Politics and Prose
Imbolo Mbue — Every Story Is a Love Story - with Angie Kim — at Union Market
Imbolo Mbue discusses her new novel Every Story Is a Love Story in conversation with Angie Kim at Politics and Prose at Union Market. The event is free with first come, first served seating.
Eric Liu — Live Like a Citizen: 8 Ways to Change your Mindset and Our Country — at Conn Ave
Eric Liu, CEO of Citizen University, discusses his new book Live Like a Citizen — a spiritual guide to creating hope and healing in American civic life — at Politics and Prose on Connecticut Avenue. The event is free with first come, first served seating.
Raj Panjabi, MD — Safer: A Playbook—Turning Fear into Action and Crisis into Community - with Dr. Vivek Murthy — at Conn Ave
Dr. Raj Panjabi discusses his new book Safer: A Playbook—Turning Fear into Action and Crisis into Community, in conversation with Dr. Vivek Murthy, at Politics and Prose on Connecticut Avenue. The event is free with first come, first serve seating.
Adam Grant — Vibe: The Secrets of Strong Connections in a Lonely World - with Daniel Pink — at Lincoln Theatre
Adam Grant discusses his new book Vibe: The Secrets of Strong Connections in a Lonely World in conversation with Daniel Pink at Lincoln Theatre in Washington, DC.
Natalia Emanuel and Emma Harrington — In Person: How Working Together Fuels Creativity, Productivity, and Growth — At The Wharf
Harvard-trained economists Natalia Emanuel and Emma Harrington discuss their book In Person, a science-backed guide to making the most of in-person work. This free event takes place at Politics and Prose at The Wharf with first come, first served seating.
Kerry Kennedy — Ethel: The Extraordinary Life and American Legacy of Ethel Kennedy - with Michael Beschloss — at Conn Ave
Kerry Kennedy discusses her intimate biography of her mother, Ethel Kennedy, in conversation with presidential historian Michael Beschloss at Politics and Prose on Connecticut Avenue. The event is free with first come, first served seating.
Nafissa Thompson-Spires — The Four Wives and Five Deaths of Richard Milford - with Nic Stone — at Union Market
Nafissa Thompson-Spires discusses her debut novel The Four Wives and Five Deaths of Richard Milford, in conversation with Nic Stone, at Politics and Prose at Union Market. The event is free with first come, first served seating.
Malcolm Gladwell — The American Way of Killing - with Jerusalem Demsas — at Lincoln Theatre
Malcolm Gladwell discusses his new book The American Way of Killing, an investigation into why the United States has far more homicides than any of its peers, in conversation with Jerusalem Demsas at Lincoln Theatre in Washington, DC.
Emily Feng — Our Hearts Burned for Home: Uyghur Militants in Syria's Civil War - With Abigail Hauslohner — at Conn Ave
NPR international correspondent Emily Feng discusses her book on Uyghur exiles who fled China's police state and became fighters in Syria's civil war, in conversation with Abigail Hauslohner of the Financial Times.
Brian Dooley — Defiant — at the Wharf
Human rights activist Brian Dooley discusses his book Defiant, eleven true stories of ordinary Europeans who became human rights defenders resisting repression, corruption, and violence across the continent.
Kim Ghattas — The Best Kind of American: A True Story of Murder, War, and America's Undoing in the Middle East - with Joby Warrick — at Conn Ave
Kim Ghattas discusses her true-crime history of the 1984 assassination of Malcolm Kerr in Beirut and how it shaped decades of Middle East policy, in conversation with journalist Joby Warrick.
Spencer Weber Waller — Power and Greed: Monopolies, Mergers, and Cartels on the American Stage - with Sara Gay Forden — AT CONN AVE
Antitrust expert Spencer Weber Waller discusses his book on the monopolies and cartels that controlled American live theatre and vaudeville, in conversation with Sara Gay Forden, author of The House of Gucci.
Kevin D. Dumouchelle — African Art Works: Artists Creating Change / The Jack Faxon Collection & The Here Project: Pride and Belonging in African Art - with Mark Auslander — at Union Market
Kevin D. Dumouchelle discusses two Smithsonian National Museum of African Art books — African Art Works and The Here Project — with anthropologist Mark Auslander, celebrating their release.
Joe Rohde — Floating Mountains: The Art of Imagining the Impossible - With Bethanee Bemis — at Conn Ave
Disney Legend and former Imagineer Joe Rohde discusses his book on creativity and collaboration, in conversation with Bethanee Bemis of the National Museum of American History.
Cal Hoffman — Judah Can't Tell - with Harry Lennix — at Conn Ave
Cal Hoffman discusses his novel Judah Can't Tell, a political drama about a journalist reckoning with his senator father's buried scandal, in conversation with actor Harry Lennix.
