Tuesday, October 6
6:30 p.m.

Cleveland Park Library
3310 Connecticut Avenue NW

A conversation with Mark Oppenheimer, author of JUDY BLUME: A LIFE, about our new books

Tuesday, October 13
6 p.m.

Scrabble Night!
Politics and Prose Bookstore
The Den Coffeehouse

I’ll talk about WORD FREAK and UNABRIDGED and then play Scrabble against all comers. Note: Tickets are free but limited (it’s a small space). Click here for more information.

Thursday, October 15
6:30 p.m.

People’s Book
7014-A Westmoreland Avenue

A conversation with David Plotz

Friday, July 10
2 p.m.

The Chautauqua Institution
One Ames Avenue

Chautauqua Literary and Scientific Circle talk. Tickets required.

Saturday, May 30
5 p.m.

WBUR Festival
Word Play: Scrabble Frenzy

A conversation with Eve Zuckoff about the 25th anniversary of Word Freak, followed by some simultaneous Scrabble games

Saturday, May 16
1:15 p.m.

Gaithersburg Book Festival
Bohrer Park
506 S. Frederick Avenue

Saturday, May 2

Washington Writers Conference
Bethesda North Marriott Hotel & Conference Center

Friday-Sunday, April 17-19

Los Angeles Times Festival of Books
University of Southern California

Friday, February 20
5:30 p.m.

The Lilly Library
1200 East 7th Street

Q&A with Indiana University professor Michael Adams as part of Madeline Kripke symposium, “The Whole World in a Book”

Friday, January 16
6 pm

Octavia Books
513 Octavia Street

In conversation with Nathaniel Rich

Wednesday, January 28
7 pm

Hill Center
921 Pennsylvania Avenue SE

In conversation with Natan Last about his new book, Across the Universe: The Past, Present, and Future of the Crossword Puzzle

Wednesday, January 7
6 pm

Bird in Hand Café and Bookstore
11 East 33rd Street

In conversation with
Tom Hall of WYPR

Saturday, December 13
5 pm

Planet Word Museum

925 13th Street NW

Thursday, December 11
6 pm

Noah Webster House
227 South Main Street

Wednesday, December 10
6 pm

RJ Julia Booksellers
768 Boston Post Road

In conversation with
Adam Sexton

Sunday, December 7
5 pm

The Cronin Gallery and Literally Books
Water Street Market
10 Main Street

In conversation with Old 97s lead singer Rhett Miller.

The event is free but space is limited and Rhett is famous so please reserve a ticket!

Wednesday, December 3
7 pm

Wonderland Books
7920 Norfolk Avenue

In conversation with former NPR host (and author’s wife) Melissa Blockcription goes here

Friday, November 14
6 pm

QED Astoria
27-16 23rd Avenue

With QED owner
and fellow Scrabble player Hannah Lieberman

Thursday, November 6
6:45 pm

Squawkin’ Sports
DSK Brooklyn
710 Fulton Street

With Will Leitch

Thursday, November 6
Noon

Kelly Writers House
3805 Locust Walk

“Fact-Checking in Crisis: A Lunchtime Conversation”
With Kory Stamper and Austin Kelley

Wednesday, November 5
7 pm

Bookish Notions
11 E. State Street

In conversation with
Ben Yagoda

Tuesday, October 28
7 pm

The Book Cellar
4736-38 N. Lincoln Avenue

In conversation with
Jonathan Eig

Sunday, October 26
10:30 am

Wisconsin Book Festival
Madison Central Library
Community Room 302

In conversation with
Conor Moran, director,Madison Public Library Foundation

Wednesday, October 22
7 pm

Harvard Book Store
1256 Massachusetts Avenue

In conversation with
Louisa Thomas

Saturday, October 18
Noon to 1 pm

Southern Festival of Books
Tennessee State Library
Obion Room

With Martha Barnette

Wednesday, October 15
7 pm

Community Bookstore
(Click to reserve free ticket)
143 7th Avenue
Park Slope

In conversation with
Vinson Cunningham

Sunday, October 12
5 pm

Politics and Prose
5010 Connecticut Ave. NW

In conversation with
Josh Levin

Sunday, September 28
3 pm

Politics & Prose
5010 Connecticut Ave. NW

In conversation with Jane Leavy and former Washington Nationals general manager Mike Rizzo about Jane’s new book, Make Me Commissioner.

Monday, September 8
7 pm

Wonderland Books
7920 Norfolk Avenue

In conversation with Jane Leavy about her new book, Make Me Commissioner