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.
Matrix: A Novel
By Lauren Groff
Banished to a nunnery, a headstrong 12th-century girl discovers her strength.
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The All-Consuming World
By Cassandra Khaw
Murderous clones are for hire in this vicious — and viscous — biopunk novel.
Graceland, at Last: Notes on Hope and Heartache from the American South
By Margaret Renkl
A longtime Tennessean considers her homeland in this sharp-eyed essay collection.
The Failed Promise: Reconstruction, Frederick Douglass, and the Impeachment of Andrew Johnson
By Robert S. Levine
A valuable, fresh look at a dark chapter in American history.
The journalist talks swimsuits, scandals, and the fading allure of Miss America.
We March at Midnight: A War Memoir
By Ray McPadden
A searing recollection of life on the battlefield.
From Pandemic to Publishing
By Courtney LeBlanc
Why I launched an indie poetry label during quarantine.
