Literary Calendar

January 14-20, 2008

14 MONDAY

6:30 P.M. Journalist Charles Enderlin, the Jerusalem bureau chief for channel France 2, discusses and signs The Lost Years: Radical Islam, Intifada, and Wars in the Middle East, 2001-2006 at Borders Books-Downtown, 18th & L Sts. NW, 202-466-4999.

7 P.M. Sue Miller reads from and signs her new novel, The Senator's Wife, at Politics and Prose Bookstore, 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW, 202-364-1919.

15 TUESDAY

11:30 A.M. Architect Shannon Sanders McDonald discusses and signs The Parking Garage: Design and Evolution of a Modern Urban Form at the Library of Congress, James Madison Bldg., West Dining Room, 101 Independence Ave. SE, 202-707-1191.

Noon. Economist and former Fortune 500 CFO Edward S. Miller discusses and signs his new book, Bankrupting the Enemy: The U.S. Financial Siege of Japan Before Pearl Harbor, at the Library of Congress, Thomas Jefferson Bldg., Whittall Pavilion, 10 First St. SE, 202-707-2138.

3 P.M. Tinsley E. Yarbrough discusses Harry A. Blackmun: The Outsider Justice in conversation with Professor Richard Lazarus of the Georgetown University Law Center and John Ferren, senior judge on the D.C. Court of Appeals, at the Woodrow Wilson Center, 1300 Pennsylvania Ave. NW (Ronald Reagan Bldg.), fifth floor conference room. A reception follows; call 202-691-4147 to RSVP.

6:30 P.M. Los Angeles Times columnist Jonah Goldberg discusses and signs Liberal Fascism: The Secret History of the American Left, From Mussolini to the Politics of Meaning at Borders Books-Downtown, 202-466-4999.

7:30 P.M. Sarah Honenberger, a prize-winning author of short stories, reads from her first novel, White Lies: A Tale of Babies, Vaccines, and Deception, at the Duncan Library, 2501 Commonwealth Ave., Alexandria, Va., 703-838-4566.

7:30 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 the Jewish Community Center of Greater Washington, 6125 Montrose Rd., Rockville, Md. Tickets are $8; call the box office at 301-348-3872 to make reservations.

16 WEDNESDAY

6:30 P.M. Artist and children's book author Eric Rohmann, winner of the Caldecott Medal for My Friend Rabbit, reads from and discusses his new picture book, A Kitten Tale, at Barnes & Noble, Tysons Corner Center, 1961 Chain Bridge Rd., McLean, Va., 703-506-2937. He will also read on Thursday, Jan. 17, at 10:30 a.m. at Politics and Prose Bookstore, 202-364-1919.

7 P.M. Tahmima Anam reads from and signs A Golden Age, her first novel, at Politics and Prose Bookstore, 202-364-1919.

7 P.M. The monthly POESIS series features poetry readings by Derrick Weston Brown and Joel Dias-Porter, with music by Shep Williams and friends, at Borders Books-Pentagon Centre, 1201 S. Hayes St., Arlington, Va., 703-418-0166.

17 THURSDAY

6:30 P.M. Dario Castagno discusses A Day in Tuscany: More Confessions of a Chianti Tour Guide (written with Robert Rodi), the sequel to his memoir Too Much Tuscan Sun, at Candida's World of Books, 1541 14th St. NW, 202-667-4811. He will also discuss his new DVD, "My Chianti."