 Upcoming events
Denis Lipman (November 30 at 7:00pm) Denis Lipman reads from A Yank Back to England: The Prodigal Tourist Returns. Join British expat Denis Lipman as his American wife turns him into a reluctant tourist in his former homeland.
Past eventsBook Discussion and Signing (March 3 at 7:00pm) E. J. Dionne Jr. discusses Souled Out: Reclaiming Faith and Politics After the Religious Right. Washington Post columnist and senior fellow at the Brookings Institution will discuss and sign his new book.
Book Reading and Discussion (March 4 at 10:30am) Musician and member of the a capella group Sweet Honey in the rock reads and discusses her new children's picture book (with accompanying CD).
Book Discussion (March 4 at 7:00pm) Author discusses his new novel with (The Washington Post) Book World columnist Michael Dirda.
Author Event (March 5 at 7:00pm) "Well known for his illustrations in The New
Yorker and the New York Times Magazine, Tomine
has drawn the tale of Ben, a man in his
late twenties, whose search for the perfect girl
finds him confronting issues of race relations
and sexual identity" (Politics & Prose website)
Author Event (March 6 at 6:00pm) "The core principles of true patriotism are inherently progressive: country above self, contribution above consumption, stewardship over exploitation, and freedom with responsibility. These qualities are laid out in this concise, slim volume as a blueprint for what it will take to return to American ... (more)John Marks, Craig Detweiler (March 6 at 7:00pm) "A former 60 Minutes producer, Marks has written a closely-observed depiction of evangelicals as well as a personal story of faith found, lost, and found again. While interviewing followers of the Left Behind series for an assignment, Marks was asked about his own beliefs. His search for an answer led ... (more)Book Talk & Signing (March 8 at 6:00pm) Robin Wright reads from Dreams and Shadows: The Future of the Middle East. "Washington Post Reporter Robin Wright discusses and signs her new book." (Book World, The Washington Post)
Lee C. White (March 9 at 1:00pm) "After a career of distinguished service in government, Lee White has written a memoir recounting his life and work in Washington from the ‘60s on. He served in the White House as an advisor to President Kennedy and was appointed by Lyndon Johnson as Chair of the Federal Power Commission." (Politics ... (more)Lecture (March 9 at 5:00pm) Peter Schmidt. Swarthmore Book Group Lecture - "Swarthmore College English professor Peter Schmidt will deliver his lecture, “The ‘Extended’ Family and Nation in 20th- and 21st- Century U.S. Fiction,” to the alumni book group. One of the most important roles for literature in the 21st century will be ... (more)Author Event (March 10 at 7:00pm) Hedges recasts the arguments with several parties to the debate over religion in America. While he objects to religious fundamentalists who take faith as their prerogative, he is equally skeptical of 'new atheists' like Richard Dawkins, Christopher Hitchens, and Sam Harris, who brand all religious belief ... (more)Book Discussion and Signing (March 11 at 7:00pm) Jan Egeland, the former UN undersecretary-general for humanitarian affairs, discusses and signs his book.
Book Reading and Discussion (March 11 at 10:30pm) James Gurney reads from and discusses the newest volume in his saga of Dinotopia, a fantasy world where humand and dinosaurs co-exist. (The Washington Post Book World)
Book Discussion and Signing (March 12 at 7:00pm) Former New York Times music critic and executive director of the Brooklyn Philharmonic Orchestra discusses and signs his book.
scott simon (March 13 at 7:00pm) "Scott Simon, the host of NPR’s Weekend Edition, returns to read from and talk about his new novel. Set in Chicago, “the best place to set a political novel,” according to Simon, who began his journalism career there in 1977, this narrative dramatizes the high-stakes circus that follows the death ... (more)Author Event (March 14 at 7:00pm) "A novel of intrigue and deception set in the Middle East and suburban Washington, D.C., this is the story of an American aid worker blackmailed into participating in a covert operation in Jordan. Fesperman draws on his extensive journalistic experience to develop his fictional events." (Politics ... (more)Book Discussion and Signing (March 15 at 1:00pm) Both authors discuss and sign their book.
