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Two new sci-fi thrillers, 2 local authors, one can't-miss evening! Mary G. Thompson (<a href="https://onemorepagebooks.com/book/9781616964306" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">ONE LEVEL DOWN</a>, THE WORD) and Carolyn Ives Gilman (HALFWAY HUMAN) come together for one evenings to celebrate their new releases. Signings will take place after the discussion.
<h6>In Mary G. Thompson's <a href="https://onemorepagebooks.com/book/s9781616964658" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">PRECIOUS CHILDREN</a> a wealthy family trying to cheat death is overmatched—by a stubborn teenager hiding in a body that looks just like their son. In this taut tale of genetics and entitlement, nature vs. nurture goes horrifically wrong.</h6>
<h6>In <a href="https://onemorepagebooks.com/book/s9781958880302" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">TESTAMENT OF LEAVES</a> by Carolyn Ives Gilman a linguist lies dead on a faraway planet. Inscrutinator Shameesh Kulkarni must find out why. But no one wants to talk: not the prospectors searching for mineral wealth, not the archaeologists trying to piece together a ruined city, not the local schoolteacher, and certainly not the indigenous people whose language the dead woman was researching. Shameesh’s job is to reveal the truth—on a planet where the truth cannot be spoken.</h6>
Mary G. Thompson is the acclaimed author of One Level Down, as well as The Word, Flicker and Mist, and other novels for children and young adults. Her contemporary thriller Amy Chelsea Stacie Dee was the winner of the 2017 Westchester Fiction Award. Her short fiction has appeared in Dark Matter Magazine, Apex Magazine, and others. Thompson practiced law for seven years, including five years in the US Navy JAGC, and now works as a law librarian. She holds an MFA in Writing for Children from The New School and completed the UCLA School of Theater, Film, and Television's Professional Program in Screenwriting. Thompson lives in Washington, DC.
Carolyn Ives Gilman is a Nebula and Hugo Award-nominated writer of science fiction and fantasy. Her science fiction ranges from the far-future Twenty Planets universe to the present-day American Midwest, and places in between. Her fantasy focuses on culture clash and revolution in a magic-haunted island nation. Her short fiction has appeared in many Best of the Year collections and has been translated into seven languages.

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Two new sci-fi thrillers, 2 local authors, one can't-miss evening! Mary G. Thompson (ONE LEVEL DOWN, THE WORD) and Carolyn Ives...

Double Launch Party for PRECIOUS CHILDREN & TESTAMENT OF LEAVES

Join One More Page Books for an evening of World War II history with Colonel Nicholas E. Reynolds, USMCR, co-author of Ortiz's War: The Allies' Secret Weapon Against the Nazis in France, in conversation with Andy Kutler, author of The Fight of Their Lives: A 21st-Century Primer on World War II.
ABOUT ORTIZ'S WAR:
The untold story of the Allies' secret weapon in occupied France.
Peter J. Ortiz's path to becoming one of the most decorated Marines of World War II was unlike any other. Born in New York and raised between California and France, he ran away from boarding school as a teenager to join the French Foreign Legion, fought in North Africa, and was wounded and captured on the front lines against the Germans in 1940 escaping more than once, including by posing as a dead soldier to slip off a hospital train. After enlisting in the Marine Corps the day after Pearl Harbor, his fluency in French and knack for languages made him a natural fit for the OSS, America's forerunner to the CIA, and he went on to become one of the most battle-decorated members of the agency's earliest ranks. Ortiz's War is a gripping account of courage, resistance, and self-sacrifice, drawn from a story that's remained untold for far too long.
ABOUT THE AUTHORS:
Nicholas E. Reynolds is the co-author of Ortiz's War written with Katie Sanders. He has spent forty years working in military history and intelligence, with a few unusual detours along the way. A Marine Corps infantry officer and historian with a PhD from Oxford, he went on to a long career at the CIA, most recently as historian for the CIA Museum. He is the author of several acclaimed books, including Writer, Sailor, Soldier, Spy: Ernest Hemingway's Secret Adventures, 1935–1961 and Need to Know: World War II and the Rise of American Intelligence.
IN CONVERSATION WITH ANDY KUTLER
Andy Kutler is the author of The Fight of Their Lives: A 21st-Century Primer on World War II, along with Honorable Profession, The Batter's Box, and The Other Side of Life. Over a thirty-year career in government and industry, he's worked in the U.S. Senate, the U.S. Secret Service, and the national security community, and has written extensively for The Huffington Post and The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. He lives with his wife and two children in Arlington, Virginia.

