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The Great American Read: 100 Books, 1 Winner

The Great American Read is an eight-part series from PBS that explores and celebrates the power of reading, told through...

Book of the Week for May 23, 2018

Emmeline by Judith Rossner

Poverty, seduction and incest in a small town.

Book of the Week for May 20, 2018

You Can Get There From Here by Shirley MacLaine

The actress’s time on George McGovern’s presidential campaign, an early trip to China, and a return to movie-making; a memoir.

Book of the Week for May 13, 2018

One Man Tango by Anthony Quinn

From poverty in Chihuahua, Mexico to award-winning actor of stage and film; an autobiography.

Book of the Week for May 06, 2018

The Moon’s A Balloon by David Niven

Hollywood in its heyday; volume one of the actor’s memoirs.

Book of the Week for April 28, 2018

Davita’s Harp by Chaim Potok

A girl growing up in 1930s and 1940s New York, defies her parents’ Judaism by identifying with it.

Book of the Week for April 22, 2018

Marya: A Life by Joyce Carol Oates

A woman’s progression from a childhood of violence, to fame and artistic acclaim.

Book of the Week for April 15, 2018

The Rainbow Comes And Goes: A Mother And Son On Life, Love, And Loss by Anderson Cooper and Gloria Vanderbilt

An intimate, “getting-to-know-you-better” discussion via a year of e-mails.

Jewish Literature Live! Presents Susan Faludi

George Washington University’s Department of English and Jewish Literature Live proudly present Susan Faludi, the Pulitzer Prize winning journalist and author...

Book of the Week for April 08, 2018

When You Reach Me by Rebecca Stead

Twelve-year-old Miranda loses her best friend, Sal, and suddenly her world goes topsy-turvy; a Newbery winner, influenced by A Wrinkle...

Book of the Week for April 02, 2018

The Day Lincoln Was Shot by Jim Bishop

A tense hour-by-hour account of the assassination and its aftermath.

Jewish Literature Live! Presents Serena Dykman

George Washington University’s Department of English and Jewish Literature Live proudly present Serena Dykman’s film documentary Nana, followed by a...