Book Fair Nov. 15: It was Col. Mustard in the drawing room with a candlestick
Mystery and Sports buffs will have plenty of choices at the 2011 Book Fair & Authors’ Night on Tuesday, Nov. 15 from 5:30 – 8:30 p.m.
Former Sen. Bob Graham, D-Fla., will be there with “Keys to the Kingdom” along with April Smith and her newly released “White Shotgun: An FBI Special Agent Ana Grey Novel,” the fourth in her best-selling series.
NPC members Paul Dickson and Len Shapiro will be in the Sports section along with James Andrew Miller and Tom Shales. They will be among close to 100 nationally known writers autographing and selling their books at the festive 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.
Don’t forget to pick up a raffle ticket 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.
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: http://press.org/library/book-fair/authors-and-books
MYSTERY/THRILLER
Senator Bob Graham – “Keys to the Kingdom” $25.99
Senator Graham tells the fictional story of a State Department intelligence analyst called on to investigate the murder of a former Senator who co-chaired the 9/11 Congressional Inquiry Commission. The investigation heats up when a plot to detonate a nuclear device off the California coast is discovered.
Drew Magary – “The Postmortal” $15.00
Imagine a near future where a cure for aging is discovered and, after much political and moral debate, made available to people worldwide. Immortality, however, comes with its own unique problems, including evil green people, government euthanasia programs, a disturbing new religious cult, and other horrors.
April Smith – “White Shotgun: An FBI Special Agent Ana Grey Novel” $25.95
Even on leave from the FBI, Special Agent Ana Grey can’t kick old habits: when she witnesses a drive-by shooting at an Italian restaurant in London, she helps the injured and gives testimony to the police. Soon after, the Bureau contacts Grey to investigate the half sister she never knew she had, Cecilia, who lives in Siena and is married to Nicosa, a coffee mogul with some suspicious connections. This is the fourth installment in the Ana Grey series.
Thomas Young* – “Silent Enemy” $25.95
Trapped on a plane with a bomb that will detonate if they land, a group of wounded soldiers departing Afghanistan must deal with a deteriorating aircraft, worsening patient conditions and an enemy hidden in their midst.
SPORTS
Paul Dickson* – “Baseball Is…Defining the National Pastime” $9.95
From Yogi Berra's rib-tickling "Berraisms" to Walt Whitman's "Baseball is our game — the American game," this book drives home the fact that baseball is a game of many interpretations. Hundreds of wisecracking, philosophical, nostalgic, and entertaining quips and observations by players and other enthusiasts cover every aspect of our national pastime.
Paul Dickson* – “The Dickson Baseball Dictionary” $24.95
As baseball has evolved, its language has changed as well. This edition includes more than 10,000 terms with 18,000 individual entries, and more than 250 photos of the national pastime.
David Elfin – “Washington Redskins: The Complete Illustrated History” $30.00
“Washington Redskins: The Complete Illustrated History” takes you through nearly 80 seasons of Redskins football, profiling all the great players, games, and moments up through today. It is the essential reference for any Redskins fan.
James Andrew Miller & Tom Shales – “Those Guys Have All the Fun: Inside the World of ESPN” $27.99
It began, in 1979, as a mad idea of starting a cable channel to televise local sporting events throughout the state of Connecticut. Now comes the inside story of this network’s rise with a volume that draws on more than 500 interviews with some of the most famous names in ESPN history and some of the world’s best athletes.
Leonard Shapiro* – “Golf List Mania!: The Most Authoritative and Opinionated Rankings of the Best and Worst of the Game” $15.00
From best courses to biggest chokes, most underrated to worst-dressed golfers, “Golf List Mania!” includes 120 lists, contributions by personalities including Jack Nicklaus, David Feherty, and a foreword by Jim Nantz.
Curt Smith – “A Talk in the Park: Nine Decades of Baseball Tales from the Broadcast Booth” $27.50
Since radio's debut in the 1920s and television's in the ’30s, the baseball announcer has become entertainer, observer, and extended member of the family. In “A Talk in the Park,” many of the pastime's most popular and famous announcers—the Voices—tell their favorite stories in their own distinctive words.