The main goal of the specials was to emphasize a part of the military narrative that’s frequently overlooked.

Starring Mary Elizabeth Winstead and James Radnor, it is the first American-produced drama for the network in over a decade.

Sen. John McCain is demanding answers from the Washington Nationals about why Theodore Roosevelt—his hero and one of the truly great U.S. presidents—is subjected to near-nightly humiliation.

It’s two days from now, September 26. Do you know where John Irving is? The answer, naturally, is the National Book Festival, the literary-themed event that spreads across the National Mall each fall. Though Laura Bush founded the event back in 2001, the festival continues, with appearances scheduled this year with everyone from John Grisham to Jodi Picoult. The author selection tends to be a mix of well-known writers, nostalgia-inducing teen and childrens’ authors,…

Drum roll please…here’s a list of advertisers this week on DCist. Bookfest 2007 at the Library of Congress, which starts in 8 days! Books and Laura Bush! It’s party time. Zipcar, because those highways are there for you to use them! War on PBS, because when you put Ken Burns and the word war together, you get a multi-show series on PBS. Look Me In the Eye, in bookstores on September 25th. Busted Tees, which…