‘Across the China Sea’: A Novel
Reviewed by Kitty Kelley
This slim novel by Gaute Heivoll, translated by Nadia Christensen, presents the life of a couple we know only as Papa...
Summer Reading, Part Two
Still seeking books to tuck in your weekend bag (or download)? In part two of our summer reading list, seven Georgetowner staffers share their recommendations.
Summer Reading, Part One
Georgetowner contributing photographer Patrick G. Ryan offers three recommendations for your end-of-summer reading list: a crime novel set in 1950s Germany, a horror/sci fi collection and the true story of a jungle expedition.
‘The Gatekeepers: How the White House Chiefs of Staff Define Every Presidency’
Reviewed by Kitty Kelley
Meet the powerful men behind the powerful man. Political junkies will cartwheel into line to grab copies of “The Gatekeepers: How...
Georgetown Library Issues Summer Challenge
The gauntlet has been thrown down to Georgetown’s well-read adults: to read a daunting classic like “Ulysses” or “Moby Dick” for at least 20 minutes a day.
Spicer Book Party Lights Up Trump Hotel
Past and present White House aides turned out on July 26 to fete Sean Spicer’s memoir, "The Briefing." Kellyanne Conway and Sarah Huckabee Sanders...
‘Eunice: The Kennedy Who Changed the World’
Reviewed by Kitty Kelley
Eunice Kennedy Shriver — the subject of Eileen McNamara’s “Eunice: The Kennedy Who Changed the World” — longed to be Daddy’s...
National Book Festival Is Sept. 1
By Elisa Bayoumi and Cheyenne Curley
As the first of September brings beach season and summer reading to a close, the Junior League of Washington...
New President at D.C.’s Junior League: Time-Tested Volunteer Organization Stays Involved, Keeps Evolving
Tycely Williams is the new president of the Junior League of Washington, a 106-year-old branch of the Junior League — now the Association of...
Summer Picks: Book Selections by The Georgetowner
'The Best of Richard Matheson'
Reviewed by Patrick G. Ryan
“The Best of Richard Matheson” is a great collection of horror/sci-fi short stories from the author...