Eric Caplan — When Healing Harms: The Doctor Who Put a Hospital on Trial—and the Case That Shook Psychiatry - with Sally Satel — at Conn Ave
Eric Caplan discusses his book on the 1979 Osheroff malpractice suit against Chestnut Lodge and its lasting impact on psychiatry, in conversation with psychiatrist Sally Satel.
Yiyun Li — Music Against the Night: A Novel (The Nocturne Trilogy) - with Rabih Alameddine — at Conn Ave
Yiyun Li discusses her novel Music Against the Night, a saga of two musicians chasing ambition across 18th-century Europe and India, in conversation with Rabih Alameddine, in partnership with PEN/Faulkner.
Paula Chase - Off Balance - in conversation with Ciera Burch - at Conn Ave
Paula Chase discusses Off Balance, the second Heights novel about gymnasts Selena and Leesh facing rumors and social media gossip before the Diamond Cup, in conversation with author Ciera Burch. Ages 14+.
April Ryan — Notes on a Blacklash: When a Black Woman Goes Viral - with Norman L. Eisen — at Conn Ave
April Ryan discusses her book on online misogynoir and going viral, in conversation with former White House ethics czar Norman L. Eisen. Free, first-come seating.
Kyle Harper — The Last Animal: Human History and the Fate of Life on Earth from the Ice Age to the Sixth Extinction — at the Wharf
Historian Kyle Harper discusses his book The Last Animal, a global history of humanity's impact on animal biodiversity, from Ice Age megafaunal extinctions to today's Sixth Extinction, and makes a case for protecting what…
Claudia Rankine — Triage - with Sarah Blake and Kali Cyrus — at Conn Ave
Claudia Rankine discusses Triage, her genre-defying narrative of two friends and shared grief, with poet and novelist Sarah Blake and Johns Hopkins psychiatrist Kali Cyrus.
Raj Haldar - What Rhymes with Pterodactyl?: The Worst Rhyming Book Ever - in Conn Ave
Children's author and rapper Raj Haldar presents his picture book about Ptolemy the Pterodactyl, who uses slant and internal rhyme to make English's unrhymable words rhyme. For ages 3 to 7.
Patricia Grace King — Those Who Vanish - with Anna Lapera — at Union Market
Patricia Grace King discusses her Drue Heinz Prize-winning story collection Those Who Vanish, about Guatemalans and expats caught in civil war, in conversation with author and educator Anna Lapera.
Midnight Maas - A Court of Thorns and Roses Release Party
Book release party for A Court of Splintered Harmony! Join us for an evening of excitement with a costume contest, trivia, crafts, face painting, snacks, and a midnight champagne pop.
Janet Reitman — The Inheritance: An American Tragedy in Five Acts - With Annie Karni — at Conn Ave
Janet Reitman discusses her new book The Inheritance: An American Tragedy in Five Acts in conversation with Annie Karni at Politics and Prose on Connecticut Avenue. This free event offers first come, first served seating.
Bonnie Garmus — Peck & Peck - with Patti Callahan Henry — at Lincoln Theatre
Bonnie Garmus, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Lessons in Chemistry, discusses her new novel Peck & Peck in conversation with Patti Callahan Henry at Lincoln Theatre in Washington, DC.
Lawrence Wright — at Redemption: Faith, Justice, and Sisterhood on Death Row — at Conn Ave
Lawrence Wright discusses his new book Redemption: Faith, Justice, and Sisterhood on Death Row, a powerful account of the unlikely connection between a convent of cloistered nuns and the condemned women on Texas's death row. This free event takes place at Politics and Prose at 5015 Connecticut…
Michael Dobbs — The Six Minute War: Reagan, Russia, and the Race to Automate Armageddon — at the Wharf
New York Times bestselling author Michael Dobbs discusses his new book The Six Minute War, reconstructing the inside story of the 1983 Cold War nuclear crisis and the race to automate Armageddon. Free event with first come, first served seating at Politics and Prose at The Wharf.
Emily St. John Mandel — Exit Party - with Ron Charles — at St. Paul's
Emily St. John Mandel discusses her new novel Exit Party in conversation with Ron Charles at St. Paul's in Washington, DC. This ticketed, partnered offsite event takes place on Wednesday, October 28, 2026 at 7:00pm.
Marie Lu - Mortal Things - in conversation with Jessica Spotswood - at Conn Ave
An evening with Marie Lu as she introduces her exciting new adventure in the world of gods, joined by fellow YA author Jessica Spotswood.
Zaina Arafat — Our Arab: On Longing, Belonging, and Hope - with Stephanie Merry — at Union Market
Zaina Arafat discusses her essay collection Our Arab: On Longing, Belonging, and Hope in conversation with Stephanie Merry of The Washington Post, at Politics and Prose at Union Market. The event is free with first come, first serve seating.
