Event Calendar: This Week in Books

Fri. Feb. 5, 2010 - Thu. Feb. 11, 2010

• JOHN HEILEMANN & MARK HALPERIN
  Discuss and sign copies of Game Change.
  Newseum,, 555 Pennsylvania Ave., NW. Sat., 2/13, at 2:30 p.m. $19.95 (admission to museum). (888) 639-7386.
• LAURIE LECOMER
  Discusses and signs copies of The Socially Included Child: A Parent’s Guide to Successful Playdates, Recreation, and Family Events for Children with Autism.
  Barnes & Noble Bethesda,, 4801 Bethesda Ave., Bethesda. Thu., 2/18, at 7 p.m. Free. (301) 986-1761.
• RONALD ASMUS
  Discusses and signs copies of A Little War that Shook the World: Georgia, Russia, and the Future of the West.
  Politics and Prose,, 5015 Connecticut Ave., NW. Sat., 2/13, at 1 p.m. Free. (202) 364-1919.
• ALEX BERENSON
  Discusses and signs copies of The Midnight House.
  Borders Baileys Crossroads,, 5871 Crossroads Center Way, Falls Church. Thu., 2/18, at 7:30 p.m. Free. (703) 998-0404.
• SARAH BLAKE
  Discusses and signs copies of The Postmistress.
  Barnes & Noble Bethesda,, 4801 Bethesda Ave., Bethesda. Tue., 2/9, at 7:30 p.m. Free. (301) 986-1761.
• ALLY CARTER
  Discusses and signs copies of Heist Society.
  Politics and Prose,, 5015 Connecticut Ave., NW. Tue., 2/16, at 10:30 a.m. Free. (202) 364-1919.
• WILLIAM S. COHEN
  Discusses and signs copies of Race and Reconciliation in America .
  Politics and Prose,, 5015 Connecticut Ave., NW. Sat., 2/13, at 6 p.m. Free. (202) 364-1919.
• LAUREN CONRAD
  Discusses and signs copies of Sweet Little Lies.
  Borders Fairfax,, 11054 Lee Hwy., Fairfax. Sun., 2/7, at 2:00 p.m. Free. (703) 359-8420.
• WADE DAVIS
  Discusses and signs copies of The Wayfinders: Why Ancient Wisdom Matters in the Modern World.
  Politics and Prose,, 5015 Connecticut Ave., NW. Mon., 2/15, at 7 p.m. Free. (202) 364-1919.
• GREGG EASTERBROOK
  Discusses and signs copies of Sonic Boom: Globalization at Mach Speed.
  Barnes & Noble Bethesda,, 4801 Bethesda Ave., Bethesda. Tue., 2/16, at 7 p.m. Free. (301) 986-1761.
• VANDA FELBAB-BROWN
  Discusses and signs copies of Shooting Up: Counterinsurgency and the War on Drugs.
  Politics and Prose,, 5015 Connecticut Ave., NW. Fri., 2/12, at 7 p.m. Free. (202) 364-1919.
• SHARON FLAKE
  Discusses and signs copies of You Don’t Even Know Me: Stories and Poems About Boys.
  Barnes & Noble Tysons Corner,, 7851 L. Tysons Corner Center, McLean. Thu., 2/18, at 7 p.m. Free. (703) 506-2937.
• TERRANCE HAYES
  reads from Wind in a Box, a collection of poems.
  Katzen Arts Center,, 4400 massachusetts Ave., NW. Wed., 2/10, at 8 p.m. Free. (202) 885-ARTS.
• PETER HESSLER
  Discusses and signs copies of Country Driving: A Journey Through China from Farm to Factory.
  Politics and Prose,, 5015 Connecticut Ave., NW. Wed., 2/10, at 7 p.m. Free. (202) 364-1919.
• EVELYN BROOKS HIGGINBOTHAM
  Discusses and signs copies of From Slavery to Freedom.
  National Archives,, 700 Pennsylvania Ave., NW. Thu., 2/18, at 7 p.m. Free. (866) 272-6272.
• KRISTINE A. HUSKEY
  Discusses and signs copies of Justice at Guantanamo: One Woman’s Odyssey and Her Crusade for Human Rights.
  Busboys & Poets 14th & V,, 2021 14th St., NW. Tue., 2/16, at 6:30 p.m. Free. (202) 387-7638.
• GEORGIA K. IRVIN
  Discusses and signs copies of Georgia Irvin's Guide to Schools: Metropolitan Washington, Independent and Public/Pre-K-12.
  Politics and Prose,, 5015 Connecticut Ave., NW. Sat., 2/6, at 10:30 a.m. Free. (202) 364-1919.
• JOEL KOTKIN
  Discusses and signs copies of The Next Hundred Million.
  Politics and Prose,, 5015 Connecticut Ave., NW. Fri., 2/5, at 7 p.m. Free. (202) 364-1919.
• MICHAEL KRANISH
  Discusses and signs copies of Flight from Monticello: Thomas Jefferson at War.
  Politics and Prose,, 5015 Connecticut Ave., NW. Sat., 2/6, at 6 p.m. Free. (202) 364-1919.
• DYLAN LANDIS
  Discusses and Signs Copies of Normal People Don’t Live Like This.