Susan Deborah King (March 15 at 6:00pm) "A former Presbyterian minister and psychotherapist, King now teaches writing and leads retreats on creativity and spirituality. An earlier book of her poetry was a finalist for the Minnesota Book Award; her new collection draws on Carl Jung’s studies of alchemy as she explores the psychic response ... (more)Author Event (March 16 at 5:00pm) "In his latest book, the well-known psychiatrist and author applies his existential approach to one of life’s greatest challenges: facing mortality. Combining insightful case studies with his own feelings and thoughts on death, Dr. Yalom shows that the fear of life’s end doesn’t have to paralyze ... (more)Interested: Frank_Mukasa Added by SqueakyChu. Author Event (March 17 at 7:00pm) "For the Prospectus writers, baseball is a game of statistical wealth. Using averages and statistics they evaluate every player and team. They project, predict, and combine the numbers with well-written assessments that include their own instincts and opinions. Spring training is under way — so ... (more)Author Event (March 18 at 6:30pm) Eric Alterman, a professor of English and journalism at the City University of New York, discusses his book. For more infomration, call 202-364-1919 (Book World, The Washington Post)
Book Discussion (March 18 at 7:00pm) Parag Khanna, director of the Global Governance Initiative of the American Strategy Program of the New America Foundation, discusses and signs his book. For more information, call 202-364-1919. (Book World, The Washington Post)
Book Discussion (March 20 at 7:00pm) Economist Jeffrey D. Sachs, director of the Earth Institute at Columbia University, discusses and signs his book. (Washington Post, Book World)
Book Discussion (March 21 at 7:00pm) Jonathan Steele, a senior correspondent for the Guardian newspaper, discusses and signs his book. (The Washington Post, Book World)
Author Event (March 21 at 7:00pm) "An acclaimed reporter for the Guardian, Steele contends that George Bush and Tony Blair, by failing to balance military strategy with cultural sensitivities, were fi ghting an unwinnable battle from the day they invaded Iraq. With an intimate knowledge of all sides and a thorough grasp of Iraq’s history, ... (more)Author Event (March 22 at 6:00pm) "Journalist, playwright, humorist, and novelist, Rosenblatt here chronicles Professor Peace Porterfield’s efforts to save the fictional Beet College from faculty and students who wish to destroy it. Rife with political correctness, trendy courses, and faculty infighting, Beet is nonetheless dear ... (more)Author Event (March 24 at 7:00pm) "Through the eyes of an Ohio teacher traveling in Egypt, this historical novel describes the decisions made at the 1921 Cairo Peace Conference. Imagining the behind-the-scenes meetings of Winston Churchill, T.E. Lawrence, and Gertrude Bell as they invented Iraq, Syria, Israel, and Jordan, the narrative ... (more)Author Reading (March 26 at 7:00pm) "The tenth in the series featuring Baltimore private investigator Tess Monahan, this mystery focuses on a new television show being filmed in the city. When Tess falls into the job of bodyguard for the party-girl star, she’s perfectly placed to investigate a series of “accidents” on the set ... (more)Author Discussion and Signing (March 29 at 1:00pm) The author discusses and signs his book. (Book World, The Washington Post)
Author Event (March 30 at 5:00pm) 20-year veteran of the State Department discusses his new book. (Book World, The Washington Post)
Author Event (March 31 at 7:00pm)
Book Discussion (April 1 at 7:00pm) David Rothkopf discusses Superclass: the Global Power Elite and the World They Are Making. The author discusses and signs his book. (Book World, The Washington Post)
Book Reading and Discussion (April 3 at 10:30am) Children's author John Flanagan reads from and discusses his new fantasy novel.
Book Discussion and Signing (April 3 at 7:00pm) The author discusses and signs his book in a program co-sponsored by the Save Darfur Coalistion (savedarfur.org)
Author Event (April 4 at 7:00pm) "Urging us to "Seize Control," "Buck the System," and "Make a Difference," populist and humorist Jim Hightower, with his partner Susan DeMarco, presents a roster of mavericks who have fought the system. They live their values and are creating grassroots alternatives in politics, business, health care, ... (more)Author Event (April 5 at 1:00pm) "In this graceful book, Eleanor Clift, a Newsweek journalist, maintains a reporter’s clarity as she describes how her husband, Tom Brazaitis, died of cancer at home. She contrasts her own painful private experience with the Terry Schiavo controversy that was raging at the same time." (booksite.com)
Author Event (April 5 at 6:00pm) "Our good friend Jane Shore returns to P&P with her fifth book of poetry. Jane teaches at George Washington University, has won many poetry prizes, and was a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award for Music Minus One. She describes her new collection as a memoir in poems." (booksite.com)
Book Discussion and Signing (April 6 at 1:00pm) Jonathan Reider discusses The Word of the Lord in Upon Me: The Righteous Performance of Martin Luther King. The author discusses and signs his book.
Discussion & Book Signing (April 7 at 7:00pm) The music critic for the New Republic magazine discusses and signs his book. 202-364-1919. (Book World, The Washington Post)
Reading & Book Signing (April 8 at 7:00pm) The author reads from and signs his new novel. 202-364-1919. (Book World, The Washington Post)
Discussion & Book Signing (April 9 at 7:00pm) The author discusses and signs her new book (Book World, The Washington Post)
Discussion & Book Signing (April 10 at 7:00pm) The Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist discusses and signs his book. 202-364-1919. (Book World, The Washington Post)
Book Discussion (April 11 at 4:00pm) The author will speak about her book. 202-364-1919. (Book World, The Washington Post)
Reading & Book Signing (April 11 at 7:00pm) The author reads from and signs his book. 202-364-1919 (Book World, The Washington Post)
Discussion and Book Signing (April 13 at 5:00pm) The Broadcast journalist discusses and signs his new memoir. 202-364-1919. (Book World, The Washington Post)
Author Interview (April 14 at 7:00pm) Mark Pinsky promotes The Gospel According to the Simpsons: Bigger (and Possibly Even Better) Edition!. (Westminster John Knox Press, $16.95) Listen to a light-hearted look at a serious subject, and learn how Judaism is portrayed in the world's longest running and most popular animated comedy. If you think you know Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa, and baby Maggie—think again. As you'll discover in this lively ... (more)Event location: Sixth and I Historic Synagogue, 600 I Street NW, Washington DC,
Discuusion and Book Signing (April 14 at 7:00pm) Journalist Cokie Roberts, political commentator for ABC News, discusses and signs her book. 202-364-1919.
