The National Book Festival has long been a favorite event of the year. Bibliophiles will remember that it was first instituted on the National Mall in 2000 during the George W. Bush Administration, and grew in size and popularity every year. But now, the Festival… Read More
August is a bibliophiles dream come true in the Washington area with three major festivals taking place for the reader, writer and playwright. Whether it’s to meet your favorite author or to become one, this trio of free festivals is perfect for literary lovers! The… Read More
If he’s going to write about a homegrown terrorist attack, we have to thank Joseph Reid for not setting it in DC. Leaving Washington out of the melée — for the bulk of the action anyway — the author of the riveting real False Horizon did… Read More
Fresh on a tour of her book, The Beautiful No, former Oprah executive Sheri Salata was the inaugural guest to open The Author Incubator‘s new location — its second in the area — The Author Training Academy. In an intimate discussion of her personal memoir,… Read More
“Evil behavior is when someone acts with self-interest and an utter disregard for another person’s feelings,” explains Esme Oliver. Oliver, the author of Smoke Drink F*#k, likes to be a little devilish herself, but true evil is the topic she’s been exploring most recently. She’s back with… Read More
Who doesn’t love to share their frustrations about Beltway Insiders these days? Earlier this week, former congressman Cliff Stearns, along with his guest and friend, journalist and author Patrick Buchanan, were on hand for a special luncheon and discussion to deliberate on the state of American… Read More
What’s an easy-to-take-home DC gift, memento, or award for conference speakers/committees/boards/PAC donors? It’s a question you hear (and ask!) all the time. But the answer can be elusive when you’re looking for something more “DC” than a 3 for $5 tourist tee or a flag… Read More
The DC Public Library Foundation will go underground to throw 2017’s UNCENSORED cocktail party, an annual fundraising event, taking place on Saturday, September 30. Linnea Hegarty, Executive Director at the DC Public Library Foundation, calls the event’s new venue, Dupont Underground, “the ideal spot” for… Read More
So everyone’s describing former lobbyist turned romance novelist Esme Oliver’s new book as next-gen Eat, Pray, Love. But it’s so not Eat, Pray, Love. Even Esme will tell you that. Smoke, Drink, F*#k is, instead, the anti-Eat, Pray, Love. Because she wasn’t expecting a Happily Ever After.… Read More
Good writing still matters. On March 16 at the Arts Club of Washington, the news came out that Rachel Corbett, author of a recently published book, You Must Change Your Life: The Story of Rainer Maria Rilke and Auguste Rodin, is this year’s winner of… Read More