  Arts Club of Washington,, 2017 I St., NW. Wed., 2/10, at 7 p.m. Free. (202) 331-7282.
• ANN MAH
  Discusses and signs copies of Kitchen Chinese.
  Borders L Street,, 1801 K St., NW. Wed., 2/10, at 6:30 p.m. Free. (202) 466-4999.
• ROBERT W. MCCHESNEY & JOHN NICHOLS
  Discuss and sign copies of The Death and Life of American Journalism: The Media Revolution that Will Begin the World Again.
  Politics and Prose,, 5015 Connecticut Ave., NW. Wed., 2/17, at 7 p.m. Free. (202) 364-1919.
• ANDREW MERSMANN
  Discusses and signs copies of 500 Places Where You Can Make a Difference.
  S. Dillon Ripley Center,, 1100 Jefferson Dr., SW. Wed., 2/17, at 6:45 p.m. $15 members; $25 non members. (202) 633-3030.
• JAMES MCGRATH MORRIS
  Discusses and signs copies of Pulitzer: A Life in Politics, Print and Power.
  Library of Congress,, 101 Independence Ave., SE. Tue., 2/16, at noon. Free. (202) 707-5221.
• JAMES MCGRATH MORRIS
  Discusses and signs copies of Pulitzer: A Life in Politics, Print, and Power.
  Politics and Prose,, 5015 Connecticut Ave., NW. Sun., 2/14, at 5 p.m. Free. (202) 364-1919.
• BASHARAT PEER
  Discusses and signs copies of Curfewed Night: One Kashmiri Journalist's Frontline Account of Life, Love, and War in His Homeland.
  Politics and Prose,, 5015 Connecticut Ave., NW. Tue., 2/9, at 7 p.m. Free. (202) 364-1919.
• DOLEN PERKINS-VALDEZ
  Discusses and signs copies of Wench.
  Politics and Prose,, 5015 Connecticut Ave., NW. Sat., 2/6, at 1 p.m. Free. (202) 364-1919.
• DAN PINK
  Discusses and signs copies of Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us.
  Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center,, 1300 Pennsylvania Ave., NW Wed., 2/17, at 8:30 a.m. $75 members; $150 non members. (202) 857-5900.
• PHILIP POMPER
  Discusses and signs copies of Lenin's Brother: The Origins of the October Revolution.
  Politics and Prose,, 5015 Connecticut Ave., NW. Wed., 2/11, at 7 p.m. Free. (202) 364-1919.
• ROSALYN SCHANZER
  Discusses and signs copies of What Darwin Saw: The Journey That Changed the World.
  Politics and Prose,, 5015 Connecticut Ave., NW. Tue., 2/9, at 10:30 a.m. Free. (202) 364-1919.
• ADAM SCHRAGER
  Discusses and signs copies of The Principled Politician: Governor Ralph Carr and the Fight Against Japanese American Internment.
  National Archives,, 700 Pennsylvania Ave., NW. Wed., 2/17, at noon. Free. (866) 272-6272.
• ROBIN STONE
  Discusses Gerald Boyd’s My Times in Black and White: Race and Power at the New York Times.
  Busboys & Poets 14th & V,, 2021 14th St., NW. Sat., 2/13, at 6 p.m. Free. (202) 387-7638.
• STUART STOTTS & TERRANCE CUMMINGS
  Discuss and sign copies of We Shall Overcome: A Song That Changed the World.
  Politics and Prose,, 5015 Connecticut Ave., NW. Wed., 2/11, at 10:30 a.m. Free. (202) 364-1919.
• LAURIE THOMPSON & HENNING MANKELL
  Discuss and sign copies of The Man from Beijing.
  Politics and Prose,, 5015 Connecticut Ave., NW. Tue., 2/16, at 7 p.m. Free. (202) 364-1919.
• LUCA TURIN & TANIA SANCHEZ
  Discuss and sign copies of Perfumes: The A-Z Guide.
  Smithsonian Resident Associate Program in Collaboration with the Embassy of France,, Embassy of France, 4101 Reservoir Rd., NW. Fri., 2/5, at 6:45 p.m. $25 members; $40 non members. (202) 633-3030.
• TRACY VAN SLYKE & JESSICA CLARK
  Discuss and sign copies of Beyond the EcoChamber: How a Networked Progressive Media Can Reshape American Politics.
  Busboys & Poets 14th & V,, 2021 14th St., NW. Wed., 2/10, at 6:30 p.m. Free. (202) 387-7638.
• KATHARINE WEBER
  Discusses and signs copies of True Confections.
  Politics and Prose,, 5015 Connecticut Ave., NW. Thu., 2/18, at 7 p.m. Free. (202) 364-1919.
• CHARLES WRIGHT
  Discusses and signs copies of Scar Tissue.
  Folger Shakespeare Library,, 201 East Capitol St., SE. Mon., 2/8, at 7:30 p.m. $12. (202) 544-4600.
• JULIAN E. ZELIZER
  Discusses and signs copies of Arsenal of Democracy: The Politics of National Security--From World War II to the War on Terrorism.
  Politics and Prose,, 5015 Connecticut Ave., NW. Mon., 2/8, at 7 p.m. Free. (202) 364-1919.