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  • Book 'Em

    By on December 12, 2013

    Currently, I have 19 books on my nightstand, which makes it less of a nightstand and more of a bookshelf. If I were answering Coverboy...

  • Savage Intent

    By on October 3, 2013

    A decade ago Dan Savage irreverently propagated the term ''santorum'' as ''the frothy mix of lube and fecal matter that is sometimes the byproduct of...

  • Hyman S. & Freda Bernstein Jewish Literary Festival

    By on October 3, 2013

    Sunday, October 6 E.L. DoctorowAndrew's Brain: A NovelMontgomery College Cultural Arts Center7995 Georgia Ave., Silver Spring7-8:30 p.m.$30 Monday, October 7 Man of Mystery: Walter MosleyPresented...

  • Joel Stein reads from Man Made at Sixth & I Synagogue

    By on May 19, 2012

    Man Made: A Stupid Quest for Masculinity explores the absurdities of modern masculinity from Time columnist Joel Stein. The funny and poignant book was provoked...

  • Funny, Sissy Spacek doesn’t look Jewish…

    By on May 5, 2012

    Luckily, you don’t have to be Jewish to appear at the Sixth & I Historic Synagogue. In her new book, My Extraordinary Ordinary Life, Spacek...

  • Everything’s coming up Bob Mould

    By on June 6, 2011

    He may now call San Francisco home, but Bob Mould still stops in his former D.C. stomping grounds regularly, for the dance party Blowoff and...

  • Readings: Authors, Writers, Politicians and Personalities

    By on September 16, 2009

    BORDERS BOOKSTORES Various locationswww.borders.com Judy Shepard -- The Meaning of Matthew (9/19, 18th & L Streets NW) E. Lynn Harris Tribute Tour -- Fellow authors...

  • Paper Cuts

    By on June 18, 2008

    As technological advances go, the basic book has had a long and distinguished run. It spurred the exchange and preservation of knowledge among individuals and...

  • Making History

    By on May 16, 2007

    As the nation's capital or simply as an American city with infinite plots playing out at the local level, Washington, D.C., offers a great setting...

  • Game Plan

    By on April 18, 2007

    Something different happens when a professional athlete steps out of the closet and into the public eye. Entertainers, lawyers, even politicians -- their stories can...

  • Soul Searching

    By on November 8, 2006

    ''Back away from the blog.'' That's hard for Andrew Sullivan to do, even if his partner and fiancé is the one asking him to do...

  • Zoo Story

    By on July 5, 2006

    If you've ever been to the Duplex Diner at 18th Street and Florida Avenue, it's quite likely you already know Alex MacLennan. Maybe not well,...

  • Big Gay Book Group

    By on February 22, 2006

    Big Gay Book Club MISSION: Formed in 2004, the Big Gay Book Group is a forum open to all to discuss gay literature on a...

  • Lambda Sci-Fi

    By on December 21, 2005

    Members of Lambda Sci-Fi MISSION: Founded in 1990, Lambda Sci-Fi (LSF) is for GLBT people and their friends interested in science fiction, fantasy, horror and...

  • Home Making

    By on August 4, 2004

    ''I can die happy now!'' It's Sunday afternoon, the first day of August, and Michael Mayer is on the phone waxing enthusiastic about a moment...