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A Look Ahead: 6/21/26

A peek at what’s on tap this week.

    The Golden Road

    Book Review

    The Golden Road

    By William Dalrymple

    A sweeping new assessment of the Subcontinent’s star player.

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    Our Week in Reviews: 6/20/26

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

      Book Review

      Strange People on the Hill: How Extremism Tore Apart a Small American Town

      An oddly (and overly) personal account of tumult in West Virginia.

      Book Review

      The Keeper: A Novel

      By Tana French

      The Keeper: A Novel

      A superb, genre-defying conclusion to the author’s Cal Hooper trilogy.

      Children’s Books

      Children’s Book Roundup: April 2026

      Big new titles perfect for the littles.

      Book Review

      Mutiny: The Rise and Revolt of the College-Educated Working Class

      That bachelor’s degree doesn’t go as far as it used to.

      Book Review

      Happy Land

      By Dolen Perkins-Valdez

      Happy Land

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

      Book Review

      The Mesopotamian Riddle

      By Joshua Hammer

      The Mesopotamian Riddle

      An overabundance of detail hobbles what could’ve been an absorbing saga.

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      Our Week in Reviews: 4/18/26

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

      Book News

      The Whiting Foundation Honors Emerging Writers

      Its recent awards support 10 promising authors.