Author Event (April 15 at 10:30am) "In this wickedly clever satire, four children, who should be orphans, manage to survive despite their neglectful parents. Gaining moral support from classic children’s books, they hope for their deserved happy ending. Their parents are plotting a different fate, one inspired by Hansel and Gretel. ... (more)Discussion and Book Signing (April 15 at 7:00pm) The author discusses and signs his book. 202-364-1919.
Reading and Book Discussion (April 17 at 10:30am) Alexander McCall Smith. The author reads from four children's books on the young Akimbo (whose father is head ranger on the African game preserve). (Book World, The Washington Post)
Book Discussion (April 17 at 7:00pm) The author discusses his newest novel.
Book Event (April 18 at 7:00pm) The author, and economic commentator for more than three decades, will speak. 202-364-1919.
Author Event (April 19 at 1:00pm) "Marking the 60th anniversary of the Berlin Airlift, Cherny’s account of the events of the summer of 1948 is a vivid evocation of the Cold War era. Cherny examined documents and interviewed people who took part in the effort to thwart the Soviet blockade. A military, political, and humanitarian success, ... (more)Author Event (April 21 at 7:00pm) The founder of the literary magazine n+1 reads from and signs his new novel. 202-364-1919. (Book World, The Washington Post)
Reading & Book Discussion (April 22 at 10:30am) The children's book author and illustrator reads from and discusses his new picture book. 202-364-1919.
Author Event (April 26 at 1:00pm) Quil Lawrence discusses Invisible Nation: How the Kurds' Quest for Statehood is Shaping Iraq and the Middle East.. "Lawrence delivers a dramatic narrative of the Kurds, focusing on their quest to create a nation and the potential impact on the Middle East. Currently a BBC/PRI foreign correspondent, Lawrence has covered Iraq and Kurdistan for the past seven years."
Author Event (April 26 at 6:00pm)
Discussion and Book Signing (April 27 at 1:00pm) The professor of federal jurisprudence at Columbia University discusses and signs his book. 202-364-1919. (Book World, The Washington Post)
Author Event (April 27 at 5:00pm) "Former Senator Fred Harris has penned a charming autobiography. Son of an Oklahoma tenant farmer, Fred was the first member of his family to attend college. He remembers his Uncle Ralph saying, 'whatever your job is, go about it like you was killing snakes.' And that is how Harris has tried to live ... (more)Author Event (April 28 at 7:00pm) "Composed as complementary storylines, this novel tracks two men, one young and one old, who travel from New York City to the mountains of northern Italy. Eugene, the younger man, seeks the enigmatic and reclusive writer/adventurer Constance Eakins, while Mr. Schmitz is looking for a missing friend." ... (more)Discussion and Book Signing (April 30 at 7:00pm) The executive editor of the New Republic discusses and signs his book. 202-364-1919. (Book World, The Washington Post)
Discussion and Book Signing (May 1 at 7:00pm) The Newsweek magazine's senior Washington correspondent discusses and signs his book. 202 364-1919. (Book World, The Washington Post)
Reading and Book Signing (May 17 at 6:00pm) The author reads from and signs her new novel. 202-364-1919. (Book World, The Washington Post)
Book Discussion and Signing (May 20 at 7:00pm) "The author of What We Owe Iraq describes the dominant constitutional mode in the Muslim world as one of unchecked executive power that co-exists with a hunger for the establishment of traditional Islamic law. Feldman believes that a democratized shari'a can ensure political justice only with a balance ... (more)Discussion and Book Signing (May 21 at 7:00pm) The author discusses the true story of a third-generation oil rig worker in rural Wyoming. 202-364-1919. (Book World, The Washington Post)
Book Discussion and Signing (May 22 at 7:00pm) The author discusses and signs his book. 202-364-1919. (booksite.com)
Book Discussion and Signing (May 23 at 7:00pm) The author discusses and signs his book. 202-364-1919. (Book World, The Washington Post)
Author Event (May 27 at 7:00pm) The novelist and humorist signs his new book on the art of golf. 202-364-1919. (Book World, The Washington Post)
Book Discussion and Signing (May 28 at 7:00pm) The CBS News journalist discusses her new memoir. Dozier suffered critical injuries from a roadside bomb. 202-364-1919. (Book World, The Washington Post)
Book Discussion and Signing (May 29 at 4:30pm) The children's author reads from the ninth volume in his "Pendragon" fantasy series. 202-364-1919. (Book World, The Washington Post)
Book Discussion and Signing (May 30 at 7:00pm) "Set in 1921 Minnesota, Enger’s second novel traces a failed novelist’s quest for the vanishing American West. As he did in Peace Like a River, Enger writes powerfully about a family, and here includes such colorful historical characters as Pancho Villa.: (booksite.com) 202-364-1919.
Discussion and Book Signing (May 31 at 6:00pm) "A veteran Washington intelligence analyst and advisor to presidents from Reagan to Bush, Clarke unveils his plan for ending national security disasters. Deeply critical of the intelligence community, Clarke took the title for his book from his testimony before the 9/11 Commission: “Your government ... (more)Discussion and Book Signing (June 1 at 3:00pm) The author discusses and signs his book. 202-364-1919.
