Reading Distance: Port Louis, Cairo, Beijing Public Lecture
National Churchill Library & Center, Gelman Library, 1st floor
National Churchill Library & Center, Gelman Library, 1st floor
You have three chances to hear acclaimed novelist and GW creative writing teacher Tammy Greenwood-Stewart read from her just-released book Two Rivers: Sunday, January 11th POLITICS & PROSE, Reading & Signing, 5:00 PM 5015 Connecticut Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20008 Tuesday, January 27th BARNES & NOBLE, Reading & Signing, 7:00 PM 4801 Bethesda Avenue, Bethesda,…
Lisa Duggan New York University Welcome to the Fall 2018 semester! The English Department is happy to announce that our first big event of the semester will take place on Friday, September 7, at 3 PM, in Marvin Center 302. Please join us for a presentation by Professor Lisa Duggan of New York University. This…
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…
This year’s DC Reads selection is Dinaw Mengestu’s The Beautiful Things That Heaven Bears. Join GW English’s Aaron Hamburger in a discussion of the book in relation to Washington, DC (particularly the Logan Circle neighborhood) on November 5 at 7 PM. The discussion — and samples of Ethiopian food! — will be at the Takoma…
Hey everybody, before I fill everyone in on all the great events going on this week, I want to welcome Kirk Larsen to the GW English blog! As an avid reader of The Colonialist, I know Kirk has a lot to bring to the blog. The biggest off-campus event this week is the National Book…
On February 7, Nadeem Aslam read from his soon-to-be published third novel, a mesmerizing performance. The reading was followed by a reception at which GW alumni mingled with current students over a delicious array of desserts. The reception was the first in what we hope will be a long series of such events, aimed at…