James: A Novel

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James: A Novel

By Percival Everett

A sharp, welcome reimagining of Huck Finn.

Washington, DC
It’s Go Time!

The Washington Writers Conference starts Friday!

Out of the Darkness: The Germans, 1942-2022

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Out of the Darkness: The Germans, 1942-2022

By Frank Trentmann

How does a nation overcome its barbaric past?

Poetry Review

On Poetry: April 2024

New collections to make life more lyrical.

Book Review

The Jinn Daughter: A Novel

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

Washington, DC

Meet Our BIPOC Scholarship Recipients

Five honorees will attend the 2024 Washington Writers Conference for free!

Book Review

Starry Field: A Memoir of Lost History

An American woman untangles her Korean family’s past.

And the Banned Played On

The Ghosts of Slavery

The spectral, searing power of Toni Morrison’s Beloved.

Book Review

The Good Deed: A Novel

By Helen Benedict

The Good Deed: A Novel

Exploring the complexities of the refugee crisis and the human condition.

Book Review

The Politics of Fear: The Peculiar Persistence of American Paranoia

From Pizzagate to QAnon, conspiracy theories are nothing new.

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Never Sleep

By Fred Van Lente

Never Sleep

A female P.I. tries to foil an assassination plot against Lincoln.