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Washington Drawings: Abe to Zoo, by Dhiru Thadani
August 17, 2022
•The recently published book “Washington Drawings: Abe to Zoo” by architect, author and urban designer Dhiru Thadani is a delightful pen and ink treasure of 26 drawings depicting favorite D.C. […]
Remembering David McCullough
August 11, 2022
•It is hard to say goodbye to my friend David McCullough, who died Aug. 7 at the age of 89. We met in 1989 in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, at the centennial commemoration […]
Kitty Kelley Book Club: ‘Believing: Our Thirty-Year Journey to End Gender Violence’
October 14, 2021
•Reviewed by Kitty Kelley An instructive but dry treatise on a grim subject. Despite their mutual animosity, Clarence Thomas and Anita Hill will be forever linked as a result of […]
‘First Friends: The Powerful, Unsung (And Unelected) People Who Shaped Our Presidents’: Presidential BFFs Receive Recognition in a Romp of a Read
September 16, 2021
•Imagine you are a contestant on “Jeopardy!” and you select “Presidents and Their Female Friends” for $200. The host says: “This 20th-century president was known for his close relationships with […]
Kitty Kelley Book Club: ‘Blind Man’s Bluff: A Memoir’
August 18, 2021
•Some memoirs flicker like fireflies on a summer night. Others pierce your psyche with their subjects’ tortured experiences, consequent miseries and — finally — their oh-so-glorious survival. “The Story of […]
New Writings in American Art: Virtual Conversation with Glenn Adamson
July 8, 2021
•Discover how craft artists have shaped the cultural identity of the United States. Join the Smithsonian American Art Museum for a virtual conversation featuring author and craft historian Glenn Adamson. […]
“#Values” By Dr. Betty Uribe
July 1, 2021
•Reserve: omuseum.org/Uribe FREE to join Reservations Required When: 7/31/21 Starts: 4:00pm How can a good leader be GREAT? Dr. Betty Uribe Uncovers the Secret to Top-Level Performance in Business and […]
Megha Majumdar’s “A Burning” Virtual Event at Loyalty Books
May 21, 2021
•An instant New York Times bestseller and a National Book Award longlist honoree, Megha’s debut was lauded by Parul Sehgal for The New York Times as “riveting…fate has rarely been so many-faced, so muscular, so […]
Georgetown University Press Supports the National Council on Public History’s 2021 Virtual Conference
March 5, 2021
•Our titles will be available in NCPH’s virtual exhibit hall beginning March 8th, 2021 and will remain there through March 27th, 2021. We invite you to browse our titles, available to purchase at a 30% DISCOUNT when […]
‘Mary Todd Lincoln: A Biography’
July 15, 2020
•UNSUNG OR UNWELL? REEVALUATING THE FIRST LADY THROUGH A FEMINIST LENS “Mary Todd Lincoln remains America’s most provocative First Lady,” writes Jean H. Baker in the first sentence of her […]