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.