LITERARY CALENDAR OCTOBER 12-18, 2009
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LITERARY CALENDAR OCTOBER 12-18, 2009
12 MONDAY 7 P.M. Investigative journalist Ann Bardach discusses and signs "Without Fidel: A Death Foretold in Miami, Havana, and Washington" at Politics and Prose Bookstore, 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW, 202-364-1919. She will also discuss the book on Tuesday at 5 p.m. at the Inter-American Dialogue, 1211 Connecticut Ave. NW, and again on Wednesday at 12:30 p.m. at the New America Foundation, 1899 L. St. NW (Ste. 400). Call 202-596-3367 or visit http:/
13 TUESDAY 6:30 P.M. T. Denean Sharpley-Whiting, director of Vanderbilt University's Program in African American and Diaspora Studies, joins contributors Keli Goff and Obrey M. Hendricks Jr. for a discussion of the new anthology "The Speech: Race and Barack Obama's 'A More Perfect Union' " at Busboys and Poets, 1025 Fifth St. NW, 202-789-2227.
7 P.M. Washington Post staff writer Wil Haygood discusses and signs his new book, "Sweet Thunder: The Life and Times of Sugar Ray Robinson," at Politics and Prose Bookstore, 202-364-1919.
15 THURSDAY 7 P.M. Jennifer Burns, an assistant professor of history at the University of Virginia, discusses and signs "Goddess of the Market: Ayn Rand and the American Right" at Barnes & Noble, 4801 Bethesda Ave., Bethesda, Md., 301-986-1761.
7:30 P.M. Captain Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger, the airline pilot lauded for his safe landing of a US Airways flight in the Hudson River, discusses and signs his new memoir, "Highest Duty: My Search for What Really Matters" (written with Jeffrey Zaslow), at Borders Books, Route 7 at Columbia Pike, Baileys Crossroads, Va., 703-998-0404.
16 FRIDAY 7 P.M. Barbara Ehrenreich discusses and signs her new book, "Bright-Sided: How the Relentless Promotion of Positive Thinking Has Undermined America," at Politics and Prose Bookstore, 202-364-1919.
17 SATURDAY 3:30 P.M. Carla Hall, a finalist on the reality TV program "Top Chef" and the owner and executive chef of Alchemy Caterers, signs copies of the newly revised edition of "Top Chef: The Cookbook: Original Interviews and Recipes from Bravo's Hit Show," at Books-A-Million, 11 Dupont Circle NW, 202-319-1374.
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