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2022_MD_GBF_KFSH_220521 | 5 | Gaithersburg Book Festival (2022) -- Karen Joy Fowler, Susan Higginbotham (w/Louis Bayard) Karen Joy Fowler, Susan Higginbotham
Fiction
Gertrude Stein Pavilion
Propelling the nation into civil war with his abolition work and subsequent hanging, John Brown is uniquely seen through the eyes of three female family members in Susan Higginbotham's "John Brown's Women". The story of John Wilkes... |
2023_MD_GBF_Reception_230519 | 266 | Gaithersburg Book Festival (2023) -- Author Reception @ Asbury Methodist Village The Gaithersburg Book Festival cordially invites you to our 2023 VIP Author Reception.
Lots of folks shown here including Jud Ashman, Fred Bowen, Meg Medina, Ellen Oh, Alan Gratz, Mary Kay Zuravleff, Laura Scalzo, Laura Elliott, Aaron Caycedo-Kimura, Matthew Thorburn, Susan Stockdale, Tracey... |
2023_MD_GBF_Patrick_230520 | 3 | Gaithersburg Book Festival (2023) -- Bethanne K. Patrick ("Life B") Bethanne K. Patrick
Non-Fiction, Memoir
Patrick will present "Life B: Overcoming Double Depression." She'll be interviewed by Louis Bayard. |
2023_MD_GBF_JSLB_230520 | 7 | Gaithersburg Book Festival (2023) -- Jeff Shaara, Louis Bayard Jeff Shaara, Louis Bayard
Historical Fiction
Shaara will present "The Old Lion: A Novel of Theodore Roosevelt," and Bayard will present "Jackie & Me." Moderated by Carrie Callaghan. |
2014_DC_Literary_HillBF_140504 | 104 | Literary Hill BookFest (2014) @ Eastern Market Come to the Literary Hill BookFest on Sunday, May 4th from 11am-3pm at the North Hall, Eastern Market (225 7th Street, SE) for another great afternoon of discussions, readings, and signings with Capitol Hill's best writers of memoirs and fiction, politics and poetry, history and sports, food and... |
2016_DC_Literary_HillBF_160501 | 229 | Literary Hill BookFest (2016) @ Eastern Market The Literary Hill BookFest is a celebration of Capitol Hill authors, booksellers, publishers, libraries, and other book-related groups held annually at Eastern Market.
Folks pictured here include: Nick Auclair, Nick Mann, Karen Branan, Diane Wilson Onwuchekwa, James Herbert, Colleen Shogan, Louise... |
2017_DC_Literary_HillBF_170507 | 152 | Literary Hill BookFest (2017) @ Eastern Market The Literary Hill BookFest is a celebration of Capitol Hill authors, booksellers, publishers, libraries, and other book-related groups held annually at Eastern Market.
Folks pictured here (more or less in sequence): Quintin Peterson, Frederick Reuss, Louise Farmer Smith, Christopher Datta, Nick Mann,... |
2019_DC_Literary_HillBF_190505 | 293 | Literary Hill BookFest (2019) @ Eastern Market Come meet our friendly authors and partake in the vibrant literary culture of Capitol Hill. With all different genres and styles represented -- from children's books to poetry, from nonfiction to mystery and romance -- there's something for everyone....
Author folks here pretty much in sequence:... |
2022_DC_Literary_HillBF_220501 | 308 | Literary Hill BookFest (2022) @ Eastern Market Literary Hill BookFest
Celebrating Books and Authors on Capitol Hill
WE’RE BACK IN THE REAL WORLD!
SEE US AT EASTERN MARKET ON MAY 1, 2022
Come join us from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. for our first in-person event since 2019, as we celebrate the vibrant literary culture of Capitol Hill at our “home” in... |
2023_DC_Literary_HillBF_230917 | 332 | Literary Hill BookFest (2023) @ Eastern Market Literary Hill BookFest
Celebrating Books and Authors on Capitol Hill
SEE US AT EASTERN MARKET ON SEPTEMBER 17, 2023
This year, the BookFest is moving to the fall. Come join us from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Sunday, September 17th, as we celebrate the vibrant literary culture of Capitol Hill at our “home”... |
2019_DC_NBF_Real_People_190831 | 18 | Natl Book Festival 2019 -- Conversation: Novels Based on Real People (Louis Bayard, Roxana Robinson) Conversation: Novels Based on Real People
Louis Bayard discusses "Courting Mr. Lincoln" (Algonquin) and Roxana Robinson discusses "Dawson’s Fall" (Sarah Crichton) in a panel conversation moderated by Emily Eakin. |
2022_DC_NBF_Famous_220903 | 26 | Natl Book Festival 2022 -- We Knew Them Before They Were Famous: Historical Fiction with Louis Bayard and Karen Joy Fowler We Knew Them Before They Were Famous: Historical Fiction with Louis Bayard and Karen Joy Fowler
Ever wondered about the origins of historical figures, before they were famous? Louis Bayard, author of “Jackie & Me,” and Karen Joy Fowler, author of “Booth,” are professionals at doing just that. Delving... |
2007_DC_Harper_070319 | 24 | Olsson's -- Group -- Louis Bayard, Eleanor Herman, Franklin Foer, and James Swanson A Celebration of Harper Paperbacks: Please join us for an evening of readings by local authors with paperbacks from HarperCollins Publishers.
