You are what you paint.
Ted Scheinman
More than mere space operas.
Eve Ottenberg
There are guilty pleasures, and guilty disappointments
Rayyan Al-Shawaf
The plot is coiled and the dialogue is clipped in this 21st-century noir.
Eve Ottenberg
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Constance Borde and Sheila Malovany-Chevalier Discuss and sign copies of their updated version of Simone de Beauvoir's classic feminist work, The Second Sex, which includes a significant amount of the work that had yet to be translated in English. Politics and Prose, 5015 Connecticut Ave. NW. Tue., 9/7, at 7 p.m. Free. (202) 364-1919.
Victoria Bruce & Karin Hayes Discuss and sign Hostage Nation, an account of government negligence, corporate malfeasance, familial struggle, drugs, politics, and murder, in the Colombian jungle. Borders 18th & L, 1801 K St. NW. Wed., 9/8, at 6:30 p.m. Free. (202) 466-4999.
Jordan Flaherty Discusses and signs copies of Floodlines: Community and Resistance from Katrina to the Jena Six, an account of community, culture, and resistance in New Orleans. Busboys & Poets 5th & K, 1025 5th St., NW. Tue., 9/7, at 6:30 p.m. Free. (703) 993-3986
David Haines Discusses and signs copies of Safe Haven? A History of Refugees in America, an analysis of the full range of refugees in the United States. Busboys & Poets Shirlington, 4251 South Campbell Ave., Arlington. Wed., 9/8, at 6:30 p.m. Free. (703) 379-9757.
Kathryn Johnson Discusses and signs copies of The Gentleman Poet, in which she suggests that William Shakespeare didn't merely base The Tempest on a story he read of 17th century shipwreck, but rather, he lived it. Borders Friendship Heights, 5333 Wisconsin Ave., NW. Mon., 9/6, at 7 p.m. Free. (202) 686-8270.
ADRIENNE MCDONNELL Discusses and signs The Doctor and the Diva, a tale of love affairs, dangerous decisions, and a woman's irreconcilable desires as she must choose between having a child and pursuing an opera career. Borders Baileys Crossroads, 5871 Crossroads Center Way, Baileys Crossroads. Thu., 9/9, at 7:30 p.m. Free. (703) 998-0404.
BRANDON SANDERSON Discusses and signs The Way of Kings. Borders Baileys Crossroads, 5871 Crossroads Center Way, Baileys Crossroads. Wed., 9/8, at 7:30 p.m. Free. (703) 998-0404.
THOMAS W. YOUNG Discusses and signs copies of The Mullah's Storm, about two troops' struggle for survival in Afghanistan after their transport plane is shot down. Barnes & Noble Clarendon, 2800 Clarendon Blvd., Arlington. Tue., 9/7, at 7 p.m. Free. (703) 248-8244.
