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.
An Interview with Bruce Johnson
By Larry Matthews
The former WUSA anchor talks Kentucky, DC news, and his recent memoir.
Border Less: A Novel
By Namrata Poddar
A woman’s journey from call-center worker in Mumbai to successful American Desi is told in linked stories.
Sentence: Ten Years and a Thousand Books in Prison
By Daniel Genis
What can reading behind bars teach you?
Red Widow
By Alma Katsu
This gripping, authentic spy procedural is made even stronger by its mostly female cast of characters.
The Elephant of Belfast
By S. Kirk Walsh
A zookeeper in wartime Northern Ireland attempts to protect her charges.
An Ode to Joy (and Pain)
By Edgar Farr Russell III
A new collection rejects the subjugation of Black bodies.
The Marauders: Standing Up to Vigilantes in the American Borderlands
By Patrick Strickland
Meet the extralegal actors harassing immigrants and the brave folks pushing back.
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Check out this Washington Writers Conference panel!
