Literary Calendar

May 5-11, 2008

5 MONDAY

7 P.M. Syndicated columnist Ariana Huffington, co-founder and editor of the Huffington Post, discusses and signs Right Is Wrong: How the Lunatic Fringe Hijacked America, Shredded the Constitution, and Made Us All Less Safe at Politics and Prose Bookstore, 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW, 202-364-1919.

7 P.M. Poets Dan Kaplan, author of Bill's Formal Complaint, and Bryan Penberthy, author of Lucktown, read from their work as part of the Café Muse series held at the Friendship Heights Village Center, 4433 S. Park Ave., Chevy Chase, Md., 301-581-9439. Refreshments and classical guitar (courtesy of Michael Davis) open the program, which concludes with an open mic segment.

6 TUESDAY

Noon. U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Eric Navarro discusses and signs God Willing: My Wild Ride with the New Iraqi Army at the Library of Congress, James Madison Bldg., Room LM 139, 101 Independence Ave. SE, 202-707-5034.

Noon. Robert A. Levy and William Mellor discuss The Dirty Dozen: How Twelve Supreme Court Cases Radically Expanded Government and Eroded Freedom at the Cato Institute, 1000 Massachusetts Ave. NW. Call 202-789-5229 or e-mail events@cato.org to RSVP.

6 P.M. Rev. Dr. C. Welton Gaddy, president of the Interfaith Alliance, and Rev. Barry W. Lynn, executive director of Americans United for the Separation of Church and State, discuss and sign their new book, First Freedom First: A Citizen's Guide to Protecting Religious Liberty and the Separation of Church and State, at Busboys and Poets, 2021 14th St. NW, 202-387-7638.

6:30 P.M. Historian Sean Wilentz discusses and signs The Age of Reagan: A History, 1974-2008 at Borders Books-Downtown, 18th & L Sts. NW, 202-466-4999. (See review on page 5.)

7 P.M. Pulitzer Prize-winning writer Tony Horwitz discusses and signs his new book, A Voyage Long and Strange: Rediscovering the New World, at Politics and Prose Bookstore, 202-364-1919. He will also speak on Wednesday, May 7, at 7:30 p.m. at Borders Books-Baileys Crossroads, Route 7 at Columbia Pike, Baileys Crossroads, Va., 703-998-0404.

7 P.M. The Arts Club of Washington, located at 2017 I St. NW, hosts "Flirting with the Masters: Fiction Writers on F. Scott Fitzgerald," a program featuring writers Leslie Pietrzyk ( Pears on a Willow Tree) and Matthew Klam ( Sam the Cat: And Other Stories) discussing the influence of Fitzgerald's writing on their artistic lives, followed by readings from their work and a reception. Call 202-331-7282 for details. This event is in conjunction with D.C.'s "Big Read," part of the NEA literacy initiative that encourages communities to read the same book over a one-month period -- Washington's selection this year is Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby.

7:30 P.M. Jennifer Lowe-Anker discusses her new memoir, Forget Me Not (recalling the death of Alex Lowe, her husband, in an avalanche in Tibet) 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 WEDNESDAY

6:30 P.M. Mark Leonard, executive director of the Open Society Institute for Europe, discusses and signs his new book, What Does China Think?, at the World Affairs Council of Washington, D.C., 1800 K St. NW, conference room B1. 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.

6:30 P.M. Senate majority leader Harry Reid signs his new book, The Good Fight: Hard Lessons from Searchlight to Washington (written with Mark Warren), at Borders Books-Downtown, 202-466-4999. A book signing follows.

6:30 P.M. Rajmohan Gandhi, a professor of South Asian and Middle Eastern Studies, discusses Gandhi: The Man, his People and the Empire, his new biography of his grandfather, Mahatmas Gandhi, at the National Press Club, Zenger Room, 529 14th St. NW. Call 202-662-7129 or e-mail opus@press.org to RSVP.