When the Smoke Cleared

By Kyla Sommers

When the Smoke Cleared

A detailed, challenging account of historic unrest in the District.

My Vietnam, Your Vietnam: A Father Flees. A Daughter Returns.

A family seeks to make sense of its complicated past.

The Girl from the Grand Hotel: A Novel

An American in pre-WWII France navigates a daunting mix of starlets and spies.

They Fell Like Stars from the Sky & Other Stories

By Sheikha Helawy; translated by Nancy Roberts

They Fell Like Stars from the Sky & Other Stories

Bedouin Palestinian women and girls find freedom amid oft-suffocating conditions.

Sociopath: A Memoir

By Patric Gagne

Sociopath: A Memoir

What does it feel like to be unfeeling?

Flight of the Wild Swan: A Novel

Before she became a metaphor, Florence Nightingale was a woman.

Losing Music

By John Cotter

Losing Music

A young man struggles as his world goes silent.

Once Upon a Prime

By Sarah Hart

Once Upon a Prime

A fascinating look at what stories and sums have in common.