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 2016_DC_LlosaC_160411 | 73 | Library of Congress -- Ceremony: Living Legends Mario Vargas Llosa -- Ceremony
Library of Congress to Honor Mario Vargas Llosa:
Famed Peruvian Novelist to Receive Living Legend Award:
The Library of Congress will present its Living Legend award to Mario Vargas Llosa, the renowned Peruvian novelist, journalist, public intellectual and political commentator, at the Library’s... |
| 2018_DC_Hidden_Figures_180314 | 75 | Library of Congress -- Event: Hidden Figures conversation w/Margot Lee Shetterly and Donna Gigliotti
“In Conversation with the Librarian of Congress: Hidden Figures” featuring Margot Lee Shetterly and Donna Gigliotti
Note: Carla Hayden was sick and Marie Arana handled the moderating duties for the evening.
Margot Lee Shetterly is the author of “Hidden Figures: The American Dream and the Untold Story... |
| 2023_DC_Shogan_230911 | 108 | Natl Archives -- Swearing-in Ceremony of Archivist Colleen Shogan
Swearing-in Ceremony of Archivist Colleen Shogan
The Honorable John G. Roberts, Jr., Supreme Court Chief Justice of the United States, Presiding
First Lady Dr. Jill Biden will offer opening remarks, and
Governor James J. Blanchard will serve as Master of Ceremonies
The ceremony will take place on... |
| 2004_DC_NBF_Brinkley_041009 | 4 | Natl Book Festival 2004 -- Douglas Brinkley ("Tour of Duty")
Historian ... |
| 2007_DC_NBF_Greenburg_070929 | 11 | Natl Book Festival 2007 -- Jan Crawford Greenburg |
| 2008_DC_NBF_Atkinson_080927 | 2 | Natl Book Festival 2008 -- Rick Atkinson
Rick Atkinson
Rick Atkinson, staff writer and senior editor at The Washington Post, is a three-time Pulitzer Prize winner, for national reporting, public service and history. He is the author of The New York Times best-seller The Day of Battle: The War in Sicily and Italy, 1943-1944 (Holt paperbacks,... |
| 2008_DC_NBF_Horwitz_080927 | 13 | Natl Book Festival 2008 -- Tony Horwitz
Tony Horwitz
Before becoming a full-time author, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Tony Horwitz was a foreign correspondent for The Wall Street Journal and a staff writer for The New Yorker. He is the author of Blue Latitudes, Confederates in the Attic and Baghdad Without a Map -- all national... |
| 2016_DC_NBF_MRobinson_160924 | 29 | Natl Book Festival 2016 -- Marilynne Robinson
Marilynne Robinson
The winner of the 2016 Library of Congress Prize for American Fiction, Marilynne Robinson is the acclaimed author of “Housekeeping” (Picador) and Pulitzer Prize-winning “Gilead.” Robinson has also received the 2012 National Humanities Medal and published numerous essays, book reviews... |
| 2018_DC_NBF_Tan_180901 | 10 | Natl Book Festival 2018 -- Amy Tan w/Marie Arana
Amy Tan
Amy Tan is the author of “The Valley of Amazement,” “The Joy Luck Club,” “The Kitchen God’s Wife,” “The Hundred Secret Senses,” “The Bonesetter’s Daughter” and “The Opposite of Fate: Memories of a Writing Life.” She has also penned two children’s books: “The Moon Lady” and “Sagwa,” which has... |
| 2018_DC_NBF_Proulx_180901 | 37 | Natl Book Festival 2018 -- Annie Proulx w/Carla Hayden and Marie Arana
Annie Proulx
Annie Proulx is the 2018 recipient of the Library of Congress Prize for American Fiction. Her novel “The Shipping News” won both the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award and was adapted into a major motion picture. Her short story “Brokeback Mountain” (from the story collection... |
| 2019_DC_NBF_McCullough_190831 | 22 | Natl Book Festival 2019 -- David McCullough
David McCullough
David McCullough discusses "The Pioneers: The Heroic Stories of the Settlers Who Brought the American Ideal West" (Simon & Schuster) with Marie Arana. |
| 2022_DC_NBF_Brooks_220903 | 13 | Natl Book Festival 2022 -- Geraldine Brooks Talks About Her New Novel, "Horse"
Geraldine Brooks Talks About Her New Novel, "Horse"
A discarded painting, a skeleton in an attic, and the greatest racehorse in American history: From these strands, Pulitzer winner Geraldine Brooks braids a sweeping story of spirit, obsession and injustice across American history in “Horse.” Based on... |
| 2008_DC_Books_081029 | 69 | Newseum -- First Amendment Center -- Can Our Book Culture Survive?
