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A Look Ahead: 6/7/26

A peek at what’s on tap this week.

    Slither

    Book Review

    Slither

    By Stephen S. Hall

    If not Satan, why Satan-shaped?

    Feature
    Our Week in Reviews: 6/6/26

    A recap of the books we’ve spotlighted in the past few days.

      Book Review

      The Devils Came in from the Country

      By James Anderson O’Neal

      The Devils Came in from the Country

      In modern-day Liberia, it’s possible — though not easy — to go home again.

      Podcast

      Authors on Audio: A Conversation with David M. Rubenstein

      An occasional series in which writers speak for themselves.

      Book Review

      Author Q&A

      An Interview with Randi Hutter Epstein

      The physician talks hormones, health literacy, and the trouble with "endopreneurs."

      Book Review

      A Castle in Wartime: One Family, Their Missing Sons, and the Fight to Defeat the Nazis

      A captive German mother’s tribulations amid the final throes of the Reich.

      Washington, DC

      Present Perfect

      By Danielle Stonehirsch

      Present Perfect

      Surprise your favorite scribe with a spot at the Washington Writers Conference!

      Book Review

      The Deserter: A Novel

      By Nelson DeMille & Alex DeMille

      The Deserter: A Novel

      Only avid fans will get through this overly long, dialogue-heavy thriller.

      Book News

      A Novel Pursuit

      By Matthew Kirschenbaum

      A Novel Pursuit

      A look inside UMD’s innovative BookLab