Tag: Literary Hill
The Lyon’s Share: Shades of Blue
Quintin Peterson is always the coolest guy in the room. The hats help. But he’s also got that innate quality where you know he’s...
A Match Made in Kiddie-Lit Heaven: Hill Author and Artist Collaborate
A spark was struck at last year’s Literary Hill BookFest when author Christopher Datta and illustrator Christine Vineyard got seated next to each other....
Our Miss Bouvier
Meet LeMoyne Billings. Lem, as Jack calls him, has been by Kennedy’s side “since the third form of Choate” and serves as both friend...
The Rainmaker
Sarah Dawn Petrin was born in an African village during the midst of a drought. The elders there prayed that she would be a...
The Maiden of All Our Desires
A legendary storm sets the stage for Peter Manseau’s new novel and continues to howl through its pages. “The Maiden of All Our Desires”...
‘Capitol’ Crimes and Misdemeanors
“Never shall I forget my tortured feelings when I beheld that noble edifice wrapt in flames,” wrote a horrified Dr. James Ewell in 1814....
Getting to the Point: The Literary Hill
Getting to the Point
An early 17th-century explorer described it as “a site where heaven and earth converged to frame a place perfectly designed for...
The Literary Hill: Off the Grid
Off the Grid
When JoAnn Hill and her husband moved to DC nineteen years ago, her interest was initially captured by the “majestic monuments ...
Now I See My Life with New Eyes: A Crowd-Sourced Poem
This year’s virtual Literary Hill BookFest featured a number of treats for poetry lovers: video readings by E. Ethelbert Miller, Teri Ellen Cross Davis,...
Retracing Steps, Sorting Through the Past
No Girls Allowed
Back when female reporters were “usually confined to the women’s section still wore white gloves to work,” a few courageous women...
