Politics & Prose, the Washington, D.C., bookstore owned by two Washington Post alumni, is hosting "A Tribute to Book World," the Post's book section that was shut down in the big layoffs announced two weeks ago. A "tribute to the many reviews the section carried over the years and all it did to serve the reading public," the event will feature a group of former Book World editors and contributors. They include Ron Charles, Michael Dirda, Rita Dove, John Williams, Steve Coll, Bob Woodward, Louis Bayard, Nora Krug, and more. The event will be held at the Connecticut Avenue store at 5 p.m. this coming Saturday, February 21, and will be livestreamed.
