April 28-May 4, 2008
Sunday, April 27, 2008
28 MONDAY
6:30 P.M. Photographer and Minnesota native Wing Young Huie discusses and signs his new book, Looking for Asian America: An Ethnocentric Tour, at the Culture Shop, 341 Cedar St. NW, 202-726-2211. He will also speak on Tuesday, April 29, at 6:30 p.m. at the University of Maryland, Riggs Alumni Center, Crist Boardroom, College Park, Md.
7 P.M. Nathaniel Rich reads from and signs his new novel, The Mayor's Tongue, at Politics and Prose Bookstore, 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW, 202-364-1919.
29 TUESDAY6 P.M. Writer and activist Bill McKibben, author of The End of Nature (on global warming) and, most recently, Deep Economy: The Wealth of Communities and the Durable Future, discusses American Earth: Environmental Writing Since Thoreau, a new Library of America anthology, which he edited (featuring an introduction by Al Gore), at the Library of Congress, James Madison Bldg., Montpelier Room, 101 Independence Ave. SE, 202-707-5221.
7 P.M. Documentary filmmakers Jules and Gédéon Naudet discuss their new compilation, In God's Name: Wisdom From the World's Great Spiritual Leaders (inspired by the filming of the documentary "9/11") , at the Sixth & I Historic Synagogue, 600 I St. NW. Tickets for this event, co-sponsored by National Geographic's "Live!" series, are $6 each or two free with purchase of the book that evening; call 301-408-3100 or visit http://www.sixthandi.org for details and to RSVP.
7 P.M. Former president Jimmy Carter discusses and signs A Remarkable Mother, his reminiscences of his late mother, Lillian Carter, at Books-A-Million, 1451 Chain Bridge Rd., McLean, Va., 703-893-7640.
7:30 P.M. Frank Fuerst discusses and signs Alzheimer's Care with Dignity: The Must-Have Handbook to Help You Care for Your Loved One at Home at Borders Books-Tysons Corner, 8027 Leesburg Pike, Vienna, Va., 703-556-7766.
30 WEDNESDAY5 P.M. Former U.S. congressman Newt Gingrich signs (no reading) Days of Infamy, the second book in his new (World War II) alt-history series written with William R. Forstchen, at Borders Books-Downtown, 18th & L Sts. NW, 202-466-4999.
7 P.M. Jo-Marie Burt, an associate professor of government and politics at George Mason University, discusses Political Violence and the Authoritarian State in Peru: Silencing Civil Society at the Shirlington Public Library, 4200 Campbell Ave., Arlington, Va., 703-228-6545. A book signing will follow across the street at Busboys and Poets, 4251 S. Campbell Ave., 703-379-9756.
7 P.M. J. Peter Scoblic, executive editor of the New Republic, discusses and signs U.S. vs Them: How a Half-Century of Conservatism Has Undermined America's Security at Politics and Prose Bookstore, 202-364-1919. (Read the review on page 5.)
1 THURSDAYNoon. Journalist Jefferson Morley discusses and signs Our Man in Mexico: Winston Scott and the Hidden History of the CIA at the International Spy Museum, 800 F St. NW, 202-393-7798.
Noon. Cass Sunstein, a professor at the University of Chicago Law School, discusses Nudge: Improving Decisions About Health, Wealth, and Happiness (co-written with Richard H. Thaler) at the Cato Institute, 1000 Massachusetts Ave. NW. He will be joined by Terence Chorvat of George Mason University Law School and the Cato Institute's Will Wilkinson; call 202-789-5229 or e-mail events@cato.org to RSVP.
5:30 P.M. Marketing expert Rohit Bhargava, author of the blog "Influential Marketing," ( http://rohitbhargava.typepad.com), discusses and signs his new book, Personality Not Included: Why Companies Lose Their Authenticity--And How Great Brands Get it Back, at Barnes & Noble-Market Common, 2800 Clarendon Blvd., Arlington, Va., 703-248-8244.
7 P.M. Howard Fineman, Newsweek magazine's senior Washington correspondent, discusses and signs The Thirteen American Arguments: Enduring Debates That Define and Inspire Our Country at Politics and Prose Bookstore, 202-364-1919.
