THE BIG BREAK (Voices of Takoma Authors) | A Busboys and Poets Presentation
Date and Time
Sep 12, 2023 6:00 pm
Location
Takoma
235 Carroll St NW, Washington, District of Columbia, 20012
Sep 12, 2023 6:00 pm
Takoma
The Big Break investigates how Washington works, and how different kinds of people try to make it work for them. Ben Terris presents an inside history of this crucial moment in Washington, reporting from exclusive parties, poker nights, fundraisers, secluded farms outside town and the halls of Congress; among the oddballs and opportunists and true believers. This book is about the people who see this moment as an opportunity to bet big—on their country or maybe just on themselves. It will take a close look at Washington’s bold-faced names as they try to get their bearings on the post-Trump (and possibly pre-Trump) landscape. And it will introduce readers to the behind-the-scenes players — MAGA pilgrims and Resistance flamekeepers and shapeshifting veterans — who believe they know what Washington, and America, must do if they’re going to survive, or even thrive.
Voices of Takoma Authors is an ongoing series of programs sponsored by Historic Takoma featuring presentations by local authors about their works, their approach to writing, and their inspirations, drawing on authors in the Takoma Authors collection. Voices of Takoma Authors provides an opportunity for the community to learn about their author neighbors and engage in discussions with them. While many of these discussions occur at Historic Takoma, Busboys and Poets Books Takoma is hosting some as well. For more, see Historic Takoma’s page: https://historictakoma.org/voices-of-takoma-authors/.
Ben Terris is joining us on the Busboys stage with Dave Zirin to share his experiences with journalism and writing his book. Copies of The Big Break will be available for purchase during and after the event, and Terris will be signing following the program.
This event is free and open to all. Our program begins at 6:00 pm, and will be followed by an audience Q&A. Copies of THE BIG BREAK will be available for purchase before and after the event. Please note that this event is IN PERSON and will NOT be livestreamed.
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Ben Terris is a political feature writer at The Washington Post and author of The Big Break: The Gamblers, Party Animals, and True Believers Trying to Win in Washington While America Loses Its Mind. Once, he went hog hunting with a member of Congress for a profile and ended up in the emergency room.
Dave Zirin is the sports editor at The Nation Magazine, their first sports editor in over 150 years of existence. In addition, he is a columnist for The Progressive Magazine and msnbc.com. He is the author of 11 books on the politics of sport, including most recently The Kaepernick Effect. In addition, he is the co-producer and writer of the new documentary, Behind the Shield: The Power and Politics of the NFL. Named one of UTNE Reader’s “50 Visionaries Who Are Changing Our World,” Zirin is a frequent guest on ESPN, MSNBC, and Democracy Now! He also hosts The Nation’s Edge of Sports podcast and Edge of Sports TV on The Real News Network.
Historic Takoma is a membership-based, all-volunteer, 501(c)3 non-profit organization, founded to preserve the heritage of Takoma Park, Maryland and the Takoma Park neighborhood of the District of Columbia through educational activities and the preservation of historic landmarks and artifacts, especially documentary archives.
