MONDAY:
French journalist Sylvain Cypel will speak about his book Walled, a look at relations between Jews and Palestinians in Israel and the barriers — both cultural and physical — between the two groups. Politics and Prose, 7 p.m.
D.C.-area Star Wars geeks will want to check out Olsson’s Arlington/Courthouse, where science-fiction author Karen Traviss will be talking about her new novel Legacy of the Force: Sacrifice. We love Han, Chewie and the gang as much as the next guy, but these novels always lack the excitement and fun of the original trilogy. Not that we’ve read them or anything. 7 p.m.
Do you know what your $3.30 a gallon is supporting? The Cabral/Truth Circle will show the film “The Price of Oil” and then discuss the related book Where Vultures Feast: Shell, Human Rights and Oil. We’ll give you a hint: it isn’t pretty. Busboys and Poets, 6 p.m.
TUESDAY:
Actor John Lithgow will be at Olsson’s Crystal City to read from his children’s books, Mahalia Mouse Goes to College, I’m a Manatee and Micawber. We would like to know: how many celebrities have not written a children’s book? 10:30 a.m.
Iranian journalist Camelia Entekhabifard talks about her memoirs, aptly titled Camelia: Save Yourself By Telling The Truth. Busboys and Poets. 7 p.m.
