DC Public Library discussion

Besides DCPL where do you like to go to learn about books, get books, meet other book lovers, and more. Let's share our secrets about enjoying DC's literary scene.

I love Kramerbooks and wish it were twice as big!

I'm a big fan of Politics & Prose too (especially of their extremely knowledgeable children's & YA staff), but it's not the easiest place to get to on public transportation. :(

My most off-the-beaten path sources of books are probably Books for America (a wonderful, nonprofit used bookstore) and Busboys and Poets (the 14th St. location has an extensive and well-curated selection of poetry and books related to social justice issues).

Is anyone else getting excited about this year's National Book Festival? http://www.loc.gov/bookfest/

I told my manager that I wanted that weekend off because there are so many authors I'm excited to see: John Green, Maggie Stiefvater, Geraldine Brooks, Steven Millhauser, Tony Horwitz, Junot Diaz, Jeffrey Eugenides, Colson Whitehead... the lineup is ridiculously good! I just hope all my favorites aren't speaking at the same time.

I'm still kicking myself about not going to see Terry Pratchett when he did the book festival in 2007; the news about his Alzheimer's came out shortly thereafter, and he rarely makes public appearances these days.

The National Book Festival was great, and now I have book festival fever, so I wanted to share some info about The Hyman S. & Freda Bernstein Jewish Literary Festival: http://washingtondcjcc.org/center-for...
It runs October 14-24.
It isn't free like the national book festival, but if you volunteer for an event you can get free tickets for a different event. Information on volunteering is on their webpage.
I'm going to see Michael Chabon and volunteering at a different event.

For us book history nerds, the DC Writer's Homes project: http://www.dcwriters.org/ documents the homes of literary authors who have lived in the DC area. You can learn who has lived in your neighborhood!