Books Events in Washington
Check out happening books events all around Washington, DC
Dr. Jill Biden
Wed, 03 Jun at 07:00 pm
Sixth & I
USD 0 to 212
Brunch Bites & Books w/ Tiffany D. Cross & Joy-Ann Reid
Sun, 17 May at 12:30 pm
Eaton DC
USD 55
Kimberlé W. Crenshaw Discusses & Signs Backtalker
Thu, 07 May at 07:00 pm
Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library
USD 0 to 38
Saturday Morning Live! Presents: 123 Andrés
Sat, 09 May at 10:00 am
The National Theatre
Free
Senator Chris Murphy
Wed, 27 May at 07:00 pm
Sixth & I
USD 0 to 187
Cookbook Club Series - Sheldon Simeon's 'Ohana Style'
Fri, 08 May at 06:30 pm
517 8th St SE
USD 151
An Evening with Edd Kimber and Paola Velez for CHOCOLATE BAKING
Tue, 21 Apr at 07:00 pm
Bold Fork Books
USD 16 to 48
Brian Tyler Cohen
Tue, 14 Jul at 07:00 pm
Sixth & I
USD 0 to 187
MORNING BAKER: A Conversation with Roxana Jullapat and Joe Yonan
Sun, 26 Apr at 11:00 am
Bold Fork Books
USD 10 to 46
SOOMAALIYA: An Evening with Ifrah F. Ahmed and Maryam Jillani
Wed, 29 Apr at 07:00 pm
Bold Fork Books
USD 12 to 46
THE LAO KITCHEN: An Evening with Saeng Douangdara and Aleena Inthaly
Mon, 27 Apr at 07:00 pm
Bold Fork Books
USD 12 to 40
Hybrid Event: An Evening With Penn Cole
Tue, 21 Apr at 07:00 pm
East City Bookshop
USD 23 to 31
April Cookbook Club: FROM THE LAND OF NIGHTINGALES & ROSES - Maryam Sinaiee
Wed, 22 Apr at 07:00 pm
Bold Fork Books
USD 8 to 48
An Evening with Alicia Kennedy and Daniela Galarza for ON EATING
Thu, 23 Apr at 07:00 pm
Bold Fork Books
USD 12 to 34
2026 DC Independent Bookstore Crawl
Sat, 25 Apr at 09:00 am
1822 North Capitol St NW
Free
Project Poetic Justice Community Concert
Sat, 02 May at 05:30 pm
Busboys and Poets
Free
Rene Marsh - The Nature of Change
Sun, 03 May at 11:00 am
Solid State Books
USD 0 to 23
Sheldon Simeon at Bold Fork Books for OHANA STYLE
Thu, 07 May at 07:00 pm
Bold Fork Books
USD 46
Silent Book Club DC H St - May
Mon, 11 May at 06:30 pm
Henceforth,
Free
Library of Congress Guided Tour with Walking Tour from Union Station
Sat, 04 Apr
Union Station
USD 29
VENDOR CALL -MLK LIBRARY Flea Market
Sat, 06 Jun at 10:00 am
Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library
Free
Silent Book Club DC H St - June
Mon, 08 Jun at 06:30 pm
Henceforth,
Free
Saeb Eigner, Artists of the Middle East: Book Talk and Signing
Fri, 24 Apr at 06:00 pm
Meyer Auditorium, National Museum of Asian Art (Enter on Independence Ave.)
