Sports columnist Christine Brennan will be featured in Saturday’s Inside Media event at the Newseum. Photo courtesy of the Newseum.

DCist’s guide to lectures and discussions in the D.C. area

Monday:
>> At 7 p.m., Politics and Prose hosts author Craig M. Mullaney for a book talk on The Unforgiving Minute, a memorial which “gives a vivid picture of the realities of combat and the lasting psychological effects of war.”

>> At 7:30 p.m., the Baileys Crossroads Borders hosts best-selling author Jodi Picoult promoting her recent book, Handle With Care.

Tuesday:
>> Tonight at 6:30 p.m., the Corcoran is holding a book signing with sociologist Sarah Thornton. Her book, Seven Days in the Art World, “uncovers the truth behind some of the art world’s most splashy events, exclusive institutions, and influential power centers … with razor-sharp observations and over 250 in-depth interviews.” $20.

Wednesday:
>> At 10:30 a.m., the Anacostia Community Museum is hosting UDC history professor Sandra Jowers-Barber for a lecture titled D.C.’s Deaf Community and Gallaudet University: The Struggle: for Access to Equal Education. She will delve “into the history of African American deaf presence at Gallaudet University, the racially motivated removal of these students in 1905, and the successful 1952 legal challenge that ended the policy of refusing to educate the students within the District of Columbia.” Call 202-633-4844 to reserve your spot.

>> At 6 p.m. in the American Indian Museum’s Rasmuson Theater will be Spotlight on Native Women: Hattie Kauffman. The Emmy-winning correspondent for CBS’s The Early Show is the first Native American journalist to report on a national broadcast, and she’ll be discussing her experiences with author Liz Hill.

>> Or, at 6:45 p.m., head to the S. Dillon Ripley Center for a lecture and book signing with military historian Edward Bonekemper titled, Six Turning Points of the Civil War. $40.

>> Join author, philosopher and ethicist Peter Singer at Politics and Prose at 7 p.m. tonight. He’ll be discussing his book, The Life You Can Save, which “offers a seven-point plan for [ending poverty], one built on a combination of personal philanthropy, local activism, and political awareness.”