Emily St. John mandel — Exit Party - with Ron Charles — at St. Paul's

Emily St. John Mandel, the acclaimed author of *Station Eleven* and *Sea of Tranquility*, will appear in conversation with longtime book critic Ron Charles to discuss her new novel *Exit Party*. The event, hosted by Politics and Prose Bookstore, takes place offsite at St. Paul’s in Washington, D.C., and is a ticketed, partnered event. The novel is set in a post-collapse Los Angeles in 2031, where peacekeeping troops have withdrawn, and follows Ari Waker as she investigates the mysterious disappearance of a party host, unraveling a story that spans a fractured America, a Greek resort, a domed Paris, and a lunar colony. It is described as a literary feat about safety, surveillance, resilience, and cataclysmic change.

Date: Tuesday, July 7, 2026

Time: 7:00 PM

Venue: St. Paul’s, 4900 Connecticut Ave NW, Washington, DC 20008 (offsite event hosted by Politics and Prose)

Tickets: Available for purchase; the event is ticketed and partnered (price not specified in promotion)

In conversation with: Ron Charles, former book critic for The Christian Science Monitor and The Washington Post, now writing about books on Substack

Featured book: *Exit Party: A Novel* by Emily St. John Mandel (Knopf, September 2026, hardcover $30.00). Available for preorder at the event

Author background: Emily St. John Mandel is the author of six novels, including *Sea of Tranquility*, *The Glass Hotel*, and *Station Eleven*, which was a National Book Award finalist, won the Arthur C. Clarke Award, and was adapted as a limited series on HBO Max. She lives in New York City and Los Angeles.

Note: This event is presented by Politics and Prose; it is an offsite, ticketed program. No age restrictions or run time were provided in the listing.