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.

    Feature

    The Washington Writers Conference Presents Barry Svrluga

    Meet one of the renowned participants in Books Alive! 2016

    Book Review

    All Stories Are Love Stories: A Novel

    A stunning tale of perseverance and affection in the face of disaster

    Author Q&A

    A Conversation with Kristopher Jansma

    The much-lauded young author talks about his latest novel, Why We Came to the City.

    Book Review

    Distant Light

    By Antonio Moresco; translated by Richard Dixon

    Distant Light

    A mysterious tale that probes life and death through the prism of the natural world

    Book Review

    The Advocate’s Daughter: A Thriller

    A murder mystery unfolds amid the power and intrigue of Washington, DC

    Local

    An Evening with Jim Lehrer

    A special 40th-anniversary event at the Writer’s Center in Bethesda

    Book Review

    The Abundance: Narrative Essays Old and New

    An American writing giant is back with a sublime collection

    Book Review

    By Barney Hoskyns

    Small Town Talk: Bob Dylan, The Band, Van Morrison, Janis Joplin, Jimi Hendrix & Friends in the Wi

    When sex, drugs, and (folk) rock ‘n’ roll took up residence in a sleepy New York village