Literary Calendar
April 14-20, 2008
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14 MONDAY
12:30 P.M. Anne Perry reads from and discusses her new Thomas Pitt mystery, Buckingham Palace Gardens, at the National Press Club, 529 14th St. NW. This event, part of the "Mystery Monday Lunchtime Series," is sponsored by the Mystery Writers of America (Mid-Atlantic branch), the Chapters Literary Arts Center and Sisters in Crime's Chesapeake Chapter. Admission is free, but space is limited; call 202-662-7129 or e-mail opus@press.org to RSVP. She will also read that evening at 7:30 p.m. at Borders Books-Baileys Crossroads, Route 7 at Columbia Pike, Baileys Crossroads, Va., 703-998-0404.
6:30 P.M. State Department veteran Aaron David Miller, most recently a senior adviser for Arab-Israeli negotiations, discusses his new book, The Much Too Promised Land: America's Elusive Search for Arab-Israeli Peace, at the World Affairs Council of Washington, D.C., conference room B1, 1800 K St. NW. A reception and book signing follow. Admission is $15 for the general public, $10 for council members. For details and to RSVP, call 202-293-1051 or e-mail event@worldaffairsdc.org.
7 P.M. Journalist Cokie Roberts, a political commentator for ABC News, discusses and signs her new book, Ladies of Liberty: The Women Who Shaped Our Nation, at Politics and Prose Bookstore, 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW, 202-364-1919.
15 TUESDAY
6 P.M. Cindy and Craig Corrie discuss Let Me Stand Alone: The Journals of Rachel Corrie, the posthumously published reflections of their daughter, a social activist killed in 2003, at Busboys and Poets, 2021 14th St. NW, 202-387-7638.
6:30 P.M. Marc Sandalow discusses and signs Madam Speaker: Nancy Pelosi's Life, Times, and Rise to Power at Borders Books-Downtown, 18th & L Sts. NW, 202-466-4999.
7 P.M. Robert Schlesinger discusses and signs White House Ghosts: Presidents and Their Speechwriters at Politics and Prose Bookstore, 202-364-1919. He will also speak on Wednesday, April 16, at noon at the National Archives, Jefferson Room, 700 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, 202-357-5000, and again at 7:30 p.m. at Borders Books-Tysons, 8027 Leesburg Pike, Vienna, Va., 703-556-7766.
17 THURSDAY
10:30 A.M. Alexander McCall Smith, author of the bestselling No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, reads from and discusses the four children's books in his series on the young Akimbo (whose father is head ranger on an African game preserve) at Politics and Prose Bookstore. He will return that evening at 7 p.m. to discuss his newest Precious Ramotswe novel, The Miracle at Speedy Motors. Call 202-364-1919 for details.
Noon. Scott Simon, the host of National Public Radio's "Weekend Edition," reads from and signs his new political novel, Windy City, as part of the "Q & A Café" series at the restaurant Nathan's, 3150 M St. NW, 202-338-2000.
7 P.M. Pico Iyer discusses and signs The Open Road: The Global Journey of the Fourteenth Dalai Lama at the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library, Great Hall, 901 G St. NW in an event co-sponsored by the Chapters Literary Arts Center. For details, call 202-737-5553 or visit http:/
18 FRIDAY
Noon. The U.S. Senate Library winds up its National Library Week celebration with a presentation by James L. Swanson, author of Manhunt: The 12-Day Chase for Lincoln's Killer, at the Dirksen Senate Office Building., Room 562, Constitution Ave. & First St. NE. Call 202-224-6185 for details.
12:30 P.M. Kevin Phillips discusses and signs Bad Money: Reckless Finance, Failed Politics, and the Global Crisis of American Capitalism at Borders Books-Downtown, 202-466-4999. He will also speak at 7 p.m. that evening at Politics and Prose Bookstore, 202-364-1919.
19 SATURDAY
10:30 A.M. Jabari Asim, the editor-in-chief of the Crisis magazine, discusses his recent book, The N Word: Who Can Say It, Who Shouldn't, and Why, at the Sherwood Regional Library, 2501 Sherwood Hall Lane, Alexandria, Va. Call 703-765-3645 to RSVP.
2 P.M. Former Baltimore Orioles player Cal Ripken Jr. discusses and signs his motivational guide Get in the Game: 8 Elements of Perseverance That Make the Difference (written with Donald T. Phillips and just released in paperback) at Books-A-Million, 1451 Chainbridge Rd., McLean, Va., 703-893-7640.
4 P.M. D.C.-based journalist Aram Roston discusses and signs The Man Who Pushed America to War: The Extraordinary Life, Adventures and Obsessions of Ahmad Chalabi at Busboys and Poets, 202-387-7638.
SPECIAL NOTICES
Turning the Page, a nonprofit group dedicated to supporting public schools in the District, is holding its 7th annual fundraiser, the Carpe Librum used book sale, at The Shops at 2000 Penn, 2000 Pennsylvania Ave. NW. The sale, which opened on April 11, runs, seven days a week, through Friday, May 16. Hours are: Monday to Friday, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.; Saturday, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.; Sunday, noon to 5 p.m. Special hours the first full week of the sale (April 14-18) will be 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. The group is also accepting donations until Saturday, April 19. For further details, visit http:/
The ninth annual Bethesda Literary Festival takes place April 18-20 in downtown Bethesda, Md. Besides author readings, workshops and children's events, the Writer's Center (at 4508 Walsh St.) will host the annual Independent Press Fair on Saturday, April 19. For a complete festival schedule, visit http:/
