Sunday, January 27, 2008

28 MONDAY

11:45 A.M. The Association for Women in Communications (AWC), D.C. chapter, is hosting a luncheon with Deborah Kanafani for a discussion of her new book, Unveiled: How an American Woman Found Her Way Through Politics, Love, and Obedience in the Middle East, at the Tivoli Restaurant, 1700 N. Moore St., Arlington, Va. The event opens with registration and networking, followed by lunch and the program at 12:15 p.m. A book signing follows. Admission is $40 for nonmembers, $30 for AWC members and $20 for students. For complete details and to RSVP, visit http://www.awcdc.net.

7 P.M. Eric Weiner discusses and signs The Geography of Bliss: One Grump's Search for the Happiest Places in the World at Politics and Prose Bookstore, 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW, 202-364-1919.

7 P.M. Ellen Byerrum, author of the "A Crime of Fashion Mystery" series, including Grave Apparel and Raiders of the Lost Corset, reads from and discusses her work at the Martha Washington Library, 6614 Fort Hunt Rd., Alexandria, Va. Call 703-768-6700 to RSVP.

7:30 P.M. Natalie Wexler, an attorney and former clerk at the Supreme Court, reads from and signs her first novel, A More Obedient Wife: A Novel of the Early Supreme Court, at the Friendship Heights Village Center, 4433 S. Park Ave., Chevy Chase, Md., 301-656-2797.

10:30 A.M. Children's author Linda Buckley-Archer reads from and discusses The Time Thief, the second book in her "Gideon Trilogy" (a fantasy series for young readers) at Politics and Prose Bookstore, 202-364-1919. She will also read that evening at 5 p.m. at Borders Books-Fairfax, 11054 Lee Hwy., Fairfax, Va., 703-359-8420.

3 P.M. Lester R. Brown, president of the Earth Policy Institute, discusses Plan B 3.0: Mobilizing to Save Civilization (the updated edition of his bestselling Plan B), at George Mason University, Dewberry Hall Johnson Center, 4400 University Dr., Fairfax, Va. The program is part of a one-day "teach-in" on climate change being held at more than 1100 colleges and universities nationwide; for details, visit http://www.gmu.edu/focusthenation.

6:30 P.M. The Goethe-Institut, located at 812 Seventh St. NW, is hosting a program on German-Jewish novelist and playwright Max Mohr that includes a discussion with novelist Frederick Reuss, author of the historical novel Mohr, and filmmaker Nicolas Humbert, who will screen his Mohr biopic "Wolfsgrub." Call 202-387-3355 for details.

7 P.M. Jim Wallis, a faith-based activist and founder of Sojourners magazine, discusses his new book, The Great Awakening: Reviving Faith & Politics in a Post-Religious Right America, in conversation with journalist and Brookings Institution scholar E.J. Dionne at Georgetown University, Gaston Hall (off the Dahlgren Quadrangle), 2151 Wisconsin Ave. NW. Dionne's newest book is Souled Out: Reclaiming Faith & Politics After the Religious Right.

7 P.M. Russell Banks reads from and signs his new novel, The Reserve, at Politics and Prose Bookstore, 202-364-1919.

Noon. The Native Writers Series at the National Museum of the American Indian hosts Victor Montejo, a professor in the Native American Studies Department at the University of California (Davis) and the author of Testimony: Death of a Guatemalan Village, who will take part in an informal "meet the author" session in the Patrons' Lounge (fourth floor). At 6:30 p.m. that evening, he will be joined by the museum staff in a reading and discussion of his writing and Mayan heritage in the Rasmuson Theater. A reception and book signing follow. The museum is located at Fourth St. & Independence Ave. SW; for details, visit http://www.americanindian.si.edu.

Noon. Professor Michael G. Long discusses and signs First Class Citizenship: The Civil Rights Letters of Jackie Robinson at the National Archives, William G. McGowan Theater, 700 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, 202-357-5000. The event marks the 60th anniversary of Jackie Robinson's entry into major league baseball.

7 P.M. Journalist Pete Earley discusses and signs Comrade J: The Untold Secrets of Russia's Master Spy in America After the End of the Cold War at Olsson's Books-Penn Quarter, 418 Seventh St. NW, 202-638-7610.

