and author of Out of the Frying Pan: A Chef's Memoir of Hot Kitchens, Single Motherhood, and the Family Meal; journalist Eric Felten, author of How's Your Drink?: Cocktails, Culture, and the Art of Drinking Well (based on his column in the Wall Street Journal); and the award-winning Michel Richard, chef and owner of Citronelle restaurant and author, most recently, of Happy in the Kitchen: The Craft of Cooking, the Art of Eating, at Olsson's Books-Penn Quarter, 418 Seventh St. NW, 202-638-7610. A book signing follows.
7:30 P.M. Journalist Thomas M. DeFrank, a former senior White House correspondent for Newsweek magazine, discusses and signs Write It When I'm Gone: Remarkable Off-the-Record Conversations with Gerald R. Ford at the Friendship Heights Village Center. Call 301-656-2797 to RSVP.
7 FRIDAY8 P.M. Elizabeth Spencer reads from her new collection, The Southern Woman: New and Selected Fiction, as part of the annual PEN/Malamud Memorial Reading at the Folger Shakespeare Library. A reception and book signing follow. Tickets are $15; for details and to RSVP, call 202-544-7077 or visit http://www.folger.edu/pen.com.
8 SATURDAY1 P.M. Carole L. Herrick discusses and signs her book August 24, 1814: Washington in Flames at Hermitage Design & Gallery, 6831 Tennyson Dr., McLean, Va., 703-827-0066.
2 P.M. Financial adviser Ric Edelman discusses and signs his latest book, The Lies About Money, at Borders Books-White Flint, 11301 Rockville Pike, Kensington, Md., 301-816-1067.
5:30 P.M. TransAfricaForum and the American Friends Service Committee (Africa Program) are sponsoring a reading and discussion with the editors of the new anthology No Easy Victories: African Liberation and American Activists over a Half-Century, 1950-2000 at Busboys and Poets, 2021 14th St. NW, 202-387-7638.
9 SUNDAY6 P.M. The Iota Poetry Series winds up its Fall 2007 season with readings by Sarah Browning and Rosemary Winslow at the Iota Club & Caf¿, 2832 Wilson Blvd., Arlington, Va., 703-522-8340.
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