Author Event (June 2 at 7:00pm) Lakoff, a linguist and cognitive scientist, argues that any political movement hoping to succeed must approach voters using a language that engages listeners on an emotional level. His objective is to challenge conservatives on the major issues in American life. The author discusses and signs his book. ... (more)Author Event (June 3 at 7:00pm) Sofer’s well-wrought first novel depicts the sudden changes faced by an established and prosperous Iranian Jewish family after the fall of the Shah. She alternates a terrifying and vivid description of Isaac Amin’s imprisonment with the rest of the family’s efforts to sustain themselves. The author ... (more)Author Event (June 8 at 5:00pm) The local pastry chef and entrepreneur discusses his new cookbook. 202-364-1919.
Discussion and Book Signing (June 9 at 7:00pm) The editor-in-chief of the political blog Truthdig.com discusses and signs his new book. 202-364-1919.
Discussion and Book Signing (June 10 at 7:00pm) The White House press secretary from 2003 to 2006 discusses and signs his new memoir. 202-364-1919.
Book Discussion (June 16 at 7:00pm) George Will discusses One Man's America: The Pleasures and provocations of Our Singular Nation. The political commentator and syndicated columnist discusses and signs his book. 202-364-1919.
Discussion and Book Signing (June 19 at 7:00pm) Leonard S. Marcus discusses Minders of Make Believe: Idealists, Entrepreneurs, and the Shaping of American Children's Literature. The author discusses and signs his book. 202-364-1919.
Discussion and Book Signing (June 20 at 7:00pm) The former president of George Washington University discusses and signs his book. 202-364-1919.
Discussion and Book Signing (June 21 at 1:00pm) The New York Times reporter discusses and signs her new book. 202-364-1919.
Discussion and Book Signing (June 21 at 6:00pm) The author discusses and signs his book. 202-364-1919.
Sandra Beasley (June 22 at 1:00pm) Sandra Beasley, author of Theories of Falling, will be reading with Barbara Goldberg, author of The Royal Baker's Daughter, at the Washington D.C. bookstore Politics and Prose. June 22, 2008 - 1 PM
Discussion and Book Signing (June 22 at 5:00pm) The Washington Post reporter discusses and signs his book. 202-364-1919.
Book Discussion and Signing (June 29 at 5:00pm) Andrew Yarrow discusses Forgive Us Our Debts: The Intergenerational Dangers of Fiscal Irresponsibility . The professor of U.S. history and the Washington director of Public Agenda discusses and signs his book. 202-364-1919. (Book World, The Washington Post)
Book dsicussion and signing (July 7 at 7:00pm) The former editorial writer for The Washington Post, and now a fellow at Brooksings Instittion, discusses and signs his book. 202-364-1919. Event location: http://www.booksite.com/texis/scripts/community/eventdetail.html?sid=1425&cal=3&eventid=485d071c3
Reading and Book Signing (July 14 at 7:00pm) The author reads from and signs his new novel. 202-364-1919.
Discussion and Book Signing (July 15 at 7:00pm) The author discusses and signs his book. 202-364-1919.
Discussion and Book Signing (July 16 at 7:00pm) The author discusses and signs her new memoir. 202-364-1919.
Book Discussion (July 21 at 7:00pm) Cass R. Sunstein discusses Nudge: Improving Decisions About Health, Wealth, and Happiness. The professor from the University of Chicago Law School discusses his book. 202-364-1919.
Book Discussion (July 22 at 7:00pm) Philip Pan discusses Out of Mao's Shadow: the Struggle for the Soul of a New China. The foreign correspondent for The Washington Post discusses his new book. 202-364-1919.
Book Discussion and Signing (July 23 at 7:00pm) The author discusses and signs his book whose title is drawn from the website of the same name. 202-364-1919.
Book Discussion and Signing (July 24 at 7:00pm) The New York writer discusses and signs her book. 202-364-1919.
Reading and Book Discussion (July 25 at 7:00pm) Richard Peabody reads from Stress City: A Big Book of Fiction by 51 DC Guys.; R.R. Angell.; Juan H. Gaddis.; Brian Gilmore.; David Housley.; Charles R. Larson.; Alex MacLennan.; Richard McCann.; David Nicholson. "The most recent project from Peabody, the
longtime area poet, fiction writer, publisher,
and editor, is a collection of short stories
from “50 D.C. guys.” Join him and some of the contributors
for a lively and diverse evening of readings and
conversation." (booksite.com) 202-364-1919.
Discussion and Book Signing (July 26 at 1:00pm) The former speechwriter for President Clinton discusses and signs his new book. 202-364-1919.
Discussion and Book Signing (July 26 at 6:00pm) The author, who has covered sports for the Wall Street Journal and NPR, discusses and signs his book. 202-364-1919.
Discussion and Book Signing (July 27 at 5:00pm) Eric Rosten discusses The Carbon Age: How Life's Core Element Has Become Civilization's Greatest Threat. The journalist discusses and signs his book. 202-364-1919.
Book Signing (July 29 at 4:00pm) The lead singer of the group Sonic Youth, Thurston Moore, and music writer Byron Coley sign their book. 202-364-1919.