7 P.M. Slate editor Jacob Weisberg discusses and signs his new book, The Bush Tragedy, at Politics and Prose Bookstore, 202-364-1919.

7 P.M. Leigh A. Neithardt, Edna Small and Ninie G. Syarikin, all members of the Federal Poets (the oldest continuously active poetry group on the Washington D.C. area), read from their work as part of the monthly poetry series at the Kensington Row Bookshop, 3786 Howard Ave., Kensington, Md., 301-949-9416. An open reading follows.

7:30 P.M. Paleontologist Phillip Manning discusses Grave Secrets of Dinosaurs: Soft Tissues and Hard Science, his new book analyzing "Dakota," the mummified remains of a 67-million-year-old hadrosaur discovered by Tyler Lawson (the subject of a National Geographic Channel special in December), as part of the "National Geographic Live!" series held at the National Geographic Society, Grosvenor Auditorium, 1600 M St. NW. Admission is $18 for nonmembers; call 202-857-7700 or visit http://www.nglive.org to RSVP.

7 P.M. Ed Hamilton discusses and signs Legends of the Chelsea Hotel: Living with the Artists and Outlaws of New York's Rebel Mecca at Olsson's Books-Dupont, 1307 19th St. NW, 202-785-1133.

7:30 P.M. Rita Mae Brown reads from and signs her new Mrs. Murphy mystery, The Purrfect Murder, at Borders Books-Baileys Crossroads, Route 7 at Columbia Pike, Baileys Crossroads, Va., 703-998-0404.

1:30 P.M. Children's author Sharon M. Draper, author of the YA novels Copper Sun, Forged By Fire and Tears of a Tiger, chats about her life and work with Mocha Ochoa, host of the television program "In the Caf¿ With Mocha," at the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library, 901 G St. NW. Co-sponsored by the Oracle Group, this program is the official launch of "The Dream Project," the D.C. Public Library's African-American History Month Celebrations. For details, call 202-727-1111; to RSVP, e-mail rsvp@theoraclegroup.net.

7 P.M. Terrie M. Williams discusses and signs Black Pain: It Just Looks Like We're Not Hurting, her new book on depression in the African-American community (told from experience), at Borders Books-Largo, 913-A Capital Centre Blvd., Largo, Md., 301-499-2173.

7 P.M. Franklin Foer, the editor of the New Republic magazine and the author of the bestselling How Soccer Explains the World: An Unlikely Theory of Globalization, discusses the new campaign primer Election 2008: A Voter's Guide, at Politics and Prose Bookstore, 202-364-1919.

7:30 P.M. HearArts, a brand-new literary and musical arts series that debuted in January, opens its second evening performance with a reading by local writer Sean Enright, author of Goof and Other Stories and the collection of verse My People (a finalist for the Washington Prize), along with jazz by Gary Gibian playing the vibraphone, at VisArts, Rockville Town Center, 155 Gibbs St., Rockville, Md. The program closes with an open mic segment. The series is held every first Friday of the month; for details, visit http://www.visartscenter.org.

6 P.M. Nancy D. Polikoff, a professor of law at American University Washington College of Law, discusses and signs Beyond (Straight and Gay) Marriage: Valuing All Families under the Law at Politics and Prose Bookstore, 202-364-1919.

4 P.M. Christopher Alan Bracey, a professor of law and African American studies at Washington University, discusses and signs Saviors or Sellouts: The Promise and Peril of Black Conservatism, from Booker T. Washington to Condoleezza Rice at Busboys and Poets, 2021 14th St. NW, 202-387-7638.

Davies Memorial Unitarian Universalist Church, located at 7400 Temple Hill Rd., Camp Springs, Md., is holding a used book sale on Saturday, Feb. 2, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Call 301-449-4308 or visit http://www.dmuuc.org for details.

The Howard County Poetry and Literature Society (HoCoPoLitSo) will hold its 30th annual Evening of Irish Music and Poetry benefit on Friday, Feb. 8, at 8 p.m., featuring a reading by Irish poet Eavan Boland, author, most recently, of the collection Domestic Violence, preceding a medley of Irish music, song and stepdancing at the Spear Center, General Growth Properties Building, 10275 Little Patuxent Pkwy., Columbia, Md. Tickets, $30 each, are on-sale now; call 410-772-4568 or visit http://www.hocopolitso.org.