Local Event: Celebrate the Release of ORTIZ'S WAR with Nicholas E. Reynolds

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Join One More Page Books for an evening of World War II history with Colonel Nicholas E. Reynolds, USMCR, co-author of Ortiz's...

Celebrate the Release of ORTIZ'S WAR with Nicholas E. Reynolds

Monday Mingles at One More Page Books are free community events the second Monday of the month.
Our next Monday Mingle features Adult Story Time! Actor, bookseller and our social media queen, Katie, puts her MFA in classical acting to excellent use by reading from The Odyssey by Homer. Listen to this timeless classic while you craft or just relax. Hope to see you here!&nbsp;

Local Event:  Adult Story Time and BYO Crafts at Monday Mingle

 Adult Story Time and BYO Crafts at Monday Mingle

Monday Mingles at One More Page Books are free community events the second Monday of the month.
Our next Monday Mingle features...

Join One More Page Books for an evening of dialogue between Arlington's own Representative Don Beyer and Representative Jared Huffman (D-CA) about his new book, No Prophets: The Fight to Save Democracy from Christian Nationalism. Capacity is limited, so this will be a ticketed event. A copy of the book will be included with each $35 ticket, which will be available for pickup at the event. (If the cost is prohibitive, please email us at info[at]onemorepagebooks[dot]com for alternative accommodations.)
Rep. Huffman will be signing copies of the book after the discussion.
About No Prophets: The Fight to Save Democracy from Christian Nationalism:
Sinclair Lewis is said to have warned: "When fascism comes to America, it will be wrapped in the flag and carrying the cross." On January 6, 2021, Rep. Jared Huffman saw something chillingly close to that vision. Thousands of Christians following self-declared prophets stormed the Capitol. The insurrection should have been a national wake-up call about Christian nationalism. Instead, most Americans and politicians looked away.
No Prophets argues that Christian nationalism is now America's most dangerous political movement. Huffman pulls back the curtain on religious extremists behind the insurrection who have only grown more powerful with Trump's return. Openly vowing to destroy church-state separation and democracy as we know it, they now work inside the highest levels of government to drive domestic and foreign policy, reshape federal agencies, undermine science and education, and tilt elections. The endgame: an authoritarian theocracy that imposes their religious beliefs by force of law.
Drawing on his experiences as a formerly devout Christian and the only Humanist ever to serve in Congress, Huffman maps the movement's largely hidden landscape--taking readers behind the scenes of the Capitol, exposing the tactics and myths Christian nationalists use to advance their agenda, and showing how America is imperiled by our reluctance to confront threats cloaked in Christianity.
But, he argues, it's not too late. If we muster a broad interfaith coalition grounded in shared commitment to democracy, we can reclaim the public square for everyone--religious and secular--to share on equal terms.
No Prophets is a clear-eyed, urgent appeal to defend the secular foundations of democracy.

Local Event: Rep. Jared Huffman in conversation with Rep. Don Beyer on NO PROPHETS

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Join One More Page Books for an evening of dialogue between Arlington's own Representative Don Beyer and Representative Jared...

