The Week In Books: Exciting Longitudinal Assessments Of Certain Things Edition
The week in books: Famous DC authors of disparate political affiliations will be reading from their non-fictions concerning various governmental issues. It's true! And it's an adventure starring Gwen Ifill, Henry Waxman, and Albert Camus.
Monday, July 20:
Paul Butler, author of Let's Get Free: A Hip Hop Theory of Justice , will be around to talk about either French pop or jurisprudence—or BOTH?? 7 PM. [ Politics & Prose ]
Ha remember Gwen Ifill's extremely controversial book, The Breakthrough: Politics and Race in the Age of Obama , which was famous for its Bias? It's time to get reacquainted! [ Hooks Books Events ]
Wednesday, July 22:
Mustachioed Californian Henry Waxman (you know him from his role as "the dad" in the popular movieJuno , or possibly from his time in the US Congress) will be at the Sixth & I Historic Synagogue to discuss The Waxman Report: How Congress Really Works , a melancholy tale about a girl who does ironic things in a completely earnest way. 7 PM. [ Politics & Prose ]
New biography on I.F. Stone, the appropriately named editor of I.F. Stone's Weekly . 7 PM. [ Politics & Prose ]
Friday, July 24:
Some DC lawyer guy, Richard Ben-Veniste, has written an autobiography of the I Was There Man subgenre. 7 PM. [ Politics & Prose ]
Saturday, July 25:
Ex- Politico reporter Ryan "No, But One of the Good Ones" Grim has a new book about Americans on drugs. 6 PM. [ Politics & Prose ]
Sunday, July 26:
From the sound of it, Camus, A Roman ce is about that one summer between 11th and 12 grade. 1 PM. [ Politics & Prose ]