DC Noir at the Bar returns on Sunday night, May 3rd, at Jackie Lee’s!
Join us from 6:00 – 7:30 pm as eight DMV-based crime fiction writers scar you with selected readings from their work. Participants include:
- Kathleen Barber, whose novel Truth Be Told was adapted into a series on AppleTV by Reese Witherspoon’s media company
- Former decorated Alexandria police officer Mark Bergin
- Current President of the Mystery Writers of America, and lecturer at Georgetown University, Christopher Chambers
- Celebrated debut author and anthropologist Michelle L. Cullen
- Multiple award-winning writer, including a recent selection in the 2026 Best American Mystery and Suspense, Cheryl Head
- Frequent contributor to Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine LaToya Jovena
- Edgar Award nominee and social psychologist Vera Kurian
- Former journalist and novelist Aggie Blum Thompson
Hosted by E.A. Aymar (novelist and former reviewer for The Washington Post).
About D.C. Noir at the Bar
Since 2014, many of the DMV’s best crime fiction writers have participated in D.C.’s Noir at the Bar readings. Hosted by E.A. Aymar, the standing-room only, long-running series is traditionally held at the Wonderland Ballroom in Columbia Heights, but the event has been included in the AWP (Association of Writers and Writing Programs) Conference and even the National Book Festival. For those unfamiliar with this series, this article in CrimeReads is a terrific resource in explaining the Noir at the Bar concept, and why it’s such a good fit for the nation’s capital.
D.C.’s Noir at the Bar has also appeared in DCist (check it out HERE) and in a write-up by Oline Cogdill’s (one of crime fiction’s best reviewers and journalists) in a 3-part series about the rise of virtual events, with a focus on Noir at the Bar, HERE and HERE.
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