Author Event (July 29 at 7:00pm) Ann Patchett. For more information, call 202-364-1919.
Discussion and Book Signing (July 31 at 7:00pm) The former foreign minister and ambassador for the Jordanian government discusses and signs his book. 202-364-1919.
Discussion and Book Signing (August 4 at 7:00pm) The professor of law at Georgetown University discusses and signs her book. 202-364-1919.
Discussion and Book Signing (August 5 at 7:00pm) The journalist and founding editor of the Baffler and contributing editor at Harper's magazine discusses and signs his new book. 202-364-1919.
Discussion and Book Signing (August 6 at 7:00pm) The author of the weekly "Consumed" column in the New York Times discusses and signs his new book. 202-364-2929.
Discussion and Book Signing (August 7 at 7:00pm) The director of research at the Brooking Institution's Saban Center for Middle East Policy discusses and signs his new book. 202-364-1919.
Book Discussion (September 8 at 7:00pm) The author discusses and signs his book. 202-364-1919.
Book Discussion (September 9 at 7:00pm) Jin Sciutto discusses Against Us: The New Face of America's Enemies in the Muslim World. The foreign correspondent for ABC news discusses and signs his new book. 202-364-1919.
Book Discussion (September 10 at 7:00pm) The young Dominican-American writer discusses his book. 202-364-1919.
Book Discussion (September 11 at 7:00pm) The present Chilean Ambassador to the U.N. discusses his book. 202-364-1919.
Reading and Book Signing (September 12 at 7:00pm) The author reads from and signs her new novel. 202-364-1919.
Reading and Book Discussion (October 2 at 10:30am) The children's book author and illustrator reads from and discusses his new picture book. 202-364-1919.
Discussion and Book Signing (October 3 at 7:00pm) The cartoonist, novelist, and creator of the syndicated strip "Ernie Pook's Comeek" discusses and signs her book. 202-364-1919.
Author Event (October 4 at 1:00pm) One of the nation's leading constitutional law professors, Tribe looks at the extent to which American laws depend on hints and clues from the Constitutional Convention rather than on the document itself. In the latest volume of Oxford's Inalienable Rights series, Tribe examines some central constitutional ... (more)Author Event (October 4 at 6:00pm) Martensen, a physician and bioethicist, explores the moral and medical dilemmas involved in health-care decisions. With compassion and practical wisdom, he surveys rapidly evolving high-tech medicine and the cold, impersonal setting in which it’s often dispensed, arguing that comfort is essential even ... (more)Discussion and Book Signing (October 5 at 1:00pm) On assignment for Harper’s, Silverstein went undercover as a lobbyist to investigate the soft underbelly of Washington. His mission was to hire public relations firms willing to whitewash the regime of a megalomaniac dictator. Writing in a wry tone, Silverstein reports that money will buy support ... (more)Discussion and Book Signing (October 5 at 5:00pm) James Traub discusses The Freedom Agenda: Why America Must Spread Democracy (Not Just the Way George Bush Did). The author discusses and signs his book. 202-364-1919.
Ariel Sabar (October 26 at 1:00pm)
Reading and Book Signing (October 27 at 7:00pm) The writer and journalist reads from and signs her new novel. 202-364-1919.
Discussion and Book Signing (October 28 at 7:00pm) The author of The American Way of War discusses and signs the sequel to his doumentary "Why We Fight". 202-364-1919.
Art Spiegelman (November 7 at 7:00pm) The creator of the Pulitzer Prize-winning Maus explores the comics form—and how it formed him. Spiegelman traces his life, from a MAD-comics-obsessed boy in Queens to an adult examining his parents’ memories of Auschwitz. An illustrated essay looks back at the ’60s as the artist reaches sixty.
Interested: rarm Added by rarm. Discussion and Book Signing (November 15 at 1:00pm) The Newsweek and Washington Post columnist discusses and signs his book. 202-364-1919.
Reading and Book Signing (November 16 at 1:00pm) The author reads from and signs her new novel. 202-364-1919.
Toni Morrison (December 4 at 7:00pm) We are honored to present the Nobel Laureate. She returns to the theme of slavery; this time, in a period soon after the nation’s founding. A Publishers Weekly starred preview says, “Morrison’s lyricism infuses the shifting voices of her characters … Morrison’s unflinching narrative is all ... (more)Event location: Sixth & I Historic Synagogue, 600 I Street NW, Washington, DC
Interested: rarm Added by rarm. Annie Leibovitz (December 9 at 7:00pm) Starting with Richard Nixon’s resignation and ending with Barack Obama’s campaign, Leibovitz describes how she made her pictures of the iconic people and events of our time. This is a ticketed event. Tickets are $16, or receive 2 free tickets with the purchase of a book ($40). Call P&P at 202-364-1919 ... (more)Event location: Sixth & I Historic Synagogue, 600 I Street NW, Washington, DC
Book Discussion and Signing (January 21 at 7:00pm) The Newsweek editor discusses and signs his book. 202-364-1919.
Discussion and Book Signing (January 22 at 7:00pm) The author discusses and signs his book. 202-364-1919.
Book Discussion and Signing (February 9 at 7:00pm) The NYU professor discusses and signs his book. 202-364-1919.
