By the Book: What Washingtonians Read In 2017
Emma Cline's "The Girls," Ta-Nehisi Coates'"Between the World and Me," and George Orwell's "1984" among the most read.
View ArticleJason Reynolds Is Revolutionizing the Art of Writing Characters
The author and Oxon Hill native's "Miles Morales: Spider-Man" novel is exceptional.
View ArticleIn His Debut Novel, Author Arvin Ahmadi Writes a Love Letter to D.C.
Ahmadi, a Northern Virginia native, just published his debut young adult novel "Down and Across."
View ArticleLocal Author Louise Farmer Smith Writes a Memoir About Her Family of Oklahoma...
"The Woman Without a Voice" chronicles a dark history of oppressed women.
View ArticleRead Fiction Books About Epic Snow Storms Today
Transport yourself to American prairie lands as the snow falls.
View ArticleMahoganyBooks, Anacostia's First New Bookstore in More Than 20 Years,...
MahoganyBooks doesn’t just want to put an end to Anacostia’s book desert, it wants to foster a community for black literature.
View ArticleRebecca Kauffman's The Gunners Is An Achievement In Emotion and Brevity
The Shenandoah Valley writer's second novel is a pseudo coming-of-age tale that evokes "Stand By Me" and "The Big Chill."
View ArticleGregg Easterbrook Argues That Things Aren't As Bad As They Seem In His New Book
The local author looks at the current state of things through an optimistic lens.
View ArticlePulitzer Winner Andrew Sean Greer Talks About His D.C. Roots and the Subtle...
Greer, a Rockville native, won the 2018 Pulitzer Prize in Fiction for his most recent novel, "Less."
View ArticleHow a Georgetown Student Published Her Epic Fantasy Debut—Before She Turned 22
Rebecca F. Kuang's "The Poppy War" blends her family’s history and supernatural elements.
View ArticleMaryland Native Mike Sacks's New Novel Is The Most Montgomery County Thing Ever
We spoke to Sacks about how unapologetically Maryland his newest novel is.
View ArticleElliot Ackerman's Waiting For Eden Interrogates Death and War
The local author's new novel is remarkable but raises more questions than it answers in its war-time narrative.
View ArticleIn Her New Book, Elizabeth White Tackles Myths of Unemployment
The local author opens up about getting beyond the denial, blame, and shame of being an under or unemployed professional when you ordinarily would be eyeing retirement.
View ArticleThe Perils of a Literary Pursuit Are Harrowing in Juliet Lapidos'Talent
The book is the fiction debut from the local writer and Atlantic editor.
View ArticleMaryland-Based Writer Laurie Loewenstein’s New Mystery Novel Evokes the...
"Death of a Rainmaker" is a genre mishmash set in the time of the Great Depression.
View ArticleHow Author Kwame Alexander Writes Children's Literature That Everyone Can Read
We spoke with the local author about how he got into writing, his work, and creating children's literature any age group can enjoy.
View ArticleLocal Author Cheryl Head's Catch Me When I’m Falling is A Modern Take on the...
A whodunit mystery propels the novel, but its central characters break the mold of numerous genre tropes.
View ArticleThe Queen is An In-Depth Study of the Notorious, Flamboyant Con Artist Linda...
Slate editor Josh Levin's book about the 'Welfare Queen' explores the woman behind the headlines.
View ArticleAmerican University Hosts the First Antiracist Book Festival
The festival is the first of its kind and the brainchild of Dr. Ibram X. Kendi.
View ArticleCourting Mr. Lincoln Casts a Legend in a Love Triangle
Louis Bayard's new novel is a complex portrait of courtship.
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