DC By the Book is a new website from the Washington DC Public Library for everyone who loves our city and books…not necessairly in that order. Read More
Posted in Culture, dcReads, dcWriters, Featured | Leave a commentThis unfairly overlooked book might make you look at Logan Circle a little differently. Read More
Posted in Books, dcReads, Featured | Leave a commentWell, sort of. The library is hosting what sounds like it will be a fun live streaming event, from one of our best contemporary novelists. Read More
Posted in Authors, Featured, inTown | Tagged evening of awesome, john green, takoma park | Leave a commentWhat are you doing over the holiday? Nothing? Not anymore! Read More
Posted in Culture, Featured, inTown | Tagged thanksgiving 2012 events, thanksgiving in washington dc, washington dc 2012 thanksgiving | Leave a commentHow many of Amazon’s picks have you read? Read More
Posted in Books, Featured | Tagged 2012 books of the year, amazon, ben fountain, billy lynn's long halftime walk, gillian flynn, john green, kevin powers, louise erdrich, recommendations, stephen king, the round house, the yellow birds | Leave a commentEllen DeGeneres accepted the prestigious Mark Twain Prize last night. Find out why they decided to honor her and when you can tune in to WETA to watch the ceremony. Read More
Posted in Culture, Featured, inTown | Tagged 2012, ellen degeneres, humor, mark twain award, pbs, prize | Leave a commentThis week is the 30th anniversary of the first Banned Books Week. What were last year’s top “offenders?” Read More
Posted in Books, Featured | Tagged banned, banned books week, catch-22, censorship, harry potter, libraries, reading, the grapes of wrath | Leave a commentIt’s been almost 20 years since Lois Lowry wrote “The Giver,” and now she’s created a sequel. Does it work? Read More
Posted in Books, Featured, Out Now - New Releases | Leave a commentThe King of Pain.. it’s not just a song anymore. Find out more about this cool book. Read More
Posted in Authors, Books, Featured, inAuthors | Tagged excerpt, interview, seth kaufman, the gizless days, the king of pain | Leave a commentThe next YA sensation may well be David Levithan’s Every Day. Intrigued by waking up every day in a different body? Read More
Posted in Authors, Books, Featured | Tagged author, David Levithan, essay, Every Day, Fiction, gay, love | Leave a comment ← Older posts