Free
Is This a Poem?: A Conversation and Workshop | Busboys and Poets Books
Sun, 26 Apr at 05:00 pm
Busboys and Poets 14th & V
Free
COLD WAR PUERTO RICO | A Busboys and Poets Books Presentation
Tue, 12 May at 06:00 pm
Busboys and Poets 14th & V
Free
Books, Knowledge and Attention: The Science of Reading Grades 3-12
Fri, 02 Oct at 09:30 am
British International School of Washington
USD 244 to 316
Sip & Paint DC: Book Club Edition
Sat, 25 Apr at 03:30 pm
Southwest Library
USD 23 to 45
EMMA GREDE: Start With Yourself Book Tour
Thu, 23 Apr at 07:00 pm
The Howard Theatre
FOR THE LOVE OF THE GRIND: A MEMOIR—Book Launch + Q&A with Sara Hall
Wed, 22 Apr at 07:00 pm
5015 Connecticut Ave NW
Free
Author Panel - Environment: Small actions having a big impact - at Conn Ave
Mon, 20 Apr at 06:00 pm
Politics and Prose Bookstore
Free
Brave Schools Book Launch Event
Wed, 22 Apr at 05:00 pm
George Washington University
Free
Aisha by Yumna Al-Arashi
Fri, 24 Apr at 07:00 pm
Lost City Books
Free
Lost City Books Spring Reading Series
Thu, 14 May at 07:00 pm
The Festival Center
USD 6
Hybrid Event: It Happened One M**der, Liz Lawson
Tue, 26 May at 07:00 pm
East City Bookshop
USD 0 to 29
May Cookie Swap + Conversation: ITALIAN COOKIES with Domenica Marchetti
Mon, 04 May at 06:30 pm
Bold Fork Books
USD 8 to 40
Daniel Kehlmann Discusses & Signs THE DIRECTOR
Wed, 20 May at 07:00 pm
Barnes & Noble Georgetown
Free
The Mapmaker: A Literary Conversation with Author Tom Young
Fri, 01 May at 07:00 pm
Alliance Française de Washington DC
USD 13 to 18
Summer Yoga Book Club
Sun, 03 May at 04:00 pm
Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library
Free
Anna Badkhen - To See Beyond
Fri, 15 May at 07:00 pm
Solid State Books
USD 7 to 23
Spring Pop-Up Market at Van Ness Main Street
Sat, 09 May at 10:00 am
4340 Connecticut Ave NW
Free
Iran and the Bomb:The Origins and Trajectory of the Iranian Nuclear Program
Mon, 18 May at 12:00 pm
Stimson Center
Free
NBAS: "Autocracy 2.0: How China's Rise Reinvented Tyranny"
Tue, 21 Apr at 12:30 pm
Room 505
Free
Dorian Rhea Debussy - The Lavendar Bans
Fri, 22 May at 07:00 pm
Solid State Books
USD 7 to 37
Kristina Forest & Natasha Bishop for The Summer Girlfriend
Sun, 14 Jun at 06:00 pm
Jackie Lee's
USD 7 to 37
AMERICAN SPIRITS | A Busboys and Poets Books Presentation
Wed, 27 May at 06:00 pm
Busboys and Poets 14th & V
Free
"Tailored Interiors" Book Signing with Patrick Sutton
Wed, 17 Jun at 06:00 pm
1735 New York Ave NW
Free
Capital Rare Book Fair
Sat, 30 May at 11:00 am
University Club
USD 10 to 15
Poetry Talk: Enemy of the Sun with Edmund Ghareeb
Thu, 21 May at 06:00 pm
Jerusalem Fund
Free
Flor Bookclub: The Alchemist/El Alquimista (Paulo Coehlo)
Thu, 28 May at 06:00 pm
Flor Coffee + Books
USD 27
Book Launch: Global Pathways to Becoming New Americans
Wed, 29 Apr at 06:00 pm
Mary Graydon Center
Free
Rachel Seidman - Our Story
Tue, 05 May at 07:00 pm
Solid State Books
USD 7 to 29
May 4: Diplomacy’s Public Turn: Prospects for Theory and Practice
Mon, 04 May at 12:00 pm
1957 E St NW room 602
Free
Stories & Saris: Chandrani Ghosh Book Launch
Thu, 30 Apr at 06:00 pm
Flor Coffee + Books
USD 45
Abigail Savitch-Lew - Livonia Chow Mein
Wed, 22 Apr at 07:00 pm
Solid State Books
USD 7 to 34
In-Store Event: Shop Small, Talk Local
Thu, 23 Apr at 07:00 pm
East City Bookshop
Free
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Fri, 06 Mar at 07:30 pm
DC Arts Center (DCAC), 18th Street Northwest, Washington, DC, USA
USD 39
"Cold War Comrades: An Emotional History of the Sino-North Korean Alliance"
Fri, 24 Apr at 03:00 pm
Lindner Commons, 602
Free
Exemplary Humans by Juliana Leite
Thu, 23 Apr at 07:00 pm
Lost City Books
Free
MFA Graduation at Politics and Prose
Sun, 10 May at 05:00 pm
Politics and Prose Bookstore
Free
The Inner Loop's May Reading
