Upcoming book events in the area...

-Two days left for the Fall for the Book Festival at GMU.

-Lou Dobbs - War on the Middle Class: How the Government, Big Business, and Special Interest Groups Are Waging War On the American Dream and How to Fight Back
Monday, October 09, 2006 at 08:00 PM at Olsson's Arlington/Courthouse, 2111 Wilson Blvd., Arlington, VA, (703) 525-4227



Offering solutions as well as commentary, prominent CNN host and commentator Lou Dobbs unleashes his manifesto on the vanishing American dream.

Olsson's will validate your parking ticket for one hour of free parking at the Colonial Parking Garage located at 2101 Wilson Blvd.


-Emily Franklin - The Girls Almanac
Tuesday, October 17, 2006 at 07:00 PM At Olsson's Books & Records-Dupont Circle, 1307 19th St. NW, (202) 785-1133.



In these interconnected short stories set across the Northeast, through suburban neighborhoods, preppy camps, island resorts, and Ivy League colleges--as well as far flung locales like Ecuador and Iceland, "The Girls' Almanac" chronicles the lives of Jenna and Lucy-;two thirty-something women who desperately long for a true friend-;as well as the lives of the women and men who have touched them: friends, lovers, parents, and neighbors.


-Leslie Sbrocco - The Simple & Savvy Wine Guide: Buying, Pairing, and Sharing for All
Tuesday, October 24, 2006 at 05:30 PM At Best Cellars Dupont Circle, 1643 Connecticut Ave., NW, 202-387-3146.


Following on the heels of her successful first book, Wine for Women, Leslie Sbrocco's Simple & Savvy Wine Guide offers today's young wine drinkers tips, top 10 lists, roundups of best buys, and easy-to-use shopping guides to help them select the perfect wines for any food, mood, or occasion. Join Ms. Sbrocco and Best Cellars Dupont Circle when Ms. Sbrocco presents her new book, The Simple & Savvy Wine Guide: Buying, Pairing, and Sharing for All. Free. Books to be sold by Olsson's. Call Best Cellars Dupont for more information at 202-387-3146.