2 FRIDAY7:30 P.M. Aaron Cohen discusses and signs Brotherhood of Warriors: Behind Enemy Lines with a Commando in One of the World's Most Elite Counterterrorism Units (written with Douglas Century), recounting a three-year stint in the Israeli special forces, at Borders Books-Baileys Crossroads, Route 7 at Columbia Pike, Baileys Crossroads, Va., 703-998-0404.
7:30 P.M. The College of Southern Maryland (currently celebrating its 50th anniversary) hosts a publication reading and discussion with writers and photographers featured in the spring issue of the college's literary journal, Connections, at the Prince Frederick Campus, Room 119, 115 J.W. Williams Rd., Prince Frederick, Md. Visit http://www.csmd.edu for details.
7:30 P.M. The Northern Virginia Writers hosts TV producer and journalist Philip Lerman, author of the memoir Dadditude: How a Real Man Became a Real Dad, for a discussion, "What Print Writers Can Learn from TV Writers," as part of the group's "First Friday" series held at the Leesburg Town Hall, 25 W. Market St., Leesburg, Va. Admission is $4 for Writer's Center members and Leesburg residents, $6 for the general public. Call 301-654-8664 or visit http://www.writer.org.
3 SATURDAY2 P.M. Gregory Curtis, former editor of Texas Monthly, presents the Boshell Family Foundation Distinguished Lecture in Archeology, drawn from his most recent book, The Cave Painters: Probing the Mysteries of the World's First Artists, at the Walters Art Museum, Graham Auditorium, 600 N. Charles St., Baltimore, Md. Admission is free, but call 410-243-4750 or visit http://www.walters.org to register.
4 SUNDAY7 P.M. Feminist writer, poet and playwright Susan Griffin discusses and signs Wrestling with the Angel of Democracy: On Being an American Citizen at Busboys and Poets, 2021 14th St. NW, 202-387-7638.
NATIONAL POETRY MONTHPoetry Out Loud: National Recitation Contest, presented by the National Endowment for the Arts and the Poetry Foundation, will hold its finals April 28-29 at Lisner Auditorium, 730 21st St. NW. Fifty-two students, grouped in three geographical regions (culled from all 50 states and the District), will compete in the semifinal competition on Monday, April 28, from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. From that poetry round, 12 finalists (four from each region) will advance to the National Finals on Tuesday, April 29, at 7 p.m. National Public Radio's Scott Simon will be the host, joined by a distinguished panel of judges, including author Garrison Keillor, writer and children's advocate Caroline Kennedy, poet and teacher Marilyn Nelson, poet and memoirist Luis Rodriguez and poet and Cave Canem alum Natasha Trethewey. Both events are free and open to the public, with no reservations required; call 202-682-5772 for details.
Monday, April 28
7 P.M. Busboys and Poets in Shirlington (4251 S. Campbell Ave., Arlington, Va.) is hosting a reading by the winners of the 2008 Moving Words poetry contest -- Mel Belin, Philip Clark, Katie Kemple, Natalie Lebeau, Kathi Morrison-Taylor and Madelyn Rosenberg. A reception follows. The winners' short poems can be seen on Metro buses in Northern Virginia from April through September 2008. For details, visit http://www.arlingtonarts.org.
8 P.M. Bob Hicok, an assistant professor of English at Virginia Tech, and Charles Wright, a professor of English at the University of Virginia, will be jointly awarded the 2008 Rebekah Johnson Bobbitt National Prize for Poetry, followed by a reading from their work, at the Library of Congress, James Madison Bldg., Montpelier Room. Hicok is being recognized for his collection This Clumsy Living, while Wright is being honored for lifetime achievement. Call 202-707-5394 for details.
Tuesday, April 29
6:30 P.M. Poet, teacher and critic Reuben Jackson, an associate curator at the National Museum of American History, hosts "Fire!: A Poetic Overview of 1968," a reading and discussion of poems that gave voice to the civil and social strife of the time (from Lawrence Ferlinghetti to Larry Neal to writers of the Black Arts Movement), at the Historical Society of Washington, D.C., 801 K St. NW. To RSVP, call 202-383-1828 or e-mail RSVP@historydc.org (subject line "Fire").
Wednesday, April 30
7 P.M. Richard McCann, author of Mother of Sorrows (short stories) and the award-winning poetry collection Ghost Letters, joins Catholic University professor and poet Rosemary Winslow, author of Green Bodies, for a reading at the Kensington Row Bookshop, 3786 Howard Ave., Kensington, Md. An open reading follows; call 301-949-9416 for details.
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