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“Nothing human is alien to the pen of a novelist or to a reader.”-Julia Alvarez
It was a cold and wet, absolutely miserable day. This could be the start to a novel, but definitely not a good start to your day. Nevertheless, I and thousands of others crowded the metro to get to the National Mall for the Library of Congress’s National Book Festival yesterday. Yet there was a reason…
The Jenny McKean Moore Reading Series Presents: Scott Simon: Unforgettable
The GWU English Department & The Jenny McKean Moore Reading Series invite you to a reading by Scott Simon. NPR’s Scott Simon The event will be held: Thursday, October 29th 7:30 PM Gelman Library Room 702 Scott Simon is known as a broadcast journalist. He is, after all, the award-winning host of NPR’s Weekend Edition…
Jenny McKean Moore Reading – Nonfiction Writers: David and Margaret Talbot
The Jenny McKean Moore Reading Series presents two nonfiction writers: David and Margaret Talbot, on October 14th at 6:30 pm. Their book is By the Light of Burning Dreams: The Triumphs and Tragedies of the Second American Revolution. They will be in conversation with Professor Virginia Hartman. Share on FacebookTweet
Nalini Natarajan: “Atlantic Gandhi, Caribbean Gandhian”
Coming this Thursday to Rome 771. All are welcome! Share on FacebookTweet
March 21 is Write Like a Scribe Day
Join Professor Jeffrey Cohen from the GW English Department and his Chaucer class for hands-on history at Write Like a Scribe Day. View selected manuscripts from Gelman’s Special Collections and then use the latest technology of the fourteenth century – a quill that you will make yourself, ink, and parchment (the real animal skin kind) –…
Jane Austen Seminar at the Smithsonian
Zabrina McIntyre of the Smithsonian Associates would like everyone to know about a special program featuring professor Tara Wallace: Jane Austen: The Author, Her Legacy and…Sea Monsters? This program will be on Tuesday, March 9 from 6:45 pm to 8:45 pm. It will feature three authors, Seth Grahame-Smith, New York Times best-selling author of Pride…

