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A Look Ahead: 6/7/26

A peek at what’s on tap this week.

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    Slither

    By Stephen S. Hall

    If not Satan, why Satan-shaped?

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    Our Week in Reviews: 6/6/26

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

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      Shame: How America’s Past Sins Have Polarized Our Country

      A diagnosis of our nation's fissures that misses the mark.

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      Book Review

      Risk: A Novel

      By C.K. Stead

      Risk: A Novel

      In this quiet, tightly woven tale, a middle-aged Kiwi gambles that he’ll be able to make a new life in post-9/11 London.

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      You Should’ve Been at Books Alive!

      A recap of this year’s Washington Writers Conference

      Beyond The Book

      We Need Diverse Books!

      A grassroots organization brings its message to Frederick.

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      The Harder They Come: A Novel

      Right-wing separatists, mental illness, and murder share center stage in this taut, dark tale.

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      King John and the Road to Magna Carta

      Though fact-filled, this biography sheds little new light on a complex monarch.

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      Cookbook Roundup: April 2015

      A look at what’s simmerin’ on the shelves this month.