bookish lady

Arts on Foot (8th St. and F St. NW)
Saturday, September 16, 11am to 5pm
Arts Market in the Penn Quarter neighborhood featuring DC artists

If you missed Adams Morgan Day, or you were there and you’re kicking yourself for passing up a book you loved, come to Arts on Foot this Saturday.
This festival in the Gallery Place/Penn Quarter neighborhood features different arts-related events around the neighborhood. It coincides with the DC Short Films Festival, so check that out while […]

This one, I loved. The novel follows the youngest daughter of a merchant in Renaissance Florence and her obsessions with art and a young painter hired to create a fresco for her father’s new chapel. It’s a great introduction to the Medici family, and it was interesting to learn about the tensions between […]

Someone caught me hard at work Sunday.

I’ve reviewed every book I’ve read since my birthday 7-ish months ago when TJ pretty much single-handedly kick-started my renewed reading habit with some thoughtful recommendations, and I’ve been meaning to post the reviews here for awhile. I decided it’s time, so they’ll be coming in the order that I read them. Some are […]

Adams Morgan day is over, and I’m a little exhausted. But starting at 7:30 am when KB and I shared a special Whitney Houston duet on the ride over to Belmont Street, it was a pretty great day.
I finished a few books just in time, including my first proper artist’s book (that wasn’t a […]

Arts on Belmont (Belmont Street NW in Adams Morgan between 18th St. and Columbia Rd.)
Sunday, September 10, 10am to 7pm
Food, Music, and Arts in one of the city’s funnest neighborhoods

Wanna visit me and my new books? Come to Arts on Belmont (between 18th and Columbia NW) at Adams Morgan Day–Sunday between 10 am and 7 pm. Looks like the festival starts at noon. Kristina, Patty, and Tim will be there, too!
I’ve been printing in preparation: