Dana Mashoian Walrath — The Book of Genocides - With Akshita Siddula — at Conn Ave

Dana Mashoian Walrath discusses *The Book of Genocides*, a graphic narrative that confronts ten major atrocities across five centuries and connects historical violence with ongoing struggles for justice. The book examines genocide as a land grab enabled by dehumanization, while calling for remembrance, repair, and resistance.

Walrath will be joined in conversation by Akshita Siddula. The event explores the book’s interactive visual design, which depicts how victims are dehumanized and then restores their humanity as the pages turn. Walrath is an award-winning writer and artist, a descendant of genocide survivors, and the author of *Aliceheimer’s* and *Like Water on Stone*. Siddula is a Baltimore-based leadership coach and consultant who teaches emerging public health leaders from underrepresented communities at George Washington University and previously cofounded Right to Health Action.

When: November 22, 2026

Showtime: 3:00 p.m.

Venue: Politics and Prose at 5015 Connecticut Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20008

Format: In-person event with a livestream option

Tickets: Free admission, with first-come, first-served seating

Featured book: *The Book of Genocides* by Dana Mashoian Walrath is available in paperback for $24.95.

Topics: The book addresses the mass slaughter of the First Peoples of the Americas; the persecution and killing of Black Americans; the devastation of Aboriginal Australians and Torres Strait Islanders; the Armenian genocide; the Holocaust; the Cambodian killing fields; the Rwandan genocide; the Bosnian genocide; the persecution of the Rohingya in Myanmar; and the genocide in Gaza.

Accessibility: To request accommodations or ask accessibility questions, email events@politics-prose.com, ideally at least one week before the event. The venue will make an effort to accommodate requests made up to the event time.