The Assault on Meaning

George Orwell’s prophetic vision in 1984.

Our Week in Reviews: 3/28/26

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

Robert Gwaltney in Conversation with Jeffrey Dale Lofton

The author of Sing Down the Moon comes to DC on Mon., Mar. 30th, at 7 p.m.!

Podcast: Jon Meacham

An occasional series in which writers speak for themselves.

Spotlight on a Panel: “Debut Authors: How They Did It.”

Look what’s happening at the 2026 Washington Writers Conference!

Dead Men Tell No Tales

But a recently murdered one once wrote a plausible crime novel.

The Universal Language of Literature

Reading Wuthering Heights with a group of juvenile offenders.

Raising a Reader Workshop

Learn how to instill a lifelong love of books in your kids on Tues., Mar. 24th, at 6:30 p.m.!