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The Making of a Lifetime Achievement Award

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Looking for Frank Wills: A Novel

Book Review

Looking for Frank Wills: A Novel

By Wesley Brown

A fresh perspective on Watergate’s forgotten hero.

Strangers: A Memoir of Marriage

Book Review

Strangers: A Memoir of Marriage

By Belle Burden

A wronged wife finally finds her voice.

Book Review

Mark Twain

By Ron Chernow

Mark Twain

This stellar biography doesn’t shy away from revealing its subject’s darker side.

Essay

Overcoming Imposter Syndrome

How the DMV helped forge my path as a “real” poet.

Book Review

Fat Leonard

By Craig Whitlock

Fat Leonard

A sickening scandal made possible with help from America’s finest.

Book Review

Newshawks in Berlin

By Larry Heinzerling and Randy Herschaft with Ann Cooper

Newshawks in Berlin

Ignoring atrocities in the name of access.

Book Review

City of Fiction: A Novel of Love and Violence in a Time of Change

Fate looms over all in this dark, ethereal tale from China.

Book Review

Boat Baby: A Memoir

By Vicky Nguyen

Boat Baby: A Memoir

A sincere, somewhat bland account of achieving the American Dream.

Poetry Review

Canadian Collections: May 2025

A roundup of recent poetry from the north.

Podcast

Authors on Audio: Steve Paul

An occasional series in which writers speak for themselves.