Reader, Meet Author
Monday:
>> E.J. Dionne, a columnist for the Washington Post and an academic at Georgetown and Brookings, will appear at Politics and Prose to talk about Souled Out, which examines the intersection of politics and religion. 7 p.m.
Tuesday:
>> Ysaye Barnwell, a founding member of the Grammy award-winning African American female a cappella ensemble Sweet Honey in the Rock, makes an appearance at Politics and Prose to perform and talk about her new book, We Are One, which includes a CD with Barnwell's music. 10:30 a.m.
>> Based on Amy Sutherland's most emailed New York Times article of 2006, the topic of What Shamu Taught Me About Life, Love and Marriage: Lessons for People from Animals and Their Trainers seems self-explanatory. Training significant others and assorted other humans is as easy as training animals. We're pretty sure Sutherland isn't encouraging readers to toss their boyfriend/girlfriend a dead fish whenever he/she does something right, but you can ask her for yourself when she appears at the Olsson's in Penn Quarter. 7 p.m.
>> If David McCullough's depiction of 1776 left you wanting more, Jerome Charyn's novel, Johnny One-Eye, throws broads, bordellos and colorful double agents into the mix. Charyn will be at Politics and Prose to talk about the American Revolution and historical fiction. 7 p.m.
>> Newsday reporter Bart Jones will be at Busboys and Poets in D.C. to talk about Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, the namesake of Jones' latest book Hugo! 6:30 p.m.
Wednesday:
>> Laura M. Flynn will be at the Olsson's in Dupont Circle to talk about her debut book, Swallow the Ocean, A Memoir. 7 p.m.
>> Former U.S. Sen. Tom Daschle will hold a roundtable discussion with Center for American Progress President and CEO John Podesta on the topic of health care and how it affects election year politics, the topic of Daschle's book Critical: What We Can Do About the Health Care Crisis. Center for American Progress. 10 a.m.
>> New Yorker and the New York Times Magazine illustrator Adrian Tomine will be at Politics and Prose to talk about his graphic novel Shortcomings, as well as present a slideshow that confronts his critics who have accused him of hiding his racial identity in his comics. 7 p.m.
>> Diane MacEachern, a D.C. native who built one of the first "green" houses in the area in the 70s, will be at the Borders in Bailey's Crossroads to talk about her new book, Big Green Purse: Use Your Spending Power to Create a Cleaner, Greener World. 7:30 p.m. If you want to wait until she hits the D.C. bookstore circuit, she'll also be at Olsson's in Dupont on Thursday. 7 p.m.
Thursday:
>> Former 60 Minutes producer John Marks will appear at Politics and Prose with documentary filmmaker Craig Detweiler to discuss the book Reasons to Believe and the film Purple State of Mind, Marks' examination of faith found, lost and found again. 7 p.m.
>> More talk about faith, this time over at the Penn Quarter Olsson's. Anne Lamott will discuss the follow-up to her bestselling Plan B: Further Thoughts on Faith, Grace (Eventually): Thoughts On Faith. Considering it's "thoughts on faith," instead of "further thoughts on faith," is it a prequel? 7 p.m.
Saturday:
>> Robin Wright will appear at Politics and Prose to discuss her new book, Dreams and Shadows: The Future of the Middle East, which draws on her extensive reporting in Iraq, Iran, Egypt, Syria, Lebanon, Morocco, Turkey, the Gulf States and the Palestinian territories. 6 p.m.