Book Discussion (February 10 at 10:30am) The Illustrator and artist discusses the children's picture book written by Greg Mortenson, also author of the bestselling Three Cups of Tea. 202-364-1919.
Reading and Book Signing (February 12 at 7:00pm) The author reads from and signs his new novel. 202-364-1919.
Book Discussion and Signing (February 15 at 5:00pm) The author discusses and signs his book. 202-364-1919.
Reading and Book Signing (February 16 at 7:00pm) The author reads from and signs his new novel. 202-364-1919.
Interested: suzik Added by SqueakyChu. Discussion and Book Signing (February 18 at 7:00pm) The senior Pentagon correspondent for The Washington Post discusses and signs his book. 202-364-1919.
Reading and Book Discussion (February 19 at 10:30am) The former two-term governor of Oklahoma reads from and discusses his new children's picture book. 202-364-1919.
Discussion and Book Signing (February 19 at 7:00pm) The author discusses and signs her book. 202-364-1919.
Discussion and Book Signing (February 20 at 7:00pm) The senior policy advisor at the Center for American progress (and Senator John Edward's policy advisor during the presidential campaign) discusses and sign his new book. 202-364-1919.
Reading (February 21 at 6:00pm) The syndicated columnist reads from her new memoir. 202-364-1919.
Discussion and Book Signing (March 1 at 1:00pm) Dean Baker discusses and signs his book. 202-364-1919.
Discussion and Book Signing (March 1 at 5:00pm) The director of policy at the Jewish Policy Center, discusses and signs his book. 202-364-1919.
Discussion and Book Signing (March 2 at 7:00pm) Longtime New Yorker magazine writer Adam Gopnik discusses and signs his new book, Angels and Ages: A Short Book About Darwin, Lincoln, and Modern Life. 202-364-1919.
Discussion and Book Signing (March 3 at 7:00pm) Journalist Azadeh Moaveni discusses and signs her new memoir, Honeymoon in Tehran: Two Years of Love and Danger in Iran. 202-364-1919.
Discussion and Book Signing (March 11 at 7:00pm) Peter Singer, a professor of bioethics at Princeton University, discusses and signs The Life You Can Save: Acting Now to End World Poverty at Politics and Prose Bookstore, 202-364-1919.
Discussion and Book Signing (March 12 at 7:00pm) Local author Blake Bailey discusses and signs his new biography of novelist John Cheever, Cheever: A Life, at Politics and Prose Bookstore, 202-364-1919.
Reading and Book Discussion (March 13 at 10:30am) Children's author Tanya Lee Stone reads from and discusses her new illustrated book, Almost Astronauts: 13 Women Who Dared to Dream: The True Story of the "Mercury 13" Women, at Politics and Prose Bookstore, 202-364-1919.
Discussion and Book Signing (March 13 at 7:00pm) Elaine Showalter reads from A Jury of Her Peers: American Women Writers from Anne Bradstreet to Annie Proulx. Elaine Showalter, a professor emerita of literature at Princeton University, discusses and signs her new anthology, A Jury of Her Peers: American Women Writers from Anne Bradstreet to Annie Proulx, at Politics and Prose, Bookstore, 202-364-1919.
Discussion and Book Signing (March 14 at 10:00am) Elaine Showalter discusses A Jury of Her Peers: American Women Writers from Anne Bradstreet to Annie Proulx. Elaine Showalter, a professor emerita of literature at Princeton University, discusses and signs her new anthology, A Jury of Her Peers: American Women Writers from Anne Bradstreet to Annie Proulx, at Politics and Prose, Bookstore, 202-364-1919.
Discussion and Book Signing (March 14 at 6:00pm) Stanley B. Greenberg discusses and signs Dispatches from the War Room: In the Trenches with Five Extraordinary Leaders at Politics and Prose Bookstore, 202-364-1919.
Book Reading (March 15 at 5:00pm) Keith Donohue reads from and signs his second novel, Angels of Destruction.
Discussion and Book Signing (March 17 at 7:00pm) Neil Bascomb discusses Hunting Eichmann: How a Band of Survivors and a Young Spy Agency Chased Down the World's Most Notorious Nazi. Neil Bascomb discusses and signs Hunting Eichmann: How a Band of Survivors and a Young Spy Agency Chased Down the World's Most Notorious Nazi at Politics and Prose Bookstore, 202-364-1919.
Book Event (March 21 at 6:00pm) Cliff Sloan, a former Supreme Court clerk and past publisher of Slate, joins David McKean, a Senate aide and political strategist, for a discussion of their new book, The Great Decision: Jefferson, Adams, Marshall, and the Battle for the Supreme Court. 202-364-1919.
Discussion and Book Signing (March 23 at 7:00pm) The University of Michigan professor and Middle East expert discusses and signs his new book. 202-364-1919.
Author Event (March 24 at 7:00pm) The latest suspense novel from the Baltimore mystery-writer explores chilling questions of memory and truth. Cassandra Fallows, a memoirist, turns to a former classmate as a subject, hoping to discover what happened to the woman’s missing son. Instead, she finds that what she remembers is at odds with ... (more)Discussion and Book Signing (March 25 at 7:00pm) The author discusses and signs A Saint on Death Row: The Story of Dominique Green (Green was executed in Texas in 2004 for a murder he adamantly denied committing). 202-364-1919.
