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.
A Carnival of Snackery: Diaries 2003-2020
By David Sedaris
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Though witty, this volume isn’t the best starting point for Sedaris neophytes.
New collections to make life more lyrical.
The Young H.G. Wells: Changing the World
By Claire Tomalin
Sadly, the man at the center of this new biography remains largely invisible.
What do book lovers have queued up on their nightstands and ready to read before lights-out? We asked one of them, and here’s what she said.
A Long Way from Douala: A Novel
By Max Lobe; translated by Ros Schwartz
Buckle up for a wild, rowdy road trip through Cameroon.
An Interview with Lindsay Merbaum
By Megan Culhane Galbraith
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The writer talks mythology, erotic tension, and the absurdity of having a body.
Shelf Life: Chronicles of a Cairo Bookseller
By Nadia Wassef
The author packs an entire library’s worth of subjects into this captivating memoir.
To Be a Man
By Nicole Krauss
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This immersive collection brilliantly considers the raw material of the world.
