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Book of the Week for May 07, 2017

Are You My Mother? by P.D. Eastman

A baby bird goes searching for his mother after they are separated.

Book of the Week for May 01, 2017

Sailor And Fiddler by Herman Wouk

The novelist’s memoir about a life that has spanned two centuries.

Book of the Week for April 21, 2017

Unsinkable: A Memoir by Debbie Reynolds and Dorian Hannaway

In the continuation of her story, the great actress/comedienne/dancer/entrepreneur remains unstoppable despite professional highs and lows, betrayals, and lousy husbands.

Jewish Literature Live! Presents Faye Moskowitz

George Washington University’s Department of English and Jewish Literature Live proudly present a reading by Faye Moskowitz on Thursday, April 27,...

Book of the Week for April 14, 2017

Keep Moving by Dick Van Dyke

How to stay young and vital–even at an advanced age.

Book of the Week for April 07, 2017

In The Unlikely Event by Judy Blume

A succession of three 1952 airplane crashes devastates a New Jersey community.

Book of the Week for April 03, 2017

The Man In The Grey Flannel Suit by Sloan Wilson

The martini-soaked Tom Rath is a disappointed corporate striver until he finds gratitude.

Jewish Literature Live! Presents Geraldine Brooks

George Washington University’s Department of English and Jewish Literature Live proudly present a reading by Geraldine Brooks on Thursday, April 13,...

Book of the Week for March 27, 2017

The Princess Diarist by Carrie Fisher

The actress’s life in London, before and after Harrison Ford and Star Wars.

Book of the Week for March 20, 2017

Fear Of Dying by Erica Jong

Forty years after Fear of Flying, Isadora Wing and her alter-egos stare down aging and mortality.

American History And Literary Luminaries Of Massachusetts

This is a guide through the houses/museums of some of the Literary Luminaries of Massachusetts. Consider: The Norman Rockwell Museum;...

Live Storytelling: The Original Virtual Reality By Jon Spelman

Smithsonian Libraries Art of the Book Lecture Series, Part II Live Storytelling: The Original Virtual Reality by Jon Spelman, performer...