Discussion and Book Signing (March 26 at 7:00pm) Jedidiah Purdy discusses A Tolerable Anarchy: Rebels, Reactionaries, and the Making of American Freedom. The Professor of law discusses and signs his new book. 202-364-1919.
Author Event (March 28 at 1:00pm) With the same sensitivity and insight she showed in Reviving Ophelia and Another Country, Pipher recounts her own life, from her childhood on a small farm in Nebraska, through her professional success and the crisis it brought about, to the new equilibrium she has achieved.
Book Discussion (April 5 at 1:00pm) The author discusses and signs his book. 202-364-1919.
Discussion and Book Signing (April 27 at 7:00pm) The professor and a senior fellow at the Orfalae Center for Global and International Studies at U.C. Santa Barbara, discusses and signs his book. 202-364-1919.
Arthur Phillips (April 30 at 7:00pm)
Discussion and Book Signing (May 2 at 1:00pm) Wayne L. Horvitz discusses What's the Beef?: Sixty Years of Hard-won Lessons for Today's Leaders in Labor, Management, and Government. The longtime labor relations mediator (including in the Carter administration), discusses and signs his book. 202-364-1919.
Reading and Book Discussion (May 2 at 3:00pm) The children's author and illustrator reads from and discusses his new book. This July marks the moon landing's 40th anniversary. 202-364-1919.
Book Discussion and Signing (May 2 at 6:00pm) The associate curator at the Smithsonian's National Museum of the American Indian, discusses and signs his new memoir. 202-364-1919.
Discussion and Book Signing (May 3 at 1:00pm) The author and illustrator discusses and signs his new book. 202-364-1919.
Discussion and Book Signing (May 7 at 7:00pm) The former restaurant critic and now the editor-in-chief of Gourmet magazine, discusses and signs her book. 202-364-1919.
Discussion and Book Signing (May 9 at 1:00pm) The author discusses and signs his book. 202-364-1919.
Discussion and Book Signing (May 13 at 7:00pm) The author discusses and signs his book. 202-364-1919.
Discussion and Book Signing (May 18 at 7:00pm) The author discusses and signs his book. 202-364-1919.
Discussion and Book Signing (May 20 at 7:30pm) The author discusses and signs her book. 202-364-1919.
Ray Raphael (May 22 at 7:00pm)
Eduardo Galeano (May 26 at 7:00pm)
James Reston (May 27 at 7:00pm)
Michael Malone (May 28 at 7:00pm)
Selig Kainer (May 30 at 1:00pm) Selig Kainer signs Brothers In Exile: A novel of the lives and loves of Thomas and Heinrich Mann.
Luis Urrea (June 1 at 7:00pm)
Nicholas Schmidle (June 2 at 7:00pm)
Jeffery Paine (June 3 at 7:00pm)
Elinor Lipman (June 4 at 7:00pm) This is a ticketed event. Tickets are $6, or receive 2 free tickets with the purchase of the book ($25). Call P&P at 202-364-1919 for ticket and book purchase. Event location: Sixth & I Historic Synagogue, 600 I Street NW, Washington DC
John F. Ross (June 5 at 7:00pm)
Howard Gleckman (June 7 at 5:00pm)
Lucy Hawking (June 8 at 10:30am)
Neil Macfarquhar (June 8 at 7:00pm)
P. J. O'Rourke (June 9 at 7:00pm)
Simon Schama (June 10 at 7:00pm)
Annie Barrows (June 11 at 7:00pm) Annie Barrows promotes The Guernsey Literary And Potato Peel Pie Society.
Mark Kurlansky (June 12 at 7:00pm)
David Kessler (June 13 at 1:00pm)
Alan Cheuse (June 13 at 6:00pm)
Bob Luke (June 14 at 1:00pm)
Esther Sternberg (June 14 at 5:00pm)
Melinda Long (June 15 at 10:30am)
Richard Wolffe (June 15 at 7:00pm)
Robert Wright (June 16 at 7:00pm)
Gordon Livingston (June 17 at 7:00pm)
W. Ralph Eubanks (June 18 at 7:00pm)
Peter Carlson (June 19 at 7:00pm)
Christian Davenport (June 20 at 1:00pm)
Carlos Ruiz Zafón (June 20 at 6:00pm)
James Lovelock (June 21 at 3:00pm)
Joseph O'Neill (June 22 at 7:00pm)
David Makovsky (June 24 at 7:00pm)
Paul Starobin (June 25 at 7:00pm)
Michael Norman (June 26 at 7:00pm)
Gordon S. Brown (June 27 at 1:00pm)
S.L. Price (June 27 at 6:00pm)
Jan Elvin (June 28 at 1:00pm) Jan Elvin reads from The Box from Braunau: In Search of My Father's War.
