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This event is in the past.It took place on October 27, 2026 at Politics and Prose Bookstore.

Author Talk: Janet Reitman — The Inheritance 1
Author Talk: Janet Reitman — The Inheritance 2
Literature Talk

Author Talk: Janet Reitman — The Inheritance

October 27 at 7pm

At Politics and Prose Bookstore

Northwest Washington, Washington

📚"Just walking in the door makes me feel smarter!"
🚗Parking out back, but it fills quickly
☕Coffee shop downstairs for pre-talk browsing

Two New York Times heavyweights unpack three decades of American crisis. Janet Reitman discusses The Inheritance, her sweeping account of nine lives shaped by the war on terror, with Annie Karni.

Author conversation
Narrative nonfiction
Political journalism
NYT correspondents

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