Daniel Cox — Generation Uncoupled: America's New Gender Divide and the Crisis of Human Connection - with Elena Moore — at Conn Ave
Daniel Cox discusses his new book Generation Uncoupled with NPR political reporter Elena Moore at Politics and Prose's Connecticut Avenue store. The event is free with first come, first served seating.
Jim Emison — Murder on the Hatchie: The NAACP's First Martyr - with Aderson Francois — at the Wharf
The forgotten lynching that launched America's fight for Black voting rights--and the federal cover-up that followed. Jim Emison discusses his book Murder on the Hatchie in conversation with Aderson Francois at Politics and Prose at The Wharf.
What's Next for American Democracy? — William Kristol & María Teresa Kumar moderated by Judy Woodruff — at Conn Ave
Join William Kristol, María Teresa Kumar, and moderator Judy Woodruff for a candid conversation about the future of American democracy at Politics and Prose's Connecticut Avenue store. This free event features first come, first served seating.
Kim Roberts Meikle — The District's Departed: A Guidebook to DC Cemeteries - with Laura Brower Hagood — at Conn Ave
The definitive guidebook to celebrated and obscure cemeteries in and around the nation's capital, with author Kim Roberts Meikle in conversation with Laura Brower Hagood of the DC History Center.
Joey Clift — We've Been Here the Whole Time!: A Not So Sacred Guide to All Things Native America - with Caty Borum — at Conn Ave
Peabody and Emmy-nominated Native comedian Joey Clift discusses his hilarious debut book "We've Been Here the Whole Time!" in conversation with Caty Borum at Politics and Prose's Connecticut Avenue store, with a free livestream available for remote attendees.
S.B. — I Am Drawing You: A Mother, a Child, a Sketchbook - with Matthew Klam — at Conn Ave
S.B. discusses her new book I Am Drawing You: A Mother, A Child, A Sketchbook in conversation with Matthew Klam at Politics and Prose on Connecticut Avenue. The event is free with first come, first served seating.
Stephen Kinzer — Boiling Point: How America Brought War to Ukraine — at Conn Ave
Stephen Kinzer discusses his new book Boiling Point: How America Brought War to Ukraine, the untold story of the secret 75-year American campaign that set the stage for war in Ukraine. This free event features first come, first served seating at Politics and Prose on Connecticut Avenue.
Gaël Faye — Jacaranda — at Conn Ave
Gaël Faye discusses his bestselling, prize-winning novel Jacaranda, a story of a young man's journey from Paris to Rwanda to uncover the truth about his family's past. This free event takes place at Politics and Prose at 5015 Connecticut Avenue NW with first come, first served seating.
Sherry Turkle — Artificial Intimacy: Who We Become When We Talk to Machines — at the Wharf
Sherry Turkle discusses her new book Artificial Intimacy — an urgent warning about how our reliance on human-like AI chatbots is eroding our capacity for empathy, caring, and the qualities that make us human — in partnership with the Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC) at Politics and…
John Reeves — Grant's Betrayal: Power, Corruption, and the Theft of the Black Hills — at Conn Ave
John Reeves discusses his new book Grant's Betrayal, a riveting account of the secret conspiracy inside Ulysses S. Grant's White House that led to the theft of the sacred Black Hills from the Lakota people. This free event takes place at Politics and Prose at 5015 Connecticut Avenue NW.
The Hour: Poetry Open Mic — Created and hosted by poet María Fernanda — at Union Market
A free, one-hour open mic at Politics and Prose at Union Market, created and hosted by award-winning DC poet María Fernanda, where readers sign up on-site to share poems, songs, raps, monologues, and more.
Laurence Leamer — Ladies' Man: The Careless Heart of John F. Kennedy — at Conn Ave
New York Times bestselling author Laurence Leamer discusses his new book Ladies' Man: The Careless Heart of John F. Kennedy, a penetrating examination of JFK's life told through the women he loved. This free event takes place at Politics and Prose at 5015 Connecticut Avenue NW in Washington, DC.
Elisabeth Braw — Undersea War: The Battle to Control the Cables and Pipelines That Connect Our World - with Amy Mackinnon — at the Wharf
Elisabeth Braw discusses her new book Undersea War — about the fragile network of undersea cables and pipelines that makes modern life possible and the battle to control it — in conversation with Amy Mackinnon at Politics and Prose at The Wharf. The event is free with first come, first served…
George M. Johnson — And If I Die Before I Wake: A Memoir - with Preston Mitchum — at MLK Library
George M. Johnson discusses their debut adult memoir, And If I Die Before I Wake, in conversation with Preston Mitchum at MLK Library in Washington, DC.
Gerald J. Steinacher — The Pope Against Nuremberg: How the Vatican Helped Nazis Escape Postwar Justice - with Richard Breitman — at Conn Ave
How Vatican officials aided Nazi war criminals and undermined Allied justice after World War II. Gerald J. Steinacher discusses his book The Pope Against Nuremberg in conversation with Richard Breitman at Politics and Prose on Connecticut Avenue.
