MONDAY:
Prize-winning Civil War historian Noah Andre Trudeau talks about Southern Storm: Sherman's March to the Sea at the Barnes and Noble in Georgetown. 7:30 p.m.

Sheryll Cashin will be at Politics and Prose to talk about The Agitator's Daughter: A Memoir of Four Generations of One Extraordinary African-American Family. 7 p.m.

TUESDAY:
Steven Shafarman will be at the Busboys and Poets in D.C. to sign and discuss Peaceful, Positive Revolution: Economic Security for Every American. 6 p.m.

Thomas Frank, author of the best-seller What's the Matter with Kansas?: How Conservatives Won the Heart of America, talks about The Wrecking Crew: How Conservatives Rule at Politics and Prose. With a title like The Wrecking Crew, we're guessing he doesn't have nice things to say about modern conservatives. 7 p.m.

WEDNESDAY:
New York Times columnist Rob Walker will make an appearance at Politics and Prose to discuss Buying in: The Secret Dialogue Between What We Buy and Who We Are. 7 p.m.

THURSDAY:
Kenneth Pollack discusses A Path Out of the Desert: A Grand Strategy for America in the Middle East at Politics and Prose. 7 p.m.