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Kitty Kelley Book Club: The Reward of Double Rainbows
December 6, 2023
•‘The Postcard’ delivers an immeasurable gift to readers. An “un-put-down-able” book is like a double rainbow — rare and oh so magical. Titles like “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” by […]
Laurence Leamer on ‘Hitchcock’s Blondes’
October 11, 2023
•Laurence “Larry” Leamer lives “just over the bridge at 2501 M.” On decent days, he walks through Georgetown, enjoying the beauty of the neighborhood. Little do most know, the down-to-earth […]
Kitty Kelley Book Club: ‘Listen, World! How the Intrepid Elsie Robinson Became America’s Most-Read Woman’
August 16, 2023
•Remember that iconic scene in “The Mary Tyler Moore Show”? Mary’s editor, Lou Grant, played by Ed Asner, says, “You know, Mary. You’ve got spunk.” She beams. “Why, thank you, […]
‘George Soros: A Life in Full’ An uneven look at an extraordinary man.
May 16, 2022
•George Soros, now 91, cites 1944 as the best year of his life. He was 14 years old, living as a non-practicing Jew under the Nazis in Hungary, and hiding […]
‘John Lewis: The Last Interview and Other Conversations’
January 12, 2022
•The late congressman’s star continues to shine. Reviewed by Kitty Kelley A hero is someone who can be admired without apology: no excuses, no explanations. A rara avis such as Nelson Mandela, Mother […]
New Writings in American Art: Virtual Conversation with Mary Anne Goley
April 30, 2021
•Join the Smithsonian American Art Museum for a virtual conversation featuring author and art historian Mary Anne Goley. Learn more about Goley’s most recent publication Democracy’s Medici: The Federal Reserve […]
‘False Light’: Revenge Can Be Sweet When It’s Untraceable
March 11, 2021
•Eric Dezenhall’s latest is a fast-moving novel about a crusty journalist at a prestigious daily newspaper in Washington, D.C.
Kitty Kelley Book Club: ‘Begin Again: James Baldwin’s America and Its Urgent Lessons for Our Own’
November 11, 2020
•This review of Alex Trebek’s memoir originally appeared in the Oct. 14, 2020, issue of The Georgetowner. It is republished here in tribute to Trebek, who passed away on Nov. 8.
Kitty Kelley Book Club: ‘The Answer Is …: Reflections on My Life’
November 9, 2020
•This review of Alex Trebek’s memoir originally appeared in the Oct. 14, 2020, issue of The Georgetowner. It is republished here in tribute to Trebek, who passed away on Nov. 8.