Beyond The Book
Sneak Preview: Summer 2026

A baker’s dozen promising new titles.

    Questions 27 & 28: A Novel

    Book Review

    Questions 27 & 28: A Novel

    By Karen Tei Yamashita

    The fallout from Japanese internment camps ripples across decades.

    To See Beyond: Essays

    Book Review

    To See Beyond: Essays

    By Anna Badkhen

    An expansive consideration of who we are and what we stand to lose.

    Author Q&A

    An Interview with Janice Y.K. Lee

    The bestselling novelist discusses her latest work, The Expatriates

    Book Review

    Be Frank with Me: A Novel

    By Julia Claiborne Johnson

    Be Frank with Me: A Novel

    The story of a little boy with a big personality

    Feature

    3 Washington Writers Conference Success Stories

    These authors landed book contracts after attending the annual event!

    Book Review

    The Evening Spider: A Novel

    By Emily Arsenault

    The Evening Spider: A Novel

    This otherwise decent ghost story is undermined by too many murky details

    Book Review

    Welcome Thieves: Stories

    By Sean Beaudoin

    Welcome Thieves: Stories

    A ragtag collection of challenging, off-the-wall, brilliant tales.

    Essay

    A Critical Clarifier

    By J.B. Rivard

    A Critical Clarifier

    Do we need another historical-fiction category?

    Book Review

    Toni Tennille: A Memoir

    By Toni Tennille, with Caroline Tennille St. Clair

    Toni Tennille: A Memoir

    A star whose effervescent onstage persona masked deep personal despair

    Feature

    My Dinner with Pat Conroy

    By Ronald Goldfarb

    My Dinner with Pat Conroy

    Recalling an encounter with the legendary, late writer