“Quality, not quantity” is an epigram that’s in favor with people who realize that they do not have a sufficient amount of a thing. So, in maybe related news: why, look how many famous authors and Senators from California are in DC this week, peddling everything from memoirs to barely fictionalized romans a clefs about similarly named Senators from California! MORE »

Oh man it is August so soon, and to celebrate, famous socialist bookstore Politics & Prose has declined to schedule any readings this weekend. Less is more, right? Especially when it comes to actual events that usually exist. No worries, there are still weekday goings-on relating to chimerical war criminal Donald Rumsfeld and a special celebrity appearance by a fella who says he works for Joe Biden. MORE »

O, reading! Lots of things relating to the books you read and the people who write them this week, right here in DC. Let’s see: there’s Chuck Todd, talking about Barry (who else, right?), and lots of South America-themed stuff mostly about revolutions and also drugs, and two equally despicable tales of Cheneys “Mamah” and “Dick,” who had casual sex with Frank Lloyd Wright/died in a fire and committed vague and tangible evils, respectively. MORE »

Obamanomics is a book about how Barack Obama will make us all rich. Soapbama, brought to you by the maker of Scrubya, is a soap that smells of eucalyptus, spearmint, naked ambition, sex, and mobile phone holsters. Both will be on sale tonight at Vertigo Books in College Park, where Obamanomics author John Talbott will be doing a book signing at 7pm. Here is your chance to support local business, and buy soap! [Vertigo Books]