# Event Details - **Event Name**: Dark Reading Material by Jasper Fforde - **Event Start and End Date**: Tue, 06 Oct, 2026 at 07:00 pm – Tue, 06 Oct, 2026 at 08:00 pm (-04:00) - **Event Description**: Jasper Fforde makes his long awaited return to Lost City Books to celebrate his forthcoming book, DARK READING MATERIAL.About this EventAbout the book:Will literary Special Ops agent Thursday Next find her happy ending? The outrageous, heartfelt conclusion to the New York Times bestselling series, which began with The Eyre Affair, will have you, Dear Reader, laughing out loud.Ex-Literary Special Ops agent Thursday Next is embarking on her eighth and final fictional adventure, and she is well aware of the fact. The problem is, others are aware of it, too. Old foes and new are plotting a terrible revenge: to disrupt the narrative and make the last Thursday Next novel, Dark Reading Matter, not just unreadable but unpublishable. Thursday can’t let that happen, and needs to use all her guile and narrative trickery to unmask the antagonists.It won’t be easy. The Martians have broken out of their H. G. Wells novel and threaten both the real world and the BookWorld. Agents from a higher reality want unfettered access to the Dark Reading Matter, the realm where deleted books and unrealized literary ideas end up. A Gateway to Hell has opened up at Wantage’s Shakesmania, the nation’s second-worst Shakespeare theme park, and the cozy world of Enid Blyton has been hijacked by ultra-right-wing nationalists. With Reality Field Distortion experiments going haywire, a partially redacted donkey, a BookWorld on the brink of losing its imaginative energy to Big Tech and a murderous stamp collector with philaticide on their mind, Thursday has to navigate a tightrope of borderline unusable narrative devices to bring the series to a satisfying conclusion.It’s a tall order, but Thursday has several secret weapons: her own adaptability; her husband, Landen; a host of stalwart friends and ultimately the most loyal compatriots she can call upon—her readers.About the author:Jasper Fforde spent twenty years in the film business before debuting on the New York Times bestseller list with The Eyre Affair in 2001. Since then he has written another eighteen novels, including The Big Over Easy, The Constant Rabbit, Shades of Grey, and Red Side Story. Fforde lives and works in his adopted nation of Wales.The conversation partner will be announced by in due time.Accessibility note: This event is up two flights of stairs and Lost City Books does not have an elevator. Please contact events@lostcitybookstore.com with questions.Dato de accesibilidad: Este evento toma lugar en el segundo piso y Lost City Books no tiene ascensor. Favor de contactar events@lostcitybookstore.com con cualquiera duda. - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/washington/dark-reading-material-by-jasper-fforde/100001997047613170 - **Event Categories**: fitness, Art, literary-art, Entertainment, trips-adventures - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 0 ## Ticket Details - **Ticket Price Range**: min: 0, max: 0, currency: USD ## Event venue details - **city**: Washington - **state**: DC - **country**: United States - **location**: Lost City Books - **lat**: 38.9221659 - **long**: -77.0422849 - **full address**: Lost City Books, 2467 18th Street Northwest, Washington, United States ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: Dark Reading Material by Jasper Fforde - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events8/banners/1db71ad98e37ccb553a2e7b49fd9bef2c1765f02250f83cfa79fd985630f7407-rimg-w1200-h600-dc281828-gmir.jpg?v=1786743850 ## FAQs - **Q**: When and where is Dark Reading Material by Jasper Fforde being held? - **A:** Dark Reading Material by Jasper Fforde takes place on Tue, 06 Oct, 2026 at 07:00 pm to Tue, 06 Oct, 2026 at 08:00 pm at Lost City Books, 2467 18th Street Northwest, Washington, United States. - **Q**: Who is organizing Dark Reading Material by Jasper Fforde? - **A:** Dark Reading Material by Jasper Fforde is organized by Lost City Books. - **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me? - **A:** Dark Reading Material by Jasper Fforde is ideal for comedy fans, stand-up enthusiasts, and anyone looking for a dedicated session of curated laughs, professional acts, and sharp wit from seasoned performers. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Washington, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. 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