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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...

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...