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Preorder your books below for The Assembly fundraiser hosted at Motorco on Wednesday, October 8, 2025 at 6pm! Doors will open at 5:30pm. For more information about the event, and to purchase your ticket, visit
https://motorcomusic.com/event/books-beer-and-politics/
The books will be unsigned and available for pickup at the event, where customers will have an opportunity to meet the authors and have their books signed after the talk. The signing line will begin around 7:15pm.
Join three of the sharpest minds in journalism for drinks and a lively conversation at Motorco, a Durham music hall, as they discuss their work, the stories behind their books, and the vital role of journalism in our democracy. Attendees will have a chance to ask questions and enjoy a relaxed atmosphere where thoughtful dialogue and community connection take center stage. All proceeds from ticket sales will support The Assembly’s mission to strengthen local journalism in North Carolina.
Frank Bruni has been a prominent journalist for more than three decades, including more than twenty-five years at The New York Times, in roles as diverse as op-ed columnist, White House correspondent, Rome bureau chief, and chief restaurant critic. He is the author of four New York Times bestsellers. In July 2021, he became a full professor at Duke University, teaching in the school of public policy. He currently writes his popular weekly newsletter for the Times and produces additional essays as one of the newspaper’s Contributing Opinion Writers. Contact him on X: @FrankBruni; Facebook: @FrankBruniNYT; Instagram/Threads: @FrankABruni64 or his website Frank.Bruni.com.
Bill Adair is an award-winning journalist and educator. He is the creator of PolitiFact and cofounder of the International Fact-Checking Network. In 2013, he became the Knight Professor of the Practice of Journalism and Public Policy at Duke University. His awards include the Pulitzer Prize for National Reporting (with the PolitiFact staff), the Manship Prize for New Media in Democratic Discourse, and the Everett Dirksen Award for Distinguished Coverage of Congress.
David A. Graham is a staff writer at The Atlantic, where he covers politics and national affairs. He won the Toner Prize for Excellence in National Political Reporting for his coverage of the 2020 presidential election. Before joining The Atlantic, he reported for Newsweek, The Daily Beast, The Wall Street Journal, and The National.
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