A skilled con artist and one of the most successful burglars in history, Arthur Barry was adept at slipping in and out of bedrooms undetected, even when his victims slept only inches away. He became a folk hero, a gentleman bandit touted in the press as the "Prince of Thieves" and an "Aristocrat of Crime." […]
Gary Janetti has gained a devoted following, with a huge sudience on social media, and two bestselling collections of essays under his belt. His new collection will prompt laughter but also dedlighted recognition as Janetti tackles the absurdity and glory of travel. In We Are Experiencing a Slight Delay, he shares stories of his varied […]
Join us for a Conversation and Q&A With Alex Mell-Taylor, author of The Bubble We're In. Thursday, July 11 @ 7:00pm Little District Books 737 8th St SE Washington, DC 20003 Alex Mell-Taylor is a trans, nonbinary writer who reports out from the digital trenches on pop culture and politics, often with an intersectional, queer […]
This event is in partnership with Washington Writers' Publishing House. We are thrilled to be hosting a Night in Translation to celebrate the release of Aguas/Waters, written by Miguel Avero and translated by Jona Colson, and Solio, written by Samira Negrouche and translated by Nancy Naomi Carlson. Aguas/Waters introduces the rich and vibrant imagery of […]
Join us for an in-store book signing with Francis Gary Powers Jr., one of the authors of Cold War Virginia. The Old Dominion's defense of democracy… The Commonwealth played a central role in United States involvement during the Cold War. With doomsday planning operations underway for World War III, the location of the Pentagon, CIA […]
More than two decades after teaching English during the early part of China's economic boom, an experience chronicled in his book River Town, Peter Hessler returned to Sichuan Province to instruct students from the next generation. At the same time, Hessler and his wife enrolled their twin daughters in a local state-run elementary school, where […]
Join us for our second Folger Book Fair, highlighting programs from the Folger’s upcoming season. Shop a curated book selection inspired by Folger Theatre, Poetry, and Book Club programs while learning more about what we have planned. Start the day with a special story time with Ello, a children’s reading app for kindergarten to 3rd […]
In Spiderweb Alley, a professional folklorist and his girlfriend drive into remote seacoast country in search of storytellers who maintain an oral storytelling tradition untouched by modern life, and they find a place "where the stories are real" . . . and so are the perils. Verlyn Flieger is Professor Emerita in the Department of […]
Poverty is big business in America. The federal government spends about $900 billion a year on programs that directly or disproportionately impact poor Americans, including antipoverty programs such as the earned income tax credit, Medicaid, and affordable housing vouchers and subsidies. States and local governments spend tens of billions more. Ironically, these enormous sums fuel […]
At the turn of the twenty-first century, more than 150 countries pledged to eradicate hunger by 2030. But with only a few years left, we're far from reaching that goal. Instead, hunger is on the rise--America itself recently experienced levels of food insecurity not seen since the Great Depression. How could the richest nation in […]
Prized for its ability to sequester carbon, mass timber, including cross-laminated timbers, glulam beams, and laminated veneer lumber, is entering a critical second phase of its development as a beneficial and stylish building material for nonresidential buildings. Join award-winning author Boyce Thompson on a global tour of 16 of the most innovative and stylish projects […]
There is a fundamental contradiction at the heart of American politics that has endured since our nation's birth. The defining ideals of democracy and liberty for everyone have always existed uneasily alongside realities of slavery, widespread disenfranchisement, and other grave impediments to true democracy. How has this paradox survived for so long in the face […]
Prized for its ability to sequester carbon, mass timber, including cross-laminated timbers, glulam beams, and laminated veneer lumber, is entering a critical second phase of its development as a beneficial and stylish building material for nonresidential buildings. Join award-winning author Boyce Thompson on a global tour of 16 of the most innovative and stylish projects […]
Geronimo Robinson begins his decades-spanning and well-traveled work with a detailed account of the brilliance and genius that is the African culture. With these intentionally suppressed revelations of the African people, you will understand the veiling of such accomplishments and feats, given the divinity, and all-encompassing prowess of the melanated races; and the subsequent awakening […]
In recent years, a searching national conversation has called attention to the social and racial injustices that define America's criminal system. But despite growing movements for change, the vast machinery of the carceral state remains very much intact. How can its damage and depredations be undone? In this pathbreaking reader, three of the nation's leading […]
In Navola, a bustling city-state dominated by a handful of influential families, business is power, and power is everything. For generations, the di Regulai family--merchant bankers with a vast empire--has nurtured tendrils that stretch to the farthest reaches of the known world. And though they claim not to be political, their staggering wealth has bought […]
The notion of a living world is one of humanity's oldest beliefs. Though scorned by scientists in the sixties and seventies, the facts supporting this concept have now become tenets of modern Earth system science, a relatively young field that studies the living and nonliving components of the planet as an integrated whole. Life did […]
Lily's Chocolate and Coffee Cafe, 631 King Street, Alexandria (Old Town), VA is inviting you to meet Crystal Charlotte (CC) Lane with the release of her fascinating new novel, "Kevin and KatheRINe in the Next Lifetime. The book is about the passionate and emotional journey of Kevin and Katherine in a captivating tale of love […]
Who else are their desperate loved ones supposed to call? Mickey and his tight team of savvy negotiators at the Richardson Center for Global Engagement are the go-to rescuers of last resort, carrying on the high-stakes, round-the-world mission of master negotiator Bill Richardson. Mickey and his team do what U.S. government officials are often unable […]
When young queer dancer Wilbess "Bessy" Mulenga is arrested by corrupt police, fresh-from-the-village rookie lawyer Grace Zulu takes up his cause in her first pro bono case. Presented with a freshly beaten client, Grace protests to the police and gets barred from accessing Bessy, who then disappears from the system--and the world--without a trace. As […]