Frances Park — AHN LOVE - with Sean Collins — at Union Market
Frances Park discusses her novel Ahn Love, joined in conversation with Sean Collins, at Politics and Prose at Union Market in Washington, DC. The event is free with first come, first served seating.
Steve Winter — Big Cats - with Sharon Guynup — at Conn Ave
National Geographic photographer Steve Winter and wildlife journalist Sharon Guynup discuss their new book Big Cats, a retrospective of Winter's award-winning images of the world's big cats, at Politics and Prose at Connecticut Avenue. The event is free with first come, first served seating.
Pages and Purrs - A Storytime with Cats! - with Tiny Cat Animal Rescue
Bring your kids for a special story time with adoptable cats and kittens from Tiny Cat Animal Rescue, followed by cat playtime and cat-themed face painting.
Mary Morton — Cassatt Reconsidered - with Dr. Dorothy Kosinski — at Conn Ave
A sweeping reconsideration of the artist we thought we knew—and the forces that obscured her legacy. Mary G. Morton discusses her book Cassatt Reconsidered in conversation with Dr. Dorothy Kosinski.
Rachel Maddow — Department of Fate: The Promise, the Power, and the Collapse of America's Most Consequential Institution - with Chris Hayes — at Lisner Auditorium
Rachel Maddow leads a revelatory, rollicking trip through the history of the Justice Department, finding heroism and treachery in equal measure—and, in the end, a rescue effort for our battered democracy. She will be in conversation with Chris Hayes at Lisner Auditorium.
Thomas Frank — The Creativity Con: How Innovation Became America's Biggest Racket — at Conn Ave
Thomas Frank discusses his new book The Creativity Con: How Innovation Became America's Biggest Racket at Politics and Prose's Connecticut Avenue location. The event is free with first come, first served seating.
Chinelo Okparanta — This Impossible Life — at Conn Ave
Chinelo Okparanta discusses her new novel This Impossible Life at Politics and Prose's Connecticut Avenue store. The event is free with first come, first served seating.
Nelio Biedermann — Lázár — at Conn Ave
Nelio Biedermann discusses his debut novel Lázár, a gothic, inter-generational family saga about an aristocratic Hungarian family across the two world wars, in partnership with the Embassy of Switzerland. The event is free with first come, first served seating at Politics and Prose on Connecticut…
K. Sabeel Rahman — Remaking the State: A Blueprint for American Democracy — at The Wharf
Cornell Law professor K. Sabeel Rahman discusses his book Remaking the State, arguing for a future administrative state focused on protecting Americans from domination and making government more accountable. The free event takes place at Politics and Prose at The Wharf with first come, first served…
Andrew Roberts — Napoleon and His Marshals: Victory, Rivalry, Betrayal - with Michael Bishop — at Conn Ave
Andrew Roberts discusses his new book Napoleon and His Marshals: Victory, Rivalry, Betrayal in conversation with historian Michael Bishop at Politics and Prose's Connecticut Avenue store. The event is free with first come, first served seating.
Nick Paumgarten — The Intangibles: Friendship, Fatherhood, and the Love of the Game - with Evan Osnos — at Conn Ave
Nick Paumgarten discusses his memoir The Intangibles — a look at masculinity, friendship, and fatherhood told through the lens of hockey — in conversation with Evan Osnos at Politics and Prose's Connecticut Avenue store.
Carol Mitchell — A Good Haunting: Stories with Lisa Page — at Union Market
Carol Mitchell discusses her short story collection A Good Haunting: Stories in conversation with Lisa Page at Politics and Prose at Union Market. The event is free with first come, first served seating.
James Gleick — The Telephone: A New History — at Conn Ave
Historian and biographer James Gleick discusses his book on the telephone's century-long transformation of communication, society, and intimate life, from Bell's invention through the Bell System monopoly to the Information…
Admiral James Stavridis — The Turning Tide: A Novel of Love and War (Scott Bradley James #2) — at the Wharf
Admiral James Stavridis discusses his new historical novel The Turning Tide, following Scott Bradley James through the final battles of World War II. This free event takes place at Politics and Prose at The Wharf with first come, first served seating.
Azadeh Moaveni — The East Wing: Power, Intrigue, and the Untold Story of America's First Ladies - with Karen Tumulty — at Conn Ave
Azadeh Moaveni discusses her book on the First Ladies' East Wing staffers and their political influence, in conversation with Washington Post chief political correspondent Karen Tumulty.
