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.
How the West Stole Democracy from the Arabs
By Elizabeth F. Thompson
Long-ago broken promises and abandoned agreements reverberate yet today.
Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982
By Cho Nam-joo; translated by Jamie Chang
A case history of a South Korean Everywoman driven to the brink by misogyny.
Open Water
By Caleb Azumah Nelson
This lyrical debut speaks to the universality — and complexity — of love in its many forms.
Girlhood
By Melissa Febos
This thought-provoking essay collection lays bare some of the many hurdles and paradoxes faced by women young and old.
Why the iconic French city looms so large in life and literature.
Finding Napoleon: A Novel
By Margaret Rodenberg
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The deposed French ruler writes a new chapter while exiled on St. Helena.
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An occasional series in which writers speak for themselves.
Use Your Words
By Amy Freeman
…And let the Writer’s Center show you how!
