Be on your best behavior! Emily Post's great-great grandson on the scene at NPC Book Fair Nov. 15

NPC members Arthur Rowse and Vicky Moon will join Roy Peter Clark, Sen. Joe Lieberman and Daniel Post Senning, the great-great grandson of Emily Post in the Language & Writing and Lifestyle sections of the 2011 Book Fair & Authors’ Night on Tuesday, Nov. 15 from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. They will be among close to 100 nationally known writers autographing and selling their books at the popular event.

Jim Lehrer will serve as the honorary chair of the event and will be one of the authors featured in the Politics and Current Affairs category, along with Pamela Constable, Ronald Suskind and Ann Coulter.

For a contribution of $25, you can become a “Friend of the Book Fair” and join fellow patrons in promoting a love of books and reading. “Friends” will receive a complimentary raffle ticket (a $10 value) for a chance to win one of a group of exciting prizes, from gift certificates to Georgetown Cupcake, Chef Geoff's, Clyde's and Cowgirl Creamery to a wine tasting at Sunset Hills Vineyard, a curator's private tour of National Portrait Gallery and Dodona Manor or a Saturday night stay at the W Washington D.C. hotel. Your generosity will support the National Press Club’s Journalism Institute, a 501 (c) (3) that provides training, research and resources for news professionals and scholarships for the next generation of journalists.

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Admission to the 34th annual fair is free for NPC members, $5 for non-members.

No outside books permitted. A full list of participants is listed on the Club’s website:

LANGUAGE/WRITING

Roy Peter Clark – “Help! For Writers: 210 Solutions to the Problems Every Writer Faces” $22.99
In “Help! For Writers,” Roy Peter Clark presents an "owner's manual" for writers, outlining the seven steps of the writing process, and addressing the 21 most urgent problems that writers face.

Arthur Rowse* – “Amglish, in Like, Ten Easy Lessons: A Celebration of the New World Lingo” $16.95
In “Amglish,” the authors describe how a new informal mixture of English and other languages has begun to dominate the global language. The book, with original drawings throughout, features an ironic manual on how to use this developing language.

LIFESTYLE

Lisa Bloom – “Think: Straight Talk for Women to Stay Smart in a Dumbed-Down World” $25.99
According to Lisa Bloom, American women are in danger of becoming dumbed-down, tabloid media obsessed, reality TV addicts. In her book she outlines how society – especially women – have fallen off the intellectual path and says there is one word that will get them back on track: Think.

Lori Hope – “Help Me Live, Revised: 20 Things People with Cancer Want You to Know” $15.99
Knowing how to talk to and support someone with cancer can be difficult and uncomfortable. After surveying cancer survivors on what they wanted their families, friends and care givers to understand, Lori Hope presents the results and scores of personal stories to help people communicate with cancer patients and validate the feelings of those who have and are living with the disease.

Senator Joe Lieberman – “The Gift of Rest: Rediscovering the Beauty of the Sabbath” $22.00
In the past century, the Sabbath has fallen on hard times. It is thought of as just another day or as a time to squeeze in some extra errands or recreation that you may have missed during the workweek. Combining personal and political memoir with history and broadly informed religious reflection, Sen. Joe Lieberman offers a practical how-to guide for people to bring the Sabbath back into their lives.

Demetria Lucas – “A Belle in Brooklyn: The Go-to Girl for Advice on Living Your Best Single Life” $24.00
Written by a real life Carrie Bradshaw and editor at Essence magazine, “A Belle in Brooklyn” celebrates the joys of singlehood, encourages personal development, and offers tools to help women increase their odds of finding a suitable mate when they are ready for one.

Vicky Moon* – “‘Golf Style: Homes and Collections Inspired by the Course and the Clubhouse” $60.00
In “Golf Style,” Vicky Moon looks at every aspect of the lifestyle that the game of golf has inspired – from famous courses to the “golf-infected” residences of famous golfers and what inspired course designers to do what they do.

Daniel Post Senning – “Emily Post’s Etiquette, 18th Edition” $39.99
From social networking to social graces, the name Emily Post has been the definitive source on etiquette for generations of Americans. Daniel Post Senning, the great-great grandson of Emily Post, continues the tradition and shows how twenty-first-century manners are a combination of kindness, confidence, and awareness.

Maureen Stanton – “Killer Stuff and Tons of Money: Seeking History and Hidden Gems in Flea-Market America” $26.95
Stanton tells the story of one dealer's journey from the populist mayhem of flea markets to the rarefied realm of auctions reveals the rich, often outrageous subculture of antiques and collectibles.

John Swenson – “New Atlantis: Musicians Battle for the Survival of New Orleans” $27.95
Can music rebuild a city? That's the central question posed in "New Atlantis," journalist John Swenson's beautifully detailed account of the musical artists working to save America's most colorful and troubled metropolis: New Orleans.