Lindsey Fitzharris — Sleuth-Hound: The Case of the Real Sherlock Holmes - with Raychelle Burks — at Conn Ave
New York Times bestselling author Lindsey Fitzharris discusses her book Sleuth-Hound, the untold story of the Edinburgh doctor Joseph Bell who inspired Sherlock Holmes, in conversation with forensic scientist Raychelle Burks at Politics and Prose on Connecticut Avenue.
Saira Mohamed — What a Country Owes Its Soldiers - with Darin Johnson — at Conn Ave
A clarion call to recognize soldiers' rights, arguing that volunteering to fight and die for one's country does not mean consenting to exploitation in the process. Saira Mohamed discusses her book with Darin Johnson at Politics and Prose's Connecticut Avenue store.
D.C. Frost — A Shadow of Jaguars (Detective DJ Arias Mystery #2) — at Conn Ave
D.C. Frost discusses her new cross-border noir thriller A Shadow of Jaguars, the second Detective DJ Arias Mystery, at Politics and Prose on Connecticut Avenue. The event is free with first come, first served seating.
Judith Bowles — They Spoke of the River - with David Keplinger — at Conn Ave
Poet Judith Bowles discusses her third collection, They Spoke of the River, in conversation with David Keplinger at Politics and Prose on Connecticut Avenue. This free event offers first come, first served seating.
Simon Sebag Montefiore — The Cauldron: The Making of the Modern Middle East — at Conn Ave
An essential guide to the making of the modern Middle East from 1900 to the present: a spellbinding history by the New York Times bestselling author of Jerusalem and The Romanovs. Simon Sebag Montefiore discusses his new book at Politics and Prose at Conn Ave.
Omekongo Dibinga, PhD — Trigger Words: How Political Language Has Made America Less Inclusive (And How to Bring Us Back Together) - with Dr. Nola Haynes — at Conn Ave
Dr. Omekongo Dibinga discusses his book Trigger Words, which examines how political language has been weaponized to sow division and dehumanization, in conversation with Dr. Nola Haynes at Politics and Prose's Connecticut Avenue location. The free event features first come, first serve seating.
Stephan Pastis — Pearls Jubilee: The Best, Worst, and Most Angrifying Pearls Before Swine Comic Strips - with Gene Weingarten — at the Wharf
Stephan Pastis celebrates 25 years of Pearls Before Swine with his new book Pearls Jubilee, in conversation with Gene Weingarten at Politics and Prose at The Wharf. The event is free with first come, first served seating.
Jordan Fontheim — The Boy Who Vanished: A Holocaust Survival Story — at Conn Ave
Jordan Fontheim discusses The Boy Who Vanished, the true account of his grandfather Ernest Fontheim, a young Jewish student who went underground in Berlin posing as an Aryan to escape the Nazis. This free event takes place at Politics and Prose at 5015 Connecticut Avenue NW.
Ben Buchanan — The Bitter Struggle: Superintelligence, Superpowers, and the Fate of the World - with Cecilia Kang — at The Wharf
Ben Buchanan discusses The Bitter Struggle, his book with Tantum Collins about why democracies must achieve preeminence in AI, in conversation with Cecilia Kang of the New York Times. Free event with first come, first served seating at Politics and Prose at The Wharf.
Dr. Brandie Smith — In the Company of Pandas: My Life with the World's Favorite Bear — at Conn Ave
Dr. Brandie Smith, director of the Smithsonian's National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute, discusses her book In the Company of Pandas at Politics and Prose's Connecticut Avenue location. This free event offers stories and first-person insights into giant panda behavior, biology, and…
Dan Jones — Castles: A Fortified History of the World from the Bronze Age to the Nuclear Age — at Conn Ave
Dan Jones discusses his new book Castles: A Fortified History of the World from the Bronze Age to the Nuclear Age at Politics and Prose's Connecticut Avenue location.
Liam Callanan — Stone Age Astronaut: The Astonishing Adventures of America's Forgotten Flier — at The Wharf
A soaring adventure, a riveting biography, and a reclamation of a great American story lost to history. Award-winning author Liam Callanan uncovers the astonishing life of Lester Maitland, the aviator who in 1927 became the first person to fly to Hawaii.
Alice Miranda Ollstein — Side Effects: How Abortion Bans Impact Everyone's Health — at Conn Ave
Alice Miranda Ollstein discusses Side Effects: How Abortion Bans Impact Everyone's Health, her urgent on-the-ground look at how the fall of Roe v. Wade has disrupted the U.S. health system, at Politics and Prose's Connecticut Avenue store.
Walter Stahr — William Howard Taft: A Great American Life — at Conn Ave
Walter Stahr discusses his new biography of William Howard Taft at Politics and Prose's Connecticut Avenue store. The event is free with first come, first served seating.
Jennifer Anne Moses and Stuart P. Green — The Rebbe of Baton Rouge - With Amy Schwarz — at Union Market
Jennifer Anne Moses and Stuart P. Green discuss their novel The Rebbe of Baton Rouge in conversation with Amy Schwarz at Politics and Prose at Union Market. This free event is in partnership with Moment Magazine.