* Louis Bayard reads from Mr. Timothy, a novel that imagines Tiny Tim of "A Christmas Carol"; as a grown man in 1860s London who gets embroiled in a murder... |
2022_DC_Pen_Faulkner_SOTU_221021 | 350 | PEN/Faulkner's Literary State of the Union PEN/Faulkner's Literary State of the Union
Don't miss this one-of-a-kind DC literary gathering!
Join us for a one-of-a-kind DC literary gathering just before the mid-term elections. An open bar, buffet, dessert, inspirational speeches from a who's who of writers from throughout the DC region, and a... |
2024_02_09A1_Pelecanos | 125 | Politics & Prose -- George Pelecanos ("Owning Up") w/Louis Bayard George Pelecanos -- Owning Up - with Louis Bayard
This event is in partnership with the Pen/Faulkner Foundation.
When the son of the Carusos is involved in a hold up, the family home comes under siege in the form of a no-knock warrant. Months after the cops destroyed their home, the Carusos struggle... (Partially reviewed) |
2024_02_07C1_Grady | 96 | Politics & Prose -- James Grady ("The Smoke in Our Eyes") w/Louis Bayard James Grady -- The Smoke in Our Eyes - with Louis Bayard -- at Conn Ave
Set in 1959, the "year the music died," The Smoke in Our Eyes is a cinematic, clock-ticking saga set in a small Montana town. When a fatal car accident shatters ten-year-old Lucas's world, he finds himself confronting crime and... |
2022_DC_Noir_Bookstore_220930 | 118 | Politics & Prose -- Panel: Noir at the Bookstore w/E.A. Aymar, Louis Bayard, James Grady, Cheryl Head, Angie Kim, and Sujata Massey Noir at the Bookstore Panel — with E.A. Aymar, Louis Bayard, James Grady, Cheryl Head, Angie Kim, and Sujata Massey — at Conn Ave
* E.A. Aymar: Anthony Award-nominated E.A. Aymar's most recent thriller, They’re Gone, was published to rave reviews in Publishers Weekly, Kirkus (starred), and was named... |
2014_DC_Waters_140611 | 51 | Politics & Prose @ Sixth & I Historic Synagogue -- John Waters ("Carsick") w/Louis Bayard John Waters is putting his life on the line. Armed with wit, a pencil-thin mustache, and a cardboard sign that reads “I’m Not Psycho,” he hitchhikes across America from Baltimore to San Francisco, braving lonely roads and treacherous drivers. But who should we be more worried about, the delicate film... |
2014_DC_Oates_140918 | 77 | Sixth & I -- Joyce Carol Oates ("Lovely, Dark, Deep") w/Louis Bayard Joyce Carol Oates In Conversation with Louis Bayard
WeAre10 -- A FREE event as part of Sixth & I’s 10th anniversary celebration!
From the legendary literary master and winner of the National Book Award, Lovely, Dark, Deep is a collection of ten mesmerizing stories that maps the eerie darkness within... |
2023_MD_WWC_M_230513 | 64 | Washington Writers Conference (2023) -- Saturday -- Miscellaneous Folks shown here include:
Jenny Yacovissi, Jud Ashman, Alma Katsu, E.A. Aymar, Bob Levey, James Percoco, Sarah Trembath, Anjili Babbar, S.A. Cosby, Alma Katsu, Martha Anne Toll, Mary Kay Zuravleff, David O. Stewart, Michael B. Tager, Myna Chang, Melanie S. Hatter, Tara Campbell, Louis Bayard, and... |
2023_MD_WWC_P16_230513 | 19 | Washington Writers Conference (2023) -- Saturday -- Panel: From Page to Screen: Is It as Sexy as We All Dream It Is? From Page to Screen: Is It As Sexy as We All Dream It Is?
It’s every author’s dream, right -- to see their work on the big (or small) screen? Well, sure. And yet, we sense that what goes on outside the limelight might not be as glamorous as we imagine. Listen in as novelists S.A. Cosby (Razorblade... |
2023_MD_WWC_P09_230513 | 10 | Washington Writers Conference (2023) -- Saturday -- Panel: Historical Fiction: In Living Memory Historical Fiction: In Living Memory
To write novels about historical events that are still within memory of the living poses particular challenges. In their most recent books, our panelists make a shift in genre, subject, or voice by turning for inspiration to family stories or our 20th-century past.... |
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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) |