Topics Of Our Times: Can Our Book Culture Survive? – A Dialogue:
Participants:
* Marie Arana, Book Editor, Washington Post Book World
* Deirdre Donahue, book reviewer & publishing reporter, USA Today
* Robert Weil, Executive Editor, W.W. Norton & Co.
The event was moderated by Shelby Coffey,... |
| 2019_DC_Bookfair_191101 | 121 | NPC -- 42nd Annual Book Fair & Author's Night (2019)
One hundred authors -- and their books -- will be under one roof at the National Press Club, just in time for the gift-giving season. Navigate national politics and history, whisk your way to tasty treats, or laugh with your little one during the 2019 Book Fair and Authors’ Night on Friday, Nov.... |
| 2024_02_21A1_Arana | 164 | Politics & Prose -- Marie Arana ("LatinoLand") w/Jorge Zamanillo
Marie Arana -- LatinoLand: A Portrait of America's Largest and Least Understood Minority - with Jorge Zamanillo
This event is in partnership with KAMA DC.
LatinoLand is an exceptional, all-encompassing overview of Hispanic America based on personal interviews, deep research, and Marie Arana's life... (Partially reviewed) |
| 2007_DC_WP_Authors_070424 | 63 | Washington Post -- Author Night
Post Authors will include: Marie Arana, Jabari Asim, Benjamin C Bradlee, Rajiv Chandrasekaran, Karen DeYoung, Juliet Eilperin, Pam Constable, Mike Fletcher, Kevin Merida, Michael R Grunwald, Wil Haygood, Stephen Hunter, David Ignatius, Alec Klein, Jay Mathews, Lonnae O'Neal Parker, Tom Ricks, Michelle... |
| 2008_DC_WP_Meet_081202 | 42 | Washington Post -- Meet and Greet Night (2008)
Share a special evening with your favorite Washington Post columnists, reporters and editors.
Come and meet the people behind the bylines and big stories at this informal evening reception with Washington Post staffers. Light refreshments will be served.
As an extra treat, select area retailers... |
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| 2024_03_23A1_Lincoln | 181 | Abraham Lincoln 2024 Symposium @ Fords Theatre (Page 1 of 2)
Abraham Lincoln Institute Twenty-Seventh Annual Symposium
“The Latest in Lincoln Scholarship”
Abraham Lincoln Institute, Inc. (ALI), provides free, ongoing education on the life, career, and legacy of President Abraham Lincoln. Headquartered in Washington, D.C., ALI offers resources for educators, g... (Partially reviewed) |
| 2024_04_09A2_Ghosts | 205 | Library of Congress -- Event: Library Hosts Cast Members of CBS Comedy Ghosts
Library Hosts Cast Members of CBS Comedy Ghosts
Event to Feature Panel with Asher Grodman, Danielle Pinnock, Richie Moriarty, Rebecca Wisocky, Román Zaragoza, Library Items Curated for Each Ghost’s Time Period and Special Episode Screening
The Library of Congress will host cast members from CBS’s hi... (Partially reviewed) |
| 2024_03_23A4_Lincoln4 | 179 | Abraham Lincoln 2024 Symposium @ Fords Theatre (Page 2 of 2)
Abraham Lincoln Institute Twenty-Seventh Annual Symposium
“The Latest in Lincoln Scholarship”
Abraham Lincoln Institute, Inc. (ALI), provides free, ongoing education on the life, career, and legacy of President Abraham Lincoln. Headquartered in Washington, D.C., ALI offers resources for educators, g... (Partially reviewed) |
| 2024_01_14B1_Gonna_Take | 196 | Labor Heritage Foundation @ McGinty's Public House -- MLK "Gonna Take Us All Ball" (Page 1 of 2)
MLK "Gonna Take Us All Ball"
Recommit to Dr. King’s dream of equality and justice for all and celebrate Elise Bryant’s well-deserved retirement from LHF!
By Labor Heritage Foundation
Tickets are now FREE! Thanks to the Maryland State and DC AFL-CIO, AFSCME 112, the International Association of Heat ... |
| 2024_02_13B1_USCHS_Freedom | 218 | USCHS -- Freedom Award (2024) to Cheryl L. Johnson (Page 2 of 2) Everything else
We look forward to your attendance at the Freedom Award Reception honoring Cheryl L. Johnson, the 36th Clerk of the House of Representatives
The U.S. Capitol Historical Society is honored to present its 2023 Freedom Award to Cheryl L. Johnson to recognize her exceptional leadership and pivotal role ... (Partially reviewed) |