Michela Wrong (June 29 at 7:00pm)
Richard Brookhiser (June 30 at 7:00pm)
John Pipkin (July 1 at 7:00pm)
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie (July 2 at 7:00pm)
Reif Larsen (July 5 at 3:00pm)
Bill Wasik (July 6 at 7:00pm)
Jim Lynch (July 7 at 7:00pm)
Alyssa Katz (July 8 at 7:00pm)
Olivia Gentile, Andy Borowitz (July 9 at 7:00pm)
Peter Kilborn (July 10 at 7:00pm)
Ron Soodalter (July 11 at 6:00pm)
Melissa Ford (July 12 at 1:00pm)
Maurice Jackson (July 12 at 5:00pm)
Kate Christensen (July 13 at 7:00pm)
Seth G. Jones (July 15 at 7:00pm)
Matthew Aid (July 16 at 7:00pm)
Stephen Carter (July 17 at 7:00pm)
Katie McCabe (July 18 at 1:00pm)
Edmund L. Andrews (July 18 at 6:00pm)
Richard Peabody (July 19 at 5:00pm)
Paul Butler (July 20 at 7:00pm)
Jennifer Haigh (July 21 at 7:00pm)
D. D. Guttenplan (July 22 at 7:00pm)
Rafael Yglesias (July 23 at 7:00pm)
Richard Ben-Veniste (July 24 at 7:00pm)
Ryan Grim (July 25 at 6:00pm) Ryan Grim signs This Is Your Country On Drugs.
Elizabeth Hawes (July 26 at 1:00pm)
Chris Hedges (July 26 at 5:00pm)
Bradley Graham (July 27 at 7:00pm)
Chris Mooney (July 28 at 7:00pm)
Sarah Dunant (July 29 at 7:00pm)
Patrick Radden Keefe (July 30 at 7:00pm)
Barbara Boxer (August 3 at 7:00pm)
Matthew B. Crawford (August 4 at 7:00pm)
Dan Balz, Haynes Johnson (August 5 at 7:00pm)
Tony Zinni (August 6 at 7:00pm)
Helene Cooper (August 10 at 7:00pm)
Anthony Flint (August 11 at 7:00pm)
Michael Rosen (August 17 at 7:00pm)
Alex S. Jones (August 20 at 7:00pm)
David Wessel (August 24 at 7:00pm)
T.R. Reid (August 25 at 7:00pm)
John Buntin (August 26 at 7:00pm)
Nick McDonell (August 27 at 7:00pm)
Nick Hornby (October 1 at 7:00pm)
Peter Yarrow (October 2 at 4:00pm)
Rachel Simmons (October 3 at 1:00pm)
Jess Walter (October 3 at 3:30pm)
David L. Bosco (October 3 at 6:00pm)
Neil Sheehan (October 4 at 5:00pm)
David Finkel (October 5 at 7:00pm)
Fred Bowen (October 6 at 10:30am)
Andro Linklater (October 6 at 7:00pm)
Michael J. Sandel (October 7 at 7:00pm)
John Feinstein (October 8 at 10:30am)
Daniel Jonah Goldhagen (October 8 at 7:00pm)
Sarah Dessen (October 9 at 4:30pm)
Annette Gordon-Reed (October 9 at 7:00pm)
Mary Collins (October 10 at 1:00pm)
Karin Chenoweth (October 10 at 3:00pm)
Robin D. G. Kelley (October 10 at 6:00pm)
Dylan Landis (October 11 at 1:00pm)
Melvin Urofsky (October 11 at 5:00pm)
Anne Louise Bardach (October 12 at 7:00pm)
Wil Haygood (October 13 at 7:00pm)
Kristin Cashore (October 14 at 4:30pm)
Max Cleland (October 14 at 7:00pm)
Antony Beevor (October 15 at 7:00pm)
Barbara Ehrenreich (October 16 at 7:00pm)
Rich Benjamin (October 17 at 1:00pm)
Tim Flannery (October 17 at 6:00pm)
Allison Silberberg (October 18 at 1:00pm)
Paul Karasik (October 18 at 5:00pm)
Robert Lacey (October 19 at 7:00pm) Robert Lacey, [Inside the Kingdom: Kings, Clerics, Modernists, Terrorists, and the Struggle for Saudi Arabia] Inside the Kingdom: Kings, Cler.
David Hajdu in conversation with Leon Wieseltier of The New Republic (October 20 at 7:00pm) David Hadju discusses Heroes and Villains: Essays on Music, Movies, Comics, and Culture.
Michael Scott (October 21 at 10:30am)
Bruce Feiler (October 21 at 7:00pm)
Scott Westerfeld, Robin Wasserman (October 22 at 10:30am)
Scott Westerfeld, Robin Wasserman (October 22 at 4:30pm)
Judith Jones (October 22 at 7:00pm)
Deborah Heiligman (October 23 at 10:30am)
Steven V. Roberts (October 23 at 7:00pm)
Lewis M. Simons (October 24 at 1:00pm) Lewis M. Simons, The Next Front: Southeast Asia and the Road to Global Peace with Islam.
Haleh Esfandiari (October 24 at 6:00pm)
Paul Dickson (October 25 at 1:00pm)
David Hoffman (October 25 at 5:00pm)
Taylor Branch (October 26 at 7:00pm)
Morris Dickstein (October 28 at 7:00pm)
Lynne Joiner (October 30 at 7:00pm) Lynne Joiner, Honorable Survivor: Mao's China, McCarthy's America and the Persecution of John S. Service.
William Ferris (October 31 at 3:00pm)
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