Set in the D.C. suburbs in 1971, Len Kruger’s debut novel Bad Questions is a compelling coming-of-age story that follows a year in the life of twelve-year-old Billy Blumberg, who is adrift after his father’s death by suicide.
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I sat down with Donna Hemans to discuss her new novel, The House of Plain Truth, her fascination with Jamaican culture and history, and the themes she keeps returning to—including migration, colonialism, home, and belonging.
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It was standing room only at Politics and Prose on Sunday for an event with Emily Wilson, acclaimed translator of Homer’s Odyssey and, most recently, The Iliad.
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Public Obscenities, written and directed by Shayok Misha Chowdhury was performed at Woolly Mammoth Theater until late this month.
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As we contemplated our third annual holiday booklist, which features favorite books by D.C. area authors, we decided to reach out again to members of the D.C. area literary community.
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Watching the Shakespeare Theatre Company’s new production of William Shakespeare’s As You Like It, I kept leaning forward in my seat, grinning, as the Bard’s poetry …
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If you’ve been down the K Stree underpass between First and Second Street NE in NoMa at night, you’ve experienced the striking light projection installation by DC local artist Nekisha Durrett.
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An event review of author David Brook’s new book release, How to Know A Person: The Art of Seeing Others Deeply and Being Deeply Seen
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Expansion of women’s possibilities, the joys and fears of pregnancy, a transhuman future: Three recent books of poetry by DC-connected poets explore these and other topics.
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Acclaimed author Tim O’Brien sat down with Claiborne Smith, the literary director of the Library of Congress, at Arena Stage to discuss his new novel, America Fantastica.
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It’s a rare comedy that manages to be witty, political, socially engaged, viciously smart, and so funny that you spend much of the show laughing out loud. And I mean, really loud laughter echoing through the theatre. Even joy.
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Angie Kim’s second novel, Happiness Falls, is a mystery novel, and a compassionate story of a family in crisis. Mia’s father, Adam Parson, has disappeared.
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D.C. readers gathered inside Sidwell Friends School’s oak-paneled meeting room, last month, to hear author Zadie Smith read from her latest novel, The Fraud.
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The Washington Ballet’s 2023-2024 season was announced earlier this summer with some highly anticipated productions, including …
Read MoreTo commemorate the 60th anniversary of the March on Washington, the National Archives and Records Administration held a screening of The March and a panel discussion on August 25, 2023.
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According to the Romanian Cultural Institute, this three-day event is “the biggest Romanian cultural and public diplomacy program in the United States.” Organized by the Embassy of Romania and the Romanian Cultural Institute in New York, with the support of the Maramureș County Council, this festival showcased wide-ranging arts, culture, and customs. It took place on District Pier from July 7 to 9, 2023 and was free and open to the public.
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