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.
This Is What America Looks Like
Edited by Caroline Bock and Jona Colson
A poignant, winning anthology born from a nationwide rallying cry.
An occasional series in which writers speak for themselves.
The Committed: A Novel
By Viet Thanh Nguyen
Though skillfully written, this buzzed-about sequel to The Sympathizer falls far short of its predecessor.
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This singular collection by late psychologist Leslie H. Farber offers elegant insights into the human condition.
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Take a peek at this Washington Writers Conference panel!
In Search of a Kingdom: Francis Drake, Elizabeth I, and the Perilous Birth of the British Empire
By Laurence Bergreen
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A page-turning account of a privateer rich in both contradictions and gold.
How We Read Now: Strategic Choices for Print, Screen, & Audio
By Naomi S. Baron
A well-researched, accessible treatise on all the ways we experience and absorb words.
The Glass Hotel
By Emily St. John Mandel
This haunting literary triumph links memory and guilt, greed and ambition, desire and desperation.
