Join us as we explore a couple of significant literary lives, John Kennedy Toole and Sylvia Plath. Cory MacLauchlin will be speaking about his book, “Butterfly in the Typewriter: The Tragic Life of John Kennedy Toole and the Remarkable Story… Continue Reading

Bestselling novelists Jami Attenberg and Jennifer Close speak about their latest work, the writing process, and their lives.

Join Washington Post fiction editor Ron Charles as he speaks with best-selling novelist Adam Mansbach.

Authors Caroline Leavitt (“Is It Tomorrow”), and Therese Anne Fowler (“Z: A Novel of Zelda Fitzgerald”) speak about their latest work, as well as the challenges and approaches to writing historical fiction.

Meet two novelists who utilize alternating contemporary and historical storylines to tell their stories. Tara Conklin is the author of “The House Girl.” Jeanine Cummins is the author of “The Crooked Branch.”

Jane Green is the author of twelve bestselling novels dealing with real women, real life, and all the things in-between, with her trademark wisdom, wit, and warmth. She’ll speak about her new novel, “Family Pictures,” and her writing life.

Come meet two novelists whose stories take us on tours of distant places: Cambodia and India. Vaddey Ratner will speak about her historical novel “In the Shadow of the Banyan.” Manil Suri will speak about “The City of Devi.”