Posted by Mark Athitakis on Aug. 14, 2008, at 3:56 pm
Your last chance to see George Pelecanos in the D.C. area for—eh, a couple of weeks—is tonight at the Borders Baileys Crossroads, where he’ll be reading from his new novel, The Turnaround. If you’re a “real Washingtonian,” consider studying up.
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