Join us for a lecture with Hank Levine! Have you ever wondered how (and why) Bethesda came to be where and what it is today? In this hour-long program, Hank...

Mr. Carter will discuss his book "From Grief to Love", an honest and uplifting account of overcoming loss that offers solace and hope to anyone who has experienced bereavement. Q&A and book signing. After losing his wife, Melitta, to cervical cancer, Laurence Carter embarked on a 4,314-mile coastal walk around England and Wales. His mission:...

Jane Leavy will be in conversation about her book Make Me Commissioner: I Know What's Wrong with Baseball and How to Fix It,  a manifesto that's perfect for lovers of the sport and takes readers on an epic journey through the game that baseball has become. Outspoken, funny and insightful — pulling no punches —...

Sarah Pekkanen will discuss her latest novel, The Locked Ward, a psychological thriller about the complex bonds of sisterhood—and what happens when they are stretched to the breaking point.

Interested in joining? The Book Club meets the second Thursday of each month from 10:30 am to 12:00 pm, meeting room 2. We'll talk over the book "Necessary Trouble" by...

Susan Coll will be in conversation about her latest novel, The Literati, about a 26-year old who lands her dream job, only to find herself in the middle of a financial, legal and existential calamity. Susan will be joined by author Michelle Brafman.

Join us for an author talk with Christopher Palmer about his most recent book Achieving a Good Death. Until his retirement in 2018, Chris served on American University’s full-time faculty as Distinguished Film Producer in Residence. In 2004, he founded AU’s Center for Environmental Filmmaking at the School of Communication, which seeks to inspire a new...

Join Jennifer Oko, author of Just Emilia, a darkly comic, time-bending tale of three versions of one woman stuck in a DC Metro elevator, and Martha Anne Toll, author of Duet for One, a lyrical story of love, loss, and the healing power of music, in conversation with local author Varun Gauri. Together, they’ll explore mothers and memory,...

The author of My What If Year is back with a witty debut novel that takes you inside the world of extreme wealth and charitable giving. She will be in conversation with Victoria Vrana, chief executive of Global Giving.