1. National Book Festival
Photo: Abby Brack/Library of Congress Photo
2. Washingtonian’s Best of Washington Party
Photo: Tony Brown/imijphoto.com for BizBash
3. The Week Opinion Awards Dinner
Photo: Geoff Chessman/ImageLink
4. The PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction Gala
Photo: James R. Brantley
5. Scripps National Spelling Bee
Photo: Mark Bowen/Scripps National Spelling Bee