DC Reads

A City-Wide Conversation with DC Writers

DC Reads is an annual series of workshops and one signature panel discussion with noted authors. Held from January through March in partnership with the DC Public Library, DC Reads fosters thoughtful conversations about fiction, builds community, and celebrates local writers. This year’s titles and authors included You Know What You Did by K.T. Nguyen, Happy Land by Dolen Perkins-Valdez, and The Princess and the P.I. by Nikki Payne.

Each author lead a workshop for community members at a branch library or other location in the city. All events were free to attend. 

DC Reads culminated in a panel discussion featuring all three authors on Thursday, March 26 at the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library. This conversation was moderated by Lupita Aquino, also known as @Lupita.Reads on Instagram and TikTok.

Check back in January 2027 for the next season of DC Reads!

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