Rep. Jared Huffman in conversation with Rep. Don Beyer on NO PROPHETS

Join One More Page Books for an evening with one of our favorite maven's of horror...Alma Katsu. As a former senior intelligence analyst, Katsu has a unique perspective on the perils of social media and technology as they've become ingrained in our daily lives. Eileen and Lelia have been huge fans of hers since she first visited OMP in 2011, and they're so excited to share the latest of Katsu's fierce fiction!
Katsu will be interviewed by author and screenwriter Jamie Flanagan (The Haunting of Bly Manor).
ABOUT INCARNATE:
From beloved horror maven Alma Katsu comes a terrifying reimagining of The Picture of Dorian Gray for the internet age.
Beauty doesn't fade. It feeds.
Dorothy Wagner has spent her whole life wanting nothing more than to be seen. But after failing to make her mark as an influencer, she takes a job working for a brilliant coder whose company is focused on cutting-edge deepfake technology. And there, in secret, is where she creates her salvation.
Isabella. An impossibly gorgeous girl who takes social media by storm. Dorothy's artistry is brilliant, and Isabella seems so real that she garners millions of followers. But everybody knows overnight success doesn't just happen. And when someone gets a little too close to the truth, a violent confrontation sends Dorothy on the run, forcing her to confront what she's willing to sacrifice to keep her secrets.
A modern reimagining of a classic tale, Alma Katsu's Incarnate is an illuminating, haunting tale of algorithmic worship and beauty that can kill.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
Alma Katsu (she/her) is the author of Fiend, The Hunger, The Deep, The Fervor, and five other novels. Her work has won or been nominated for the Bram Stoker, Locus, Western Heritage, and International Thriller Writers awards, among others. Prior to the publication of her first novel, she had a thirty-five-year-long career as a senior intelligence analyst for several U.S. agencies, including the CIA and NSA, as well as RAND. Katsu is a graduate of the master's writing program at the Johns Hopkins University and received her bachelor's degree from Brandeis University. She lives in West Virginia with her husband.

ABOUT THE INTERVIEWER:
Jamie Flanagan (they/them) is an actor, writer, and Bram Stoker Award-winning screenwriter.
Their writing credits include Netflix’s The Haunting of Bly Manor, Midnight Mass, The Midnight Club, and The Fall of the House of Usher; AMC Shudder’s Creepshow; Peacock’s Hysteria!; and the adaptation of Stephen King’s Carrie.

Local Event: Celebrate the Release of INCARNATE with Horror Author Alma Katsu

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Join One More Page Books for an evening with one of our favorite maven's of horror...Alma Katsu. As a former senior...

Celebrate the Release of INCARNATE with Horror Author Alma Katsu

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Café Sazón

Sunny@Midnight return to Cafe Sazon (4704 Columbia Pike) for their monthly residency this Saturday August 29th. Showtime is 7:00 pm and the revised summer line-up includes Jim Fowler sitting in on bass for the vacationing John Werntz and Marcy Cochran doubling up on fiddle and mandolin while Sherry Stewart in riding the range out west. Veteran DMV&nbsp; singer-songwriter Jim Johnson (Harley String Band) will open the show.&nbsp; 
Jeff Smith is a musical raconteur, whose poetic lyrics paint common experiences and filtered memories with a tender or playful brush. Singing in a honey-drenched Appalachian drawl, multi-instrumentalist Smith lays down a brew of what he calls a funky kind of country blues folk pop rock stomp.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;
For more information regarding Jeff Smith's musical endeavors see <a href="https://www.humanwilderness.com./" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">humanwilderness.com.</a>
Cafe Sazon has been a centerpiece of the Arlington Mill neighborhood since 2015. They feature Bolivian, Salvadorian, Peruvian, and Ecuadorian cuisine and their focus on welcoming all community members led to a James B. Hunter Human Rights Act Award in 2017.
For menu and restaurant details call 703-566-1686 or check out the Cafe Sazon website - <a href="https://www.cafesazon.com./" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">cafesazon.com.</a>
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