literary salon

Sunday, September 24, 2017 11AM National Aquarium presents: Amy Sutherland, Kicked, Bitten and Scratched and Rescuing Penny Jane Whether you are a fan of the furry or finned, bestselling author and journalist Amy Sutherland will delight you with true-life tales about animals and the people that care for them. Learn about National Aquarium staff featured in Kicked, Bitten and Scratched, Amy’s memoir of the year she spent shadowing students at the top college for exotic animal trainers, and hear about her newest book, Rescuing Penny Jane, about the dedicated people who work to save shelter

Saturday, September 23, 2017 11AM Stephen Hunter, G-Man and Will Englund, March 1917: On the Brink of War and Revolution Stephen Hunter is the author of twenty novels and the retired chief film critic for The Washington Post, where he won the 2003 Pulitzer Prize for Distinguished Criticism. His novels include The Third Bullet, Sniper’s Honor, I, Sniper, I, Ripper, and Point of Impact, which was adapted for film and TV as Shooter. Hunter lives in Baltimore, Maryland. Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Will Englund explores events in Russia and the United States in the crucial weeks