Worth the Wait! Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's new novel!

Schedule

Tue Apr 01 2025 at 05:00 pm to 07:00 pm

UTC-04:00

Location

1526 New Hampshire Ave NW | Washington, DC

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Join the extraordinary Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie in person at the Whittemore House, presenting Dream Count, her latest novel. April 1. 5-7 pm
About this Event

Welcome to an early evening appearance (at the Whittemore House mansion) by the Nigerian American novelist Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie presenting her laterst novel DREAM COUNT. A surefire Best Seller -- about mothers and daughters and their choices in life and love, in Africa and America -- already praised by rave reviews in the Washington Post, the new York Times, the Financial Times to name only a few. Doors open at 5 pm on Tuesday, April1 for appetizers and a cash bar. Ms Adichie will share her insights with interviewers Rosalyn Coates and Anna Fierst followed by Q&A and book signing, from 5:30-7:00 pm in the Ballroom of The Whittemore House -- at 1526 New Hampshire Ave NW, one block from DuPont Circle Metro. Sponsored by the National Women's Foundation, in tandem with your iconic Kramer's bookstore.

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1526 New Hampshire Ave NW, The Whittemore House, Washington, United States

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