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.
Real Estate: A Living Autobiography
By Deborah Levy
A master of the philosophical memoir ponders the concept of “home.”
What About the Baby?: Some Thoughts on the Art of Fiction
By Alice McDermott
A master of understated storytelling offers her insights on the craft.
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.
In All Good Faith: A Novel
By Liza Nash Taylor
Two very different women discover their own strength in the Depression-era South.
An Interview with Michael A. Beer
By Jim Schulman
The writer and peace activist discusses the evolving ways in which aggrieved people are advancing their causes.
Burning Man: The Trials of D.H. Lawrence
By Frances Wilson
An unusual, challenging portrait of the once-canonical author.
Burn it down or grow up and save it?
Hamnet
By Maggie O’Farrell
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A masterful reimagining of the life — and death — of the Bard’s only son.
