MONDAY
Katharine Weber connects 9/11 to the tragic 1911 Triangle Shirtwaist Factory in a book that shifts from seeming historical fiction to something more personal. She’ll be reading from her book Triangle: A Novel. Politics and Prose, 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW., at 7 p.m.

TUESDAY
Need your hot buttons pressed? Then join Ray Dolphin as he discusses The West Bank Wall: Fact and Fiction. Jerusalem Fund, 2425 Virginia Ave. NW., at 12:30 p.m. For reservations call (202) 338-1290.

WEDNESDAY
Author Richard Benedetto sure is a kind man. This is evidenced by the title of his book, Politicians Are People, Too. This humane belief runs counter to all previously held theories that politicians are largely useful bootlicks who require cattle-prod shocks several times a day. Borders, 18th & L Sts., at 6:30 p.m.

THURSDAY
When Tom Zoellner broke up with his fiancée, he was left with an engagement ring he needed to offload. That plunged Zoellner deep into the sinister machinations of the diamond trade, a story at the center of his book, The Heartless Stone: A Journey Through the World of Diamonds, Deceit, and Desire. Throw your diamonds in the sky if you feel the vibe. Politics and Prose, at 7 p.m. Free.

FRIDAY
If you’re among the comics obsessed, don’t miss “Hooked on Comix: Life on the Cutting Edge of an All-American Art Form”—a special documentary featuring some of the best names in underground comics today. At Provisions Library, 7 p.m.

SATURDAY
With a title like Terror on the Internet, we half expect a pulpy cover of some scantily-clad woman shielding herself from an ominously glowing CRT, screaming for help. You know, one in a series of books including titles like It Came From the Interwebs, or Day of the Pwn3d. But author Gabriel Weimann is actually concerned real-life terrorists and the nefarious activities they commit on this series of tubes.