Jason Horowitz — The Italian Job: A Memoir of an American Reporter in Rome - with Maureen Dowd — at Conn Ave
Jason Horowitz presents *The Italian Job: A Memoir of an American Reporter in Rome*, a personal and journalistic tour through contemporary Italy, in conversation with Maureen Dowd. Drawing on his years as a Rome-based correspondent for *The New York Times*, Horowitz explores Italy’s history, scenery, cuisine, culture, and political life, including its responses to immigration, climate change, and an aging population.
The memoir follows Horowitz’s encounters with popes, prime ministers, fashion designers, cardinals, and engineers working to protect Venice from flooding. It also offers a more intimate perspective through his Italian wife and their two children. Horowitz is a senior European correspondent for *The New York Times* and previously served for nearly a decade as the paper’s Rome bureau chief. He was part of a team that became a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in international reporting and has also written for *The Washington Post*, *The New Yorker*, *GQ*, *Vogue*, and *Observer*. Dowd is a Pulitzer Prize-winning *New York Times* columnist, author of *Notorious*, *Bushworld*, *Are Men Necessary?*, and *The Year of Voting Dangerously*, and a commentator on politics and culture.
When: Monday, October 12, 2026
Showtime: 7:00 p.m.
Venue: Politics and Prose at 5015 Connecticut Avenue NW, 5015 Connecticut Ave NW, Washington, DC 20008
Format: The event page includes a livestream option in addition to the in-person event.
Participants: Jason Horowitz, in conversation with Maureen Dowd
Tickets: Free
Seating: Seating is first come, first served.
Accessibility: To request accommodations or ask about accessibility, email events@politics-prose.com, ideally at least one week before the event. The venue says it will make an effort to accommodate requests made up to the event.
Featured book: *The Italian Job: A Memoir of an American Reporter in Rome* by Jason Horowitz is listed as a new-release hardcover, published October 6, 2026. The listed price is $29.99, and its ISBN is 9781250363350.
Run time and ages: No duration or age guidance is listed.