Spend a summer afternoon connecting with acclaimed authors across a variety of genres in vibrant spaces with the Foggy Bottom West End Main Street, a nonprofit dedicated to helping the neighborhood thrive. Stroll from venue to venue, discovering unique voices and engaging stories at every stop.
This free event ($10 donation suggested) includes access to multiple author readings across curated venues, opportunities to meet writers, and special giveaways.
Attendees will hear from three to four writers at each location and then walk to a new location for another reading during the three-hour event.
Non-fiction Insights
America’s leading journalists will share their insights.
·Susan Page, USA Today Washington Bureau Chief and author of the new book “The Queen and Her Presidents: The Hidden Hand That Shaped History”
·Michael Isikoff, award-winning investigative journalist and the author of three New York Times bestsellers, most recently “Find Me the Votes: A Hard-Charging Georgia Prosecutor, a Rogue President, and the Plot to Steal an American Election” with Daniel Klaidman
·Anne Kim, author, “Poverty for Profit: How Corporations Get Rich Off America’s Poor,” and senior editor and podcast host at Washington Monthly magazine
Fiction and Poetry Inspiration
In coordination with LitBox, which offers a curated mix of fiction, essays, poetry, and memoir by both established and emerging local authors.
·David Keplinger, recipient of the Joseph Brodsky Rome Prize from the American Academy in Rome, author of “Ice,” and seven other poetry collections
·Chrissy Stegman is a three-time Pushcart Prize- and Best of the Net-nominated poet and writer.
·Zak Salih is the author of the novel “Let's Get Back to the Party,” recommended as a must-read book in by O, the Oprah Magazine; BuzzFeed; Cosmopolitan; The Millions; Electric Literature; Vanity Fair; and other publications.
All participating authors and details are available at www.eventbrite.com/e/foggy-bottom-book-crawl-tickets-1989040440501.
FBWE is a nonprofit focused on:Supporting Local Businesses. Preserving Historic Charm. Building a Thriving Future. It’s officially recognized as a DC Main Streets Program. www.foggybottomwestendmainstreet.org