Join us every Wednesday at the B-CC Regional Services Center to practice conversational English in small groups. Share your experiences and culture with other non-native English speakers in a friendly...
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EC Poetry and Prose, The Writer’s Center, Poet Lore, and Poetry x Hunger are partnering to raise funds in honor of Hunger Action Month! Each September, Hunger Action Month unites millions to raise awareness... Join us every Wednesday at the B-CC Regional Services Center to practice conversational English in small groups. Share your experiences and culture with other non-native English speakers in a friendly...
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Veteran college admissions advisor Beth Heller Gelles discusses her new book, Crazy for College: The Stories, The Secrets, & The Shot of Sanity You Need to Make It Through Admissions, an honest,... |
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The Inner Loop and The Writer’s Center present a FREE virtual chat about the craft of fiction! We’re joined by Hasan Dudar, author of the short story collection Carryout. Hasan is... |
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Please join us as we welcome award-winning cartoonist, author, and illustrator Gemma Correll, who will discuss her graphic memoir, Anxietyland, an honest and surprisingly funny look at her lifelong experience with... |
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The Romantasy Book Club will discuss Emily Wilde’s Encyclopaedia of Faeries by Heather Fawcett, the first book in a series that follows a brilliant but reclusive professor who travels to a remote...
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The Writer’s Center welcomes the Café Muse Literary Salon for a reading featuring writers Luther Jett and Julia Kolchinsky. The evening begins at 7 PM with Michael Davis live on classical guitar. The... |
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Join us for an evening with author and Maryland State Delegate representing Montgomery County, Lily Qi, who will discuss her new memoir, Elected American: From Red China to Blue Maryland, about her journey from Chairman Mao's Cultural Revolution to the Maryland State House and her cultural community's political awakening through her stormy first campaign. Qi brings... |
2 events,Join us every Wednesday at the B-CC Regional Services Center to practice conversational English in small groups. Share your experiences and culture with other non-native English speakers in a friendly environment. For more information, please view our flyer here.
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Axios D.C. reporter Mimi Montgomery will discuss her new dog-centric murder mystery novel, Murder Bites, with Alisha Ramos, author of the Downtime Substack. This offsite event, "Books & Barks," is a special meeting of the Axios D.C. book club that will be held at the Logan Circle dog bar Dog Daze Social Club. Bring your dog, and have a drink on Axios... |
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Author Michelle Brafman discusses her latest novel, Draw Near to Me, the sequel to Swimming with Ghosts, about the discovery of a devastating secret that brings a family to the brink of collapse and the emotional and spiritual work it takes to find true healing and forgiveness. In conversation with Becky Meloan, founder of the What's Our Next Book Substack and former...
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The Writer’s Center presents a FREE virtual chat about the craft of fiction! We’re joined by author Bret Anthony Johnston for a discussion of his new collection, Encounters with Unexpected Animals.... |
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The Writer’s Center welcomes writer and longtime Johns Hopkins professor Mark Farrington for a reading from his new novel LOSS OF LIFE and discussion of fiction techniques with former student and author Michelle Brafman.... |
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Author Dara Levan will be in the store to sign copies of her new novel, Shaken to the Core, an uplifting story of hope amid heartbreak that explores motherhood, chosen family,... |
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The Mystery/Thriller Book Club will meet to discuss the novel Best Offer Wins by Marisa Kashino, a darkly humorous thriller and an exploration of class, ambition, and the modern housing crisis that... |
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3 events,Join us every Wednesday at the B-CC Regional Services Center to practice conversational English in small groups. Share your experiences and culture with other non-native English speakers in a friendly environment. For more information, please view our flyer here.
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We're thrilled to welcome journalist and author Paul Taylor for a discussion of his latest book, This Is Getting Old: Two Boomers and Their Generation at Dusk, that blends memoir with cultural and political insight and offers a thoughtful and ultimately hopeful reflection on love, legacy, and the country we pass on to those who follow.
