MONDAY
At Chapters, they’re mad for mystery writers on Mondays in March, and for alliteration at all other times. Today, they have a fine guest: Laura Lippman, who’ll be reading from her latest, What the Dead Know. 445 11th Street, NW, 1 p.m.

TUESDAY
Tom Bissell and his father, an ex-Marine who served in the Vietnam War, travel back to Vietnam on a journey that retraces both national and personal history. He’ll be in town today to discuss the trip and the resulting book, The Father of All Things: A Marine, His Son, and the Legacy of Vietnam, at Olsson's Arlington/Courthouse, 2111 Wilson Blvd., Arlington, VA, 7 p.m.

WEDNESDAY
For five years, PUSH has been dedicated to publishing "cutting edge books for teenagers written by first time authors." As a part of their fifth anniversary, a quartet of PUSH authors is joining founder and editor David Levithan on the road. They’ll be holding a panel discussion at Olsson’s at Arlington/Courthouse tonight at 7 p.m.

FRIDAY
Tonight, the Round House Theatre welcomes the incomparable Anne Lamott discussing and reading from her latest book of essays, Grace (Eventually). This is a ticketed event, but, hey, tickets are free! Just call (202) 364-1919 to reserve your space. 4545 East-West Highway, Bethesda, 7 p.m.

SATURDAY
When a run-down college accidentally lands atop the US News and World Report’s guide to the nation’s best colleges, the hijinks…well, they ensue. That’s the setup to Susan Coll’s comedy of higher learning, Acceptance: A Novel. She’ll be reading from it this afternoon at Borders in Silver Spring, 8518 Fenton Street, 4 p.m.

SUNDAY
In the spring a young man’s fancy turns to thoughts of Regime Change. But, how should one go about the task, so as to avoid fubaring the entire world in the process? Robert Litwak, the director of the Woodrow Wilson Center’s Division of International Studies, has a few thoughts on the matter. Politics and Prose, 5015 Connecticut Avenue NW, 5 p.m.