A look at what’s steaming up the shelves this month.
After the Fall: From the End of History to the Crisis of Democracy, How Politicians Broke Our World
By Ian Shapiro
An astute, sobering assessment of lawmakers’ blundering.
Passion & Presence
By Jupiter Berrysmith
Reflections on the Capital Love LitFest.
Frieda’s Song: A Novel
By Ellen Prentiss Campbell
A moving tale about the fine line between sanity and madness.
My Remarkable Journey: A Memoir
By Katherine Johnson with Joylette Hylick and Katherine Moore
The onetime “hidden figure” recounts her extraordinary path from the Jim Crow South to the halls of NASA.
The Story I Am
By Roger Rosenblatt
The acclaimed author and essayist mines his personal oeuvre in this winning compilation.
The Black Cabinet
By Jill Watts
An ambitious but ultimately unsatisfying exploration into little-known governmental figures from the New Deal era.
Antiquities
By Cynthia Ozick
The famed author ponders the fate of two cultures in her poignant seventh novel.
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.
How to Mars
By David Ebenbach
Despite its intriguing premise, this futuristic novel leaves too many issues unaddressed.
The Window Seat: Notes from a Life in Motion
By Aminatta Forna
This timely essay collection reminds us that we’re all citizens of the world.