Dana Mashoian Walrath — The Book of Genocides — at Conn Ave
In this haunting graphic narrative, an award-winning writer, artist, and descendant of genocide survivors brings history's darkest horrors to life, calling on us to remember, repair, and resist.
Diana Rojas — They Hold Grudges - with Tamar Shapiro — at Conn Ave
Diana Rojas discusses her novel They Hold Grudges in conversation with Tamar Shapiro at Politics and Prose's Connecticut Avenue location. This free event offers first come, first served seating.
Chad Harbach — The Brightness — at Conn Ave
Chad Harbach discusses his new novel The Brightness, the much-anticipated follow-up to The Art of Fielding, at Politics and Prose on Connecticut Avenue. The event is free with first come, first served seating.
William A. Blair — Arlington: An African American History (Civil War America) — at Conn Ave
William A. Blair discusses his book "Arlington: An African American History (Civil War America)" at Politics and Prose's Connecticut Avenue store. The event is free with first come, first served seating.
Kenneth Chenault — Equal to the Task: A Life Forged Between America's Promise and Its Truth — at Conn Ave
For the first time ever, one of the world's most iconic business leaders shares the story of his remarkable life and career. Ken Chenault discusses his memoir Equal to the Task at Politics and Prose's Connecticut Avenue store.
Michael Dirda — The Great Age of Storytelling: The Glory Days of Adventurers and Rogues, Time Travelers and Great Detectives — at Conn Ave
With infectious enthusiasm, "the best read person in America"—as Pulitzer Prize-winner Michael Dirda has been called—aims to rekindle our passion for classic works of adventure, mystery, fantasy and romance.
Tova Reich — The Convert: Five Stories and a Novella — at Conn Ave
Tova Reich presents her new story collection, a satirical exploration of Jewishness, mortality, and Holocaust legacy, in a free, first-come seated reading and discussion.
Ken Miller — Sex With Bots: A Novel — at Conn Ave
Ken Miller discusses his novel Sex With Bots, a darkly comedic political thriller about a gifted young coder who joins the Resistance to bring down America's ruling dynasty. This free event takes place at Politics and Prose at 5015 Connecticut Avenue NW.
Brian Alexander — The Mayor: One Poor City's Fight to Bring Back Government and Save the Nation's Soul - with Andrea Pitzer — at the Wharf
The author of The Hospital asks: Can one challenged city show the way to restore faith in government and reimagine the nation's future? Brian Alexander discusses his new book The Mayor with Andrea Pitzer at Politics and Prose at The Wharf.
Maurice Jackson — Halfway to Freedom: The History of Black Washington, DC — at Conn Ave
Maurice Jackson discusses Halfway to Freedom: The History of Black Washington, DC, a social, political, intellectual, and cultural history of African Americans in the nation's capital. This free event takes place at Politics and Prose at 5015 Connecticut Avenue NW with first come, first serve…
Sandro Galea — Alien: Reflections on Being an Immigrant - with Julie Rovner — at Union Market
Sandro Galea discusses his personal treatise Alien: Reflections on Being an Immigrant, in conversation with Julie Rovner, at Politics and Prose at Union Market. The event is free with first come, first serve seating.
Nancy Sherman — Feed the Soul: Lessons from Aristotle on Living Well - with E.J. Dionne, Jr. — at Conn Ave
A lively and personal guide to pursuing true happiness through a life grounded in empathy and shared purpose. Nancy Sherman discusses her book Feed the Soul with E.J. Dionne, Jr. at Politics and Prose's Connecticut Avenue store.
Marion Nestle & Lisa Sutherland — Sugar Coated: Unboxing the Hidden Forces Shaping America's Favorite Breakfast Food - with Jane Black — at Conn Ave
World-renowned food politics expert Marion Nestle and former cereal executive Lisa Sutherland examine what cereal boxes reveal about American culture and food politics, in conversation with food journalist Jane Black at Politics and Prose on Connecticut Avenue.
Karen Paul — Cartography of Loss: A Widowhood in Essays - with Michelle Brafman — at Conn Ave
Karen Paul discusses her memoir-in-essays Cartography of Loss: A Widowhood in Essays with Michelle Brafman at Politics and Prose's Connecticut Avenue store. This free event offers first come, first served seating.
Ken Ballen — The Better Animal - with Steve Clemons — at Conn Ave
A gripping and ultimately hopeful tale of a future America on the cusp of electing the most unusual President in its history and an allegorical take on the state of our current political climate and technological advances—for readers of speculative fiction, LGBTQ stories, and politics. Ken Ballen…
Paul Goldberger — The Imperfect City: Design, Serendipity, and the Real Life of Cities - with Richard Levy — at Conn Ave
A Pulitzer Prize–winning architectural critic explores how modern cities thrive when urban planning leaves room for happy accidents and innovations. Paul Goldberger will be in conversation with Richard Levy at Politics and Prose's Connecticut Avenue store.
