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Books
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Maulik Pancholy’s ‘The Best at It’ offers an LGBTQ-affirming antidote to hate
Pancholy shows his writing chops with his magnificent debut novel, aimed at middle-grade readers
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Ian Brennan’s ‘Silenced by Sound’ is a rallying cry for international musicians
Brennan's book chronicles those artists who would be silenced by their own countries
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William Dameron chronicles catfishing and coming out in a powerful new memoir
Dameron chronicles his struggles in 'The Lie: A Memoir of Two Marriages, Catfishing & Coming Out'
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Gay men’s literary group Bookmen DC celebrates 20 years of reading
The bimonthly reading group is throwing a "lit party" at the DC Center on May 15
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Mattilda Bernstein Sycamore: Queer politics “[has] to go back to talking about basic needs”
Sketchtasy author Mattilda Bernstein Sycamore shares her views on what radical queer politics look like
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Bonnie Morris: “We have a generation of kids raised on pro-America, anti-feminist rhetoric”
Professor Bonnie J. Morris returns to D.C. with a timely new book on the history of feminism
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Review: “Fire and Fury” is horrifying, but not presidency-ending
Michael Wolff's Fire and Fury is a gripping, damning telling of the chaos in Trump's White House.
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“France is a Feast” is an intimate portrait of Julia Child’s life in France
An elegant new book reveals Paul Child's view of his life in France with his soon-to-be extremely famous wife.
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Former D.C. councilmember Carol Schwartz gets personal and political in new memoir
"Quite a Life!" celebrates Schwartz's rise to become a D.C. political fixture
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DC Public Library toasts Banned Books Week with a cocktail party
DC Public Library Foundation's Banned Books Week cocktail party is a celebration of free expression
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Washington Antiquarian Book Fair offers a treasure trove of rare books
Something for everyone at the annual literary event
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Trayvon Martin’s Parents to discuss “Rest in Power” at Sixth and I
A new memoir timed with the fifth anniversary of the murder of the unarmed black teenager
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Chronicling an Epidemic: David France on “How to Survive a Plague”
David France’s How to Survive a Plague documents the activism of the unheralded heroes in the fight against HIV and AIDS
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Spotlight: John Hudak comes to Kramerbooks
John Hudak brings "Marijuana: A Short History (The Short Histories)"
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Banned Books Week celebrates diversity
The D.C. Public Library celebrates more than books at this year's Banned Books Week
