Literature
Find Metro DC literature, prose and poetry events in CultureCapital including author readings, book signings, panel discussions and book and literary festivals.
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Hot Hits
 | The Guns at Last Light: The War in Western Europe, 1944–1945 National Archives Wed, May 22 The Guns at Last Light, the conclusion to Rick Atkinson's Liberation Trilogy about the battle for Western Europe during World War II, describes the final campaign of the European war, from D-day to Germany's surrender. |
 | Ken Ludwig Book Party & Talk Folger Theatre Sat, June 8 Enjoy an interactive discussion on Twelfth Night with acclaimed author and Tony Award-nominee Ken Ludwig, followed by a book-signing for his new book, How to Teach Your Children Shakespeare. |
 | Reinventing Radio: An Evening with Ira Glass Strathmore Sat, June 29 Go behind the scenes of the parallel universe that is public radio's This American Life. In the style that has won millions of radio fans, Ira Glass talks about how it all comes together each week, mixing stories from the show, live onstage, with taped selections of stories, recreating the sound of the show as the audience watches. |
Highlights
| An Afternoon with Breena Clarke Sun, May 26 Smithsonian Anacostia Community Museum |
| Prose Reading: Clarence Brown and Elizabeth Huergo Sun, June 2 The Writer's Center |
| Jeff Shaara on the Battle of Vicksburg: A Siege for the Ages. Evening Seminar Wed, June 5 Smithsonian S. Dillon Ripley Center |
| Nabokov’s Secrets. Evening Seminar Thu, June 6 Smithsonian S. Dillon Ripley Center |
| Retelling Homer. Evening Seminar Thu, June 6 Smithsonian S. Dillon Ripley Center |
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