Kent Greenfield — Secession: Why Our Country Should Split Up (And How to Do It Peacefully) — at Conn Ave
Constitutional law professor Kent Greenfield presents his provocative yet carefully reasoned case for a peaceful, nonviolent national divorce between blue and red states, based on his book "Secession." The free event takes place at Politics and Prose on Connecticut Avenue.
Timothy Stewart-Winter — Outed: LBJ's Confidant and the Arrest That Transformed a Presidency - With Thomas Mallon — at The Wharf
Timothy Stewart-Winter discusses his book Outed: LBJ's Confidant and the Arrest That Transformed a Presidency, in conversation with Thomas Mallon, at Politics and Prose at The Wharf. The event is free with first come, first serve seating.
Wayétu Moore — Habila — at Conn Ave
Wayétu Moore discusses her new novel Habila, a work of magical realism about a Liberian immigrant family and the water goddess who haunts them, at Politics and Prose on Connecticut Avenue. The event is free with first come, first served seating.
Jennie Rothenberg Gritz — The Inward Trip: The Untold Story of Meditation in the West — at Conn Ave
A groundbreaking journey through meditation in America—from the arrivals of the first yogis and Zen masters to today's mindfulness era. Journalist Jennie Rothenberg Gritz traces the many forms of meditation available today back to their spiritual roots.
Gwen Mayes — More Person than Patient: Finding your Purpose and Power with Chronic Illness — at The Wharf
Gwen Mayes discusses her book "More Person than Patient: Finding your Purpose and Power with Chronic Illness" at Politics and Prose at The Wharf, sharing how resilience, self-awareness, and emotional intelligence can transform the journey of living with chronic illness. The event is free with first…
Laura Stark — The Normals: A People's History of Modern America in Five Human Experiments - with Christine Grady — at Conn Ave
How healthy control subjects in clinical research transformed the practice and labor of science, as told by the Normals themselves. Laura Stark discusses her book The Normals with Christine Grady at Politics and Prose's Connecticut Avenue store.
Joya Taft-Dick — My Mother's Erasure: A Memoir — at Union Market
Joya Taft-Dick discusses her memoir about her mother's international life, decline into addiction, and her own reckoning, in conversation at Politics and Prose at Union Market.
James P. DeHart — Last Flight out of Kabul: One Diplomat's Journey in Afghanistan from Reconstruction to Collapse - with Shawn Dorman — at Conn Ave
James P. DeHart discusses his book Last Flight out of Kabul — about the dramatic 2021 U.S. evacuation from Afghanistan — with Shawn Dorman at Politics and Prose on Connecticut Avenue. The event is free with first come, first served seating.
Jonathan Peter Jackson, Jr. — Notes of a Radical Son: The Hidden Legacy of a Black American Family — at Conn Ave
Jonathan Peter Jackson, Jr. discusses his debut book Notes of a Radical Son, a family history told from the perspective of the son of Black Panther martyr Jonathan Jackson. This free event takes place at Politics and Prose at 5015 Connecticut Avenue NW with first come, first served seating.
Nico Perrino — Free Speech Generation: The Civil Libertarians Who Saved the First Amendment and Transformed America - with Ronald Collins — at The Wharf
Nico Perrino discusses his book Free Speech Generation, the untold story of the civil libertarians who turned America's First Amendment into the world's strongest protection for free speech, in conversation with Ronald Collins at Politics and Prose at The Wharf. The event is free with first come,…
Gregory Orfalea — Wonder and Shame: A Novel — at Conn Ave
Gregory Orfalea discusses his new novel Wonder and Shame, about a man's dangerous journey to Syria to rescue his deaf cousin amid the Syrian Civil War. This free event takes place at Politics and Prose at 5015 Connecticut Avenue NW.
Katherine Holmsen — Sleeping with Leeches: A Memoir of Power, Seduction, and Two Years in the Borneo Forest — at Conn Ave
Katherine Holmsen discusses her memoir Sleeping with Leeches, which traces her two years of fieldwork in the Borneo rainforest and her entanglement with her PhD advisor. This free event takes place at Politics and Prose at 5015 Connecticut Avenue NW with first come, first served seating.
Nick Manning — Some Family Matters - with Susan Coll — at Conn Ave
Nick Manning discusses his novel Some Family Matters in conversation with Susan Coll at Politics and Prose at 5015 Connecticut Avenue NW. The event is free with first come, first served seating.
Ray E. Boomhower — Wallace Terry: A Reporter's Journey from Selma to Saigon to Bloods — at Conn Ave
Award-winning biographer Ray E. Boomhower discusses his new biography of pioneering Black journalist Wallace Terry, whose reporting spanned the Civil Rights Movement and the Vietnam War. This free event with first come, first served seating takes place at Politics and Prose on Connecticut Avenue.
