Walter Kirn reads from his latest Blood Will Out
In the summer of 1998, Walter Kirn—then an aspiring novelist struggling with impending fatherhood and a dissolving marriage—set out on... Read More
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Todd Purdum reads from his debut An Idea Whose Time Has Come
A top Washington journalist recounts the dramatic political battle to pass the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the law... Read More
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James McMullan reads from Leaving China
James McMullan was born in Tsingtao, North China, in 1934, the grandson of missionaries who settled there. As a little... Read More
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Edward Hirsch discusses his latest A Poet’s Glossary
A major addition to the literature of poetry, Edward Hirsch’s sparkling new work is a compilation of forms, devices, groups,... Read More
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Celebrate the publication of Tori Corn’s latest children’s picture book Dixie Wants an Allergy
It’s Dixie’s first day of school, and some of her classmates are sharing details about their various allergies. Bridget tells... Read More
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Leah Hager Cohen reads from her latest novel No Book But the World
As children, Ava and her brother Fred were raised in a "free" environment. Their parents, progressive educators and followers of... Read More
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Amanda Vaill reads from her latest Hotel Florida
Madrid, 1936. In a city blasted by a civil war that many fear will cross borders and engulf Europe—a conflict... Read More
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Celebrate the publication of Wendy Aronsson’s debut Refeathering the Empty Nest
PLEASE NOTE: This event was moved from April 16 to April 30. Many parents have demonstrated a desire to parent... Read More
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Celebrate the publication of Bill Doyle’s new early reader Invasion of the Junkyard Hog
Following Attack of the Shark-Headed Zombie and Stampede of the Supermarket Slugs is Bill Doyle's third tale of monsters and... Read More
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Ellen Feldman reads from her latest The Unwitting
In CIA parlance, those who knew were “witting.” Everyone else was among the “unwitting.” On a bright November day in... Read More