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A Look Ahead: 6/28/26

A peek at what’s on tap this week.

    Behold the Bird in Flight

    Book Review

    Behold the Bird in Flight

    By Terri Lewis

    A young girl’s impetuous decision alters the course of her life.

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    Our Week in Reviews: 6/27/26

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

      Book Review

      Twisting in Air: The Sensational Rise of a Hollywood Falling Horse

      A scintillating, sickening look at how we used to treat movie mounts.

      Book Review

      The City and Its Uncertain Walls: A Novel

      By Haruki Murakami; translated by Philip Gabriel

      The City and Its Uncertain Walls: A Novel

      A trippy, cerebral tale from the master of trippy, cerebral tales.

      Poetry Review

      On Poetry: November 2024

      New collections to make life more lyrical.

      And the Banned Played On

      Uncensored Shelves

      A new Bethesda library spotlights targeted books.

      Book Review

      The Magnificent Ruins: A Novel

      An Americanized daughter returns to her dysfunctional family in Kolkata.

      Book Review

      The Price of Power: How Mitch McConnell Mastered the Senate, Changed America, and Lost His Party

      The Kentucky senator long intended to bend Congress to his will.

      Author Q&A

      An Interview with David Rowell

      The writer talks conformity, Flock of Seagulls haircuts, and our aversion to new material.

      Book Review

      Thoreau’s God

      By Richard Higgins

      Thoreau’s God

      This one’s a heavy lift, but it just might help you connect with the divine.