November 22, 2026 | Reston's Used Book Shop
Join the Washington Writers’ Publishing House at the Reston’s Used Book Shop on Sunday, November 22 at 5:30 pm for a special end-of-season reading with Caroline Bock, Jona Colson, Len Kruger, Cynthia Folcarelli, Susan Bucci Mockler, hosted by Nathan Leslie. A joyful reading sharing the power of love and our WWPH community with all! Open Mic too (limited spots, comes early!). Free and all are invited. Find out how you can get published with the Washington Writers’ Publishing House! Here’s more about the authors:
Caroline Bock is the author of THE OTHER BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE (Regal House Publishing, 2026), inspired by her two-decade career as a marketing and public relations executive in cable television, notably at Bravo, IFC, and IFC Films. She is also the author of the young adult novels LIE and Before My Eyes (St. Martin’s Press), and the award-winning short story collection Carry Her Home (WWPH). She graduated from Syracuse University, where she studied creative writing with Raymond Carver and Tobias Wolff, and earned an MFA in Fiction from the City College of New York. She is the co-president and prose editor at the Washington Writers’ Publishing House. More here www.carolinebockofficialauthor.site
Jona Colson is a poet, educator, and translator, and is the author of Said Through Glass (Washington Writers’ Publishing House Jean Feldman Poetry Prize, 2018). He is also the translator of Aguas/Waters by Miguel Avero and the co-editor of America’s Future: poetry and prose in response to today (2025). He is the co-president and poetry editor at the Washington Writers’ Publishing House.
Cynthia Folcarelli lives in Washington, DC. Her short fiction has previously appeared in publications including Pembroke Magazine and Electric Grace. When she’s not writing fiction, she’s advocating for housing and services for people experiencing homelessness.
Len Kruger’s debut novel, Bad Questions, was the winner of the 2023 Washington Writers’ Publishing House Fiction Award and a 2023 Foreword INDIES finalist. His short fiction has appeared in Zoetrope-All Story, The Barcelona Review, Splonk, Potomac Review, Gargoyle, and elsewhere. His work has also appeared in various anthologies, including This is What America Looks Like and America’s Future (Washington Writers’ Publishing House), and Beltway: An Anthology of Writers from the Washington, DC Metro Area (Night Ginkgo Press). He lives in Washington, D.C.
Susan Bucci Mockler’s poetry has twice been nominated for a Pushcart Prize. Her work has appeared in appeared in Poet Lore, The Northern Virginia Review, Gargoyle, The Delmarva Review, The Beltway Poetry Quarterly, The Cortland Review, The Paterson Literary Review, Lunch Ticket, Voices in Italian Americana, the Maryland Literary Review, and several anthologies. Her full-length collection, Covenant (With), was published by Kelsay Books in 2022. She teaches writing at Howard University.
