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Our Week in Reviews: 7/4/26

A recap of the books we’ve spotlighted in the past few days.

    Putin’s Sledgehammer

    Book Review

    Putin’s Sledgehammer

    By Candace Rondeaux

    An engrossing look at Yevgeny Prighozin’s soldiers-for-hire.

    Centroeuropa

    Book Review

    Centroeuropa

    By Vicente Luis Mora; translated by Rahul Bery

    A quirky fairytale replete with a witch, a giant, and lots of corpses.

    Book Review

    They’re Going to Love You: A Novel

    A young woman grapples with ballet and her complicated family.

    Washington, DC

    Need a Last-Minute Holiday Gift?

    Register your favorite scribe for the 2023 Washington Writers Conference!

    Book Review

    Novelist as a Vocation

    By Haruki Murakami; translated by Philip Gabriel and Ted Goossen

    Novelist as a Vocation

    A master offers insight into his craft.

    Author Q&A

    An Interview with Stephen Policoff

    By Mary Kay Zuravleff

    An Interview with Stephen Policoff

    The novelist talks ghosts, grief, and the birth of his alter ego.

    Beyond The Book

    6 Fun Kids’ Books for Chanukah

    Make the Festival of Lights more literary with these reads!

    Book Review

    The Last Days of Terranova

    By Manuel Rivas; translated by Jacob Rogers

    The Last Days of Terranova

    This challenging, surrealism-adjacent tale rewards readers’ efforts.

    Washington, DC

    Fun Facts about Susan Hawk

    Meet one of the agents attending the 2023 Washington Writers Conference!

    Book Review

    The Big Cheat

    By David Cay Johnston

    The Big Cheat

    The grift was real, but you already knew that.