In coordination with the Cultural Office of the Embassy of Spain, Rubén Martín Giráldez visits Lost City Books to read & discuss Masterful. " neither avant-garde nor marginalized, neither quirky nor any other lazy or easy label. Rubén Martín Giráldez is simply a highly original writer, and his Masterful (entertaining, sadistic, and verbose) demands interpretive […]
Join us for a reading, Q&A and book signing to celebrate the release of Fiona Warnick's debut novel, The Skunks. "The Skunks is a gleaming, zany little gem—a novel that perfectly captures the weirdness of being young and just out of college, and not sure what comes next. Compassionate, quirky, and beautifully written, I adored […]
The National Poetry Slam Champion Elizabeth Acevedo, whose poetry blends Dominican bolero and the lure of her hometown of New York City, will join author Ebony LaDelle for a conversation. $10
Rafael Medoff and Mark Zaid discuss the new graphic novel Whistleblowers: Four Who Fought to Expose the Holocaust to America: Alan Cranston—a young journalist and future U.S. senator who exposed the truth of Hitler’s plans. Henry Morgenthau, Jr.—a member of Franklin D. Roosevelt’s cabinet who confronted the President over the plight of Jewish refugees fleeing […]
Elizebeth Smith Friedman is renowned for her codebreaking during World War I and II, but between the wars she took on rumrunners during prohibition. In her new novel Erika Robuck is inspired by Friedman and real-life rumrunning royalty “Spanish Marie” to tell an atmospheric tale of two women locked in a deadly cat-and-mouse game on […]
Dr. Mark Hyman’s #1 New York Times bestselling book, Young Forever, revealed how to reverse the biological hallmarks of aging through dietary, lifestyle, and longevity strategies. In his new companion cookbook, The Young Forever Cookbook: More than 100 Delicious Recipes for Living Your Longest, Healthiest Life, Dr. Hyman shares recipes to help you eat your […]
Join us for a Conversation and Q&A with Karl Dunn, author of How to Burn a Rainbow: My Gay Marriage Didn't Make Me Whole, My Divorce Did. Thursday June 6 @ 7:00pm Little District Books 737 8th St SE Washington, DC 20003 Karl Dunn was the global advertising lead on several world-famous brands like MINI […]
Join us for a Conversation and Q&A with Karl Dunn, author of How to Burn a Rainbow: My Gay Marriage Didn't Make Me Whole, My Divorce Did. Karl Dunn was the global advertising lead on several world-famous brands like MINI Cooper, Levi’s, and ASICS. He spent over two decades as a multi-award winning advertising creative […]
Join us for a conversation and Q&A with Mark Williams, author of Out in the World: An LGBTQIA+ Guide to More than 100 Travel Destinations! Mark writes for the New York Times, Washington Post, HuffPost, Out Magazine, Salon, Thrillist, Wired, Insider, Time Out, Good Housekeeping, The Globe and Mail, Far & Wide, and more. His […]
What happens when a young girl with extraordinary powers confronts her hidden heritage and a soul-stealing villain? The journey of Ororo Munroe is captured in Tiffany D. Jackson’s latest novel, "Storm: Dawn of a Goddess." Set in the bustling streets of Cairo, "Storm: Dawn of a Goddess" follows a teenage Ororo Munroe as she discovers […]
Join us for a conversation on queer historical fiction across prose and graphic novels with Greg Lockard and Philip Dean Walker! Greg Lockard is a writer and editor of comic books and graphic novels. He has written and co-created two graphic novels for the Comixology Originals program: LIEBESTRASSE with co-creator/artist Tim Fish and TRICK PONY […]
As a teenager, Rev. William J. Barber II recalls seeing Black mothers interviewed on TV whenever there was a story on food stamps or unemployment. Poverty, then as now, was depicted as an essentially Black problem. In White Poverty: How Exposing Myths About Race and Class Can Reconstruct American Democracy, Rev. Barber—a Protestant minister, social […]
Join us for a Conversation and Q&A with Hillary Gonzalez, author of Seasons. Friday, June 14 @ 7:00pm Little District Books 737 8th St SE Washington, DC 20003 "Seasons" is an exploration of grief, love, abuse, bisexuality, and the neurodivergent experience. "Seasons" is divided into four sections, according to the seasons of the year. Each […]
Join local non-profit, Turning the Page, for a day of learning and fun! Co-hosted with the Downtown DC BID and TCMA, we will be in Wilson Plaza outside of the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center for the day. The event is free and open to the public. Meet local authors! Over a dozen […]
In coordination with the Cultural Office of the Embassy of Spain, Lost City presents a reading and discussion with Spanish author Elizabeth Duval. Elizabeth Duval is a post-marxist and transgender philosopher and the author of Reina, Melancolia, & Madrid Will Be Their Tomb.
A reading, Q&A, and signing to celebrate the release of Ghostroots by 'Pemi Aguda. Ghostroots is a debut collection of stories set in a hauntingly reimagined Lagos where characters vie for freedom from ancestral ties. In this beguiling collection of twelve imaginative stories set in Lagos, Nigeria, ’Pemi Aguda dramatizes the tension between our yearning […]
Join us for a book signing of All About Yvie: Into the Oddity the memoir of the Queen of the Queerdos herself, Yvie Oddly. You must have a ticket to be allowed through the signing line. One ticket is required for each person in the signing line. Ticket price includes a copy of All About […]
On the occasion of the paperback release of Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow—a New York Times bestseller and #1 Indie National Best Seller—Zevin shares the exhilarating story of two friends who come together as creative partners in the world of video game design, where success brings them fame, joy, tragedy, duplicity, and, ultimately, a kind […]
Joan Baez released her first album in 1960. In 1962, at twenty-one years old, she appeared on the cover of Time magazine. At the March on Washington in 1963, Dr. King delivered his “I have a Dream” speech and Baez sang “We Shall Overcome,” melding her identity as a singer and social activist. She’d go […]
A reading and discussion with noam keim, author of The Land Is Holy, a debut collection of anti-zionist, abolitionist, queer lyrical essays. “The Land is Holy is a collection overrun with generosity—one that generously asks a reader to consider what they might have taken for granted, what they might still be taking for granted. The […]
