Washington, DC
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

The Franklin Stove: An Unintended American Revolution

This excellent history covers far more than the Founder’s forays into home heating.

Author Q&A

An Interview with Samuel Ashworth

By Olivia Katrandjian

An Interview with Samuel Ashworth

The novelist talks haruspicy, how food mirrors our cultural ambitions, and why cadavers make him hungry.

Children’s Books

Children’s Book Roundup: April 2025

Big new titles perfect for the littles.

Book Review

Happy Land: A Novel

By Dolen Perkins-Valdez

Happy Land: A Novel

A DC woman discovers she’s heir to a long-ago, real-life Black kingdom.

Book Review

The Jinn Daughter

By Rania Hanna

The Jinn Daughter

A mother maneuvers the realm of death to save her daughter in this overly ambitious debut.

Book Review

The Politics of Fear

By Arthur Goldwag

The Politics of Fear

From Pizzagate to QAnon, conspiracy theories are nothing new.

Book Review

Beasts

By Ingvild Bjerkeland; translated by Rosie Hedger

Beasts

Norwegian siblings flee creatures that have precipitated society’s collapse.

Washington, DC

Presenting Washington Unbound

By Norah Vawter and Gregory Luce

Presenting Washington Unbound

Meet the DC area’s newest literary magazine!