Tue, 19 May at 07:00 pm
Shaw's Tavern
Free
The Reading Room: An Unplugged Gathering
Sat, 14 Mar at 01:00 pm
SANCTUARY at Love Your Tribe
USD 25
Read & Run on the Road: Book Club Run of Lost in the City
Wed, 13 May at 06:00 pm
1227 New Jersey Ave NW
USD 15 to 39
They Talk When They Feel Safe Parenting Workshop + Book Launch
Sat, 02 May at 03:00 pm
4917 Georgia Ave NW
Free
The Evolution of Fire by Angela Pelster
Mon, 04 May at 07:00 pm
Lost City Books
Free
Book Club Meet Up: So Old, So Young - By Grant Ginder Wed, May 6, 6-7PM
Wed, 06 May at 06:00 pm
Steadfast Supply
USD 8
Capital Rare Book Fair
Sun, 31 May at 11:00 am
University Club
USD 10 to 15
Read and reflect with Silent Book Club of Death
Sat, 09 May at 01:00 pm
Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library
Free
Agatha Christie + Sherry Club Chats Sleeping Mystery
Sun, 17 May at 03:00 pm
Baan Siam
USD 30 to 59
Rencontre avec l'artiste et auteure Chantal Westby: de l'art à l'activisme
Thu, 21 May at 07:00 pm
Alliance Française of Washington DC
USD 0 to 18
Hybrid Event: K*ll Dick, Luke Goebel
Wed, 06 May at 07:00 pm
East City Bookshop
USD 0 to 39
Searching for Billie
Sat, 23 May at 01:00 pm
Chinese American Museum DC
Free
Book Talk: "Frames of Resistance: The Cinemas of Abya Yala"
Wed, 06 May at 04:00 pm
Mary Graydon Center
Free
Palaces of the Crow by Ray Nayler
Tue, 12 May at 07:00 pm
Lost City Books
Free
Capital Rare Book Fair: Preview Night
Fri, 29 May at 05:00 pm
University Club
USD 60
Music, Mental Health & You: A Live Experience with Emma G
Wed, 17 Jun at 07:00 pm
Cordelia
Free
Art Class and Dinner with Nicholle Kobi Wasshington, DC
Sat, 06 Jun at 02:30 pm
Washington
USD 61
America 250 Leadership Series: A Hell of a Regiment Book Launch
Thu, 04 Jun at 06:00 pm
1957 E St NW 7th floor
USD 50
Hybrid Event: 111 Places for Kids in Washington..., Austin Graff
Wed, 03 Jun at 07:00 pm
East City Bookshop
USD 0 to 36
Book Launch: Transnational Humans & Transnationalism in the Humanities
Tue, 28 Apr at 03:00 pm
Mary Graydon Center
Free
University of Michigan Alumni Assoc. Presents Ken Davidoff - 101 Lessons
Tue, 21 Apr at 07:00 pm
Solid State Books
USD 23
Agatha Christie + Sherry Club Chats By the Pricking of My Thumbs
Sun, 21 Jun at 03:00 pm
Baan Siam
USD 30 to 59
IN-PERSON Heure du Conte
Sat, 04 Apr
Alliance Française de Washington DC
Free
Special Heure du Conte with local author Alice Chen Kitterman
Sat, 25 Apr
Alliance Française de Washington DC
USD 0 to 7
Book Discussion: The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi
Thu, 28 May at 07:00 pm
1425 S St NW, Washington, DC 20009-4181, United States
Rich In Mercy - Small Group Discussion/ Discusión en grupos
Sat, 25 Apr at 12:45 pm
Saint John Paul II National Shrine
Free
Book Talk: The World In My Bones
Mon, 27 Apr at 06:30 pm
Juneberry Garage
Free
Book Discussion: Project Hail Mary
Thu, 25 Jun at 07:00 pm
1425 S St NW, Washington, DC 20009-4181, United States
"SMALL WONDERS" BOOK PARTY & AUTHOR EVENT AT PROPER TOPPER
Thu, 23 Apr at 06:00 pm
Proper Topper
Free
B&N Georgetown History Book Club
Sun, 07 Dec at 04:00 pm
Barnes & Noble
Free
Book Discussion: The Calculating Stars
Thu, 23 Apr at 07:00 pm
1425 S St NW, Washington, DC 20009-4181, United States
IN-GALLERY | Portrait Gallery Reading Rhythms
Thu, 22 Jan at 05:15 pm
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
Free
2026 Race to Read 1M 5K 10K 13.1 26.2
Fri, 06 Mar at 01:00 pm
District of Columbia
USD 5 to 45
Reading the City Book Club
Wed, 05 Jun at 07:00 pm
Solid State Books
Free
The TEEN New Deal USA 250 Countdown & Rally
Sat, 03 Jan at 11:00 am
Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library
Free
9:30 Club Coffee Table Book: A TIME AND A PLACE - 2nd edition EXPANDED
Mon, 01 Jun at 01:00 pm
9:30 CLUB
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