Santi Elijah Holley — Beg Borrow Steal: The Visionary Art of Melvin Van Peebles and the Rise of Independent Black Cinema — at Conn Ave
Author Santi Elijah Holley discusses his book Beg Borrow Steal, a history of Black independent cinema centered on filmmaker Melvin Van Peebles, drawing on interviews with filmmakers and Van Peebles's manuscripts.
Mark W. Isakowitz — Wisdom in the House of Mourning: Kaddish, My Father, and Me — at Conn Ave
Mark Isakowitz discusses his memoir "Wisdom in the House of Mourning: Kaddish, My Father, and Me," a son's journey from grief to growth and his father's path from Auschwitz to America. This free event takes place at Politics and Prose at 5015 Connecticut Avenue NW with first come, first served…
Kevin Carey — Shadow Dynasty: How the Mellon Family Unmade America — at The Wharf
Kevin Carey discusses his book on the Mellon family's rise from the Gilded Age through Andrew Mellon's fortune and its descendants' outsized influence on modern conservative politics and anti-immigration movements.
Inner Loop Panel: In the Author's Corner - with Caroline Bock — at Union Market
Author and local publisher Caroline Bock speaks with local authors Stephanie Dupal, Hasan Dudar, Lenna Jawdat, and Shelagh Johnson about their journeys to publication, working with independent presses, and what goes into a bookshelf-ready manuscript. This free event takes place at Politics and…
The Washington Writers' Publishing House — Emily Holland, Jason Gebhardt, Yael Kiken, & Samantha Neugebauer — at Conn Ave
The Washington Writers' Publishing House celebrates the 2025 winners of its annual poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction manuscript contest — Emily Holland, Jason Gebhardt, Yael Kiken, and Samantha Neugebauer — at Politics and Prose's Connecticut Avenue store. The free event features the four…
Nathan K. Hensley & Devin M. Garofalo — The Barbara Johnson Collective — at Conn Ave
Collaboratively reassesses Barbara Johnson’s legacy as a reader and thinker with an eye to contemporary conditions. Nathan K. Hensley and Devin M. Garofalo present this collected volume at Politics and Prose's Connecticut Avenue store.
Cass R. Sunstein — Animals Matter: The Case for a Kinder World — at Conn Ave
Cass R. Sunstein discusses his new book Animals Matter: The Case for a Kinder World, offering a pathbreaking argument for reducing the unjustified suffering of animals. This free event takes place at Politics and Prose on Connecticut Avenue with first come, first served seating.
Alice McDermott — Herself, of Course — at Conn Ave
Alice McDermott discusses her new novel Herself, of Course at Politics and Prose's Connecticut Avenue store on February 2, 2027. The event is free with first come, first served seating.
Morton H. Halperin — Making a Difference: My Role in Shaping National Security Policy and Civil Liberties from Kennedy to Clinton — at Conn Ave
Morton H. Halperin discusses his memoir 'Making a Difference,' a front-row account of his six-decade career shaping national security policy and civil liberties from the Kennedy to Clinton administrations, at Politics and Prose at Connecticut Avenue.
Peter S. Goodman — Kiss the Ring: How Trump Cashed In on the Presidency and Shook Down the Global Economy — at Conn Ave
New York Times global economics correspondent Peter S. Goodman discusses his book on how Trump profited personally while reshaping the global economy, pressuring business leaders, and weakening the Fed and trade order.
Rozina Ali — Seasons of Fury: Four Families and the Rise of Islamophobia in America — at Conn Ave
Journalist Rozina Ali discusses her book Seasons of Fury, a history of U.S. Islamophobia told through four Muslim families across eight decades, tracing surveillance and violence from the 1960s through the post-9/11 War on…
Deborah Pearlstein — Losing the Law: How Legal Polarization Threatens American Democracy — at Conn Ave
Deborah Pearlstein discusses her book on how the collapsing distinction between law and politics in America fuels democratic backsliding, tracing the rise of "legal polarization" and offering guidance on restoring the rule…
Rachel Cohen Booth — You're Not Powerless: The Crisis of Agency and How We Reclaim It Together — at Conn Ave
Vox senior correspondent Rachel Cohen Booth discusses her book arguing that pervasive feelings of helplessness fuel political dysfunction, and explores how communities are rebuilding everyday capabilities that restore a…
Deesha Philyaw — The True Confessions of First Lady Freeman - with Jason Reynolds — at Conn Ave
Deesha Philyaw discusses her new novel The True Confessions of First Lady Freeman in conversation with Jason Reynolds at Politics and Prose at 5015 Connecticut Avenue NW. The event is free with first come, first served seating.