Passion & Presence
By Jupiter Berrysmith
Reflections on the Capital Love LitFest.
Do What You Fear Most: The History of the Velvet Underground
By Richie Unterberger
An illuminating account of the band that made Lou Reed famous.
The Big Easy looms large in James Lee Burke’s entertaining Dave Robicheaux series.
Pure Men: A Novel
By Mohamed Mbougar Sarr; translated by Lara Vergnaud
A Senegalese professor confronts his country’s homophobia.
An Interview with Laura Zigman
By Mary Kay Zuravleff
In her new book, the author turns a gimlet eye toward the publishing industry.
What They Stole: A Familicide Rooted in Intercountry Adoption
By Paige Towers
A brutal crime reveals the rot inside the Holt adoption agency.
Black Summers: Growing Up in the Urban Outdoors
Edited by Desiree Cooper
An expansive exploration of summertime Detroit.
Kuleana
By Sara Kehaulani Goo
The fight for an ancestral home unfolds amidst a history of dispossession.
A recap of the books we’ve spotlighted in the past few days.
Putin’s Sledgehammer
By Candace Rondeaux
An engrossing look at Yevgeny Prighozin’s soldiers-for-hire.
Centroeuropa
By Vicente Luis Mora; translated by Rahul Bery
A quirky fairytale replete with a witch, a giant, and lots of corpses.
