Literary Calendar

21 SUNDAY

1 P.M. Tariq Ali discusses and signs The Duel: Pakistan on the Flight Path of American Power at Politics and Prose Bookstore, 202-364-1919.

22 MONDAY

Noon. Jim Powell discusses and signs Greatest Emancipations: How the West Abolished Slavery at the Cato Institute, 1000 Massachusetts Ave. NW. Call 202-789-5229 or e-mail events@cato.org to RSVP.

7 P.M. Annette Gordon-Reed discusses and signs The Hemingses of Monticello: An American Family at Politics and Prose Bookstore, 202-364-1919. She will also speak on Tuesday, Sept. 23, at 4 p.m. at the Library of Congress, Thomas Jefferson Bldg., 10 First St. SE, Room 119, 202-707-2692.

23 TUESDAY

10 A.M. Journalist Stephen Schwartz, executive director of the Center for Islamic Pluralism, discusses and signs The Other Islam: Sufism and the Road to Global Harmony, at the Woodrow Wilson Center, 1300 Pennsylvania Ave. NW (Ronald Reagan Bldg.), 202-691-4188. He will also speak at 3 p.m. that afternoon at the National Press Club, Murrow Room, 529 14th St. NW, 202-662-7129.

6:30 P.M. Children's author T.A. Barron reads from and signs his new fantasy novel, Merlin's Dragon (ages 9-12), at Aladdin's Lamp Children's Bookstore; call 703-241-8281 to RSVP. He will also read on Wednesday, Sept. 24, at 3 p.m. at Books & Crannies, 19 E. Washington St., Middleburg, Va., 540-687-6677.

7 P.M. Thomas Friedman discusses and signs his new book, Hot, Flat, and Crowded: Why We Need a Green Revolution--And How It Can Renew America, at the Sixth & I Historic Synagogue, 600 I St. NW, in an event sponsored by Politics and Prose Bookstore. Two tickets come with purchase of the book at P&P; otherwise, tickets are $12 each. For details, call 202-364-1919.

7 P.M. Freelance journalist Jen Lin-Liu discusses and signs Serve the People: A Stir-Fried Journey Through China at Olsson's Books-Dupont, 202-785-1133.

24 WEDNESDAY

7 P.M. Children's author Christopher Paolini reads from and signs Brisingr, the third novel in his "Inheritance Cycle," at Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School, auditorium, 4301 East-West Hwy., Bethesda, Md. One ticket comes with purchase of the book at Politics and Prose, the event's sponsor. Additional tickets are $3; call 202-364-1919.

25 THURSDAY

10:30 A.M. Writer and illustrator David Shannon reads from and discusses his new children's picture book, Too Many Toys, at Politics and Prose Bookstore, 202-364-1919. He will also read on Friday, Sept. 26, at 10 a.m. at Barnes & Noble-Bethesda, 4801 Bethesda Ave., Bethesda, Md., 301-986-1761.

12:30 P.M. Omar Tyree signs (no reading) his new novel, Pecking Order, at Borders Books-Downtown, 18th & L Sts. NW, 202-466-4999.

7 P.M. Local author and Georgetown professor Peter Manseau reads from his first novel, Songs for the Butcher's Daughter, at Olsson's Books-Dupont, 202-785-1133.

7:30 P.M. Paul E. Ceruzzi, curator of the Smithsonian's Air and Space Museum, discusses and signs Internet Alley: High Technology in Tysons Corner, 1945-2005 at the Kensington Row Bookshop, 3786 Howard Ave., Kensington, Md., 301-949-9416.