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Book of the Week for March 25, 2018

The Other Side Of Ethel Mertz by Frank Castelluccio and Alvin Walker

A biography of the under-appreciated actress, Vivian Vance.

Book of the Week for March 18, 2018

Camilla by Madeleine L’Engle

A novel about the vicissitudes of young love.

Jewish Literature Live! Presents Faye Moskowitz

George Washington University’s Department of English and Jewish Literature Live proudly present a reading of Faye Moskowitz’s A Leak in...

Book of the Week for March 08, 2018

The Member Of The Wedding by Carson McCullers

Twelve-year-old Frankie is bored with everything; then, she learns her brother is getting married, and hopes to be invited on...

Book of the Week for March 02, 2018

Attachments by Judith Rossner

Judith Rossner’s ATTACHMENTS; two close female friends fall in love with Siamese twins.

Book of the Week for February 25, 2018

The House Of Mirth by Edith Wharton

In the cruel rarified world of early 20th century New York Society, Lily Bart loses her wealthy suitor, her shallow...

Jewish Literature Live! Presents Daniel Torday

George Washington University’s Department of English and Jewish Literature Live proudly present a reading by Daniel Torday, author of The...

Book of the Week for February 18, 2018

Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand

Howard Roark wants to control the world, and he almost succeeds; a “continuation” of The Fountainhead.

Book of the Week for February 11, 2018

Lucy Gayheart by Willa Cather

A girl leaves her home town to study music in Chicago.

Jewish Literature Live! Presents Shulem Deen

George Washington University’s Department of English and Jewish Literature Live proudly present a reading by Shulem Deen, author of All...

Book of the Week for January 30, 2018

Ask Avigail by Shashi Ishai

A Dear Abby-like sage from the times of Moses tarries with Erma Bombeck and Woody Allen in the desert.

Book of the Week for January 28, 2018

How To Be Your Own Best Friend by Mildred Newman and Bernard Berkowitz