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Prose, poetry, and spoken word Open Mic @ The Writer’s Center! All writers are welcome to come and share 4-5 minutes of their latest work. Sign-up starts at 6:45pm, and readings begin promptly at 7pm. Limited to 20 readers, so arrive early if you plan to read. Sponsored by Poet Lore, America’s oldest poetry magazine. FREE... |
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Poet Lore and The Writer’s Center present a FREE virtual chat about the craft of poetry! We’re joined by Aldo Amparán to discuss their new collection, THE HOUSE HAS TEETH. Aldo is in conversation with Emily Holland, poet and editor of Poet Lore, America’s oldest poetry journal. RSVP below to receive login information (our virtual events are held via Zoom)....
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The Writer’s Center welcomes contributors to Amsterdam Quarterly for a reading and open mic in celebration of the latest issue. Readers include Claudia Gary, Bari Lynn Hein, and AQ editor Bryan R. Monte FREE & open to the public. RSVP below. |
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Andy Shea – I AM NOT SAM B*TCH: An Heiress’ Tale of Family Greed, Broken Trust, and Personal Triumph
Andy Shea – I AM NOT SAM B*TCH: An Heiress’ Tale of Family Greed, Broken Trust, and Personal Triumph
Author Andy Shea will be in the store to sign copies of his book, I AM NOT SAM B*TCH: An Heiress' Tale of Family Greed, Broken Trust and Personal Triumph. Based...
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The Writer’s Center welcomes writer James Kleiger for a reading from his new book, Pareidolia. Illusions, Deceptions, and Murder. James is joined by writers Francene M. D. Hill and Gary Rosen, who will read excerpts from his new book.... |
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The Sci Fi Book Club will meet to discuss the Arthur C. Clarke Award-winning novel, Children of Time by Adrian Tchaikovsky, the epic story of humanity's battle for survival on a terraformed planet.... |
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The Historical Fiction Book Club will discuss the bestseller, The Magnificent Lives of Marjorie Post by Allison Pataki, an intimate portrait of a larger-than-life woman, a powerful story of one woman falling in...
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The Writer’s Center presents a FREE virtual chat about the craft of nonfiction! We’re joined by author Rebecca Lee for a discussion of her new publication, Rogues, Widows and Orphans: Mischief and Misadventures... |
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Author Jeffrey Cole discusses his new book, Disrupters at the Gate: When Visionaries, Trailblazers, and Two Guys in a Garage Turn the World Upside Down. The book tracks the origins of “master”...
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The Writer’s Center welcomes writer Bill Wilburn for a reading from his debut novel, First Comes Winter. Bill is joined by Emily Barrosse for a discussion of his novel. FREE & open to the... |
3 events,Join us every Wednesday at the B-CC Regional Services Center to practice conversational English in small groups. Share your experiences and culture with other non-native English speakers in a friendly environment. For more information, please view our flyer here.
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The Writer’s Center welcomes Charlotte Goff and Ecre Karadag for a FREE virtual chat to celebrate International Translation Day. Charlotte and Ecre will discuss the joys and challenges of translating Fiction with Charlotte Goff’s translation of Nao-Cola Yamazaki’s Beautiful Distance and Ecre Karadag’s translation of Asako Yuzuki’s Mari the Unwonderful Witch (Puffin UK). RSVP below to receive login information (our virtual events are held...
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Award-winning journalist and author John A. Jenkins will discuss his new book, Summer of '71: Five Months That Changed America, that explores the people and institutions that contributed to disrupting the status quo during the Summer of ’71. The book invites reader to question whether America is preordained to repeat cycles, or if we can recognize that... |
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The Writer’s Center welcomes 1455 to celebrate the launch of their Women Writers Anthology for a Q&A between 1455 Executive Director Sean Murphy and local author Hannah Grieco, followed by readings from the anthology. FREE & open to the public. RSVP below. |
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