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Joanna Quinn’s “The Whalebone Theatre” breathlessly follows a trio of British youngsters from frolics on the beach to service and spycraft.BY ALEXANDRA JACOBS | NYTimes Boo… Read More

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Namwali Serpell's second novel follows a woman grieving the loss of her brother.By Jake Cline | Washington Post Book World | Disclosure Read More

In his memoir, poet Javier Zamora recounts in gripping detail his boyhood travels from El Salvador to the United States.By Steven V. Roberts | Washington Post Book World | Disclosure Read More

His career, ranging from literature to finance to war, and from France to Afghanistan, seemed to cover every interest and issue of his exalted social class.BY ALEX TRAUB | NYTimes Books | Di… Read More

In a new book, the historian Orlando Figes argues that the war on Ukraine is only the latest instance of a nation twisting the past to justify its future.BY GREGORY FEIFER | NYTimes Books |… Read More

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DeWitt is a master of the witty fable, and she pulls off her trick here through marvelous specificity of voice and a plot that hums like German machinery.By Julius Taranto | Washington Post… Read More

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Many books have been written about Queen Elizabeth II. One of them explored how she frequently appeared to her subjects in their sleep.By Dennis Duncan | Washington Post Books | Disclosure Read More

Richard Osman's "The Bullet that Missed" reconvenes his septuagenarian crime fighters.By Malcolm Forbes | Washington Post Books | Disclosure Read More

Pat Buchanan, Newt Gingrich, Rush Limbaugh and other figures extolled Ronald Reagan but led the Republican Party away from his principles, Nicole Hemmer argues.By Michael Bobelian | Washingt… Read More

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His books sold nearly 9 million copies around the world with intricate and multilayered plots of crime, espionage and moral quandaries.By Brian Murphy | Washington Post Books | Disclosure Read More

"My Government Means to Kill Me" follows a gay, Black activist in 1980s New York.By Ilana Masad | Washington Post Books | Disclosure Read More

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Titles for many tastes: a posthumous memoir by Michael K. Williams, a new recording of an 18th-century romance and a sweeping African novelBy Katherine A. Powers | Washington Post Books | Di… Read More

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Her dispatches from Baghdad during the U.S. airstrikes and ground assault in 2003 brought vivid accounts of the war's toll and the Pentagon's future struggles.By Brian Murphy | Washington Po… Read More

Buckley’s “Has Anyone Seen My Toes?,” a novel about a screenwriter who’s gone off the rails, takes aim at pandemic-fueled neuroses.By Mark Athitakis  | Washing… Read More

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Alongside heartbreaking snapshots of kids' challenges as schools closed, Anya Kamenetz explains the systemic failures that made so many vulnerable.By Hannah Natanson | Washington Post Books… Read More

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"In the Black Fantastic" has gotten rave reviews. Now there's a companion book by curator Ekow Eshun.By Stephanie Merry | Washington Post Books | Disclosure Read More

James Hannaham’s new novel imagines a convict’s fateful re-entry into a much-changed Brooklyn.BY JOHN IRVING | NYTimes Books | Disclosure Read More

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"Dopesick" author Beth Macy profiles the volunteers and outreach workers who bring hope, not judgment, to drug users.By Nancy D. Campbell | Washington Post Books | Disclosure Read More

In ‘Slaying the Dragon,’ Ben Riggs chronicles the rise and fall of the company behind the granddaddy of role-playing gamesBy Elizabeth Hand | Washington Post Books | Disclosure Read More

Promising an inside view of the White House, the book actually exposes Kushner's mind-set and values.By Elizabeth Spiers | Washington Post Books | Disclosure Read More

In South Africa's challenges, Eve Fairbanks sees parallels to the U.S. efforts to undo white supremacy.By Paul C. Taylor | Washington Post Books | Disclosure Read More

Inequalities in American society put people at risk for illness and also make them more likely to be punished for it, writes journalist Steven W. Thrasher.By Sarah Carr | Washington Post Boo… Read More

Inequalities in American society put people at risk for illness and also make them more likely to be punished for it, writes journalist Steven W. Thrasher.By Sarah Carr | Washington Post Boo… Read More

"Knocking Myself Up," Michelle Tea’s "memoir of (in)fertility," will resonate across generations.By Meredith Maran | Washington Post Books | Disclosure Read More

“Love Hypothesis” author Ali Hazelwood didn’t intend to keep her scientist identity separate from her author identity. She didn’t intend to become an author.By Stepha… Read More

The story of how a respected auto executive became a criminal suspect, then a fugitive.By Joe Nocera | Washington Post Books | Disclosure Read More

O'Rourke, the Democratic candidate for governor, presents himself as a listener and an advocate for the state's progressive activists.By Lee Drutman | Washington Post Books | Disclosure Read More

Paul Pringle's work exposed serious abuses at the University of Southern California, but the dispute with his former co-workers may overshadow his book.By Cara Fitzpatrick | Washington Post… Read More

Going behind the scenes of the count, Dan Bouk reveals a flawed process, political motives and, yet, an impressive achievement.By Karen Sandstrom | Washington Post Books | Disclosure Read More

Olivier Guez's "The Disappearance of Josef Mengele," translated by Georgia de Chamberet, is a grueling read.By Diane Cole | Washington Post Books | Disclosure Read More

She burst onto the literary scene in 1985 with her debut novel, “Face,” and later grappled with the immigrant experience and dangers of the nuclear age.By Emily Langer | Washingt… Read More

The British novelist's first book sold more than 15 million copies and was adapted into a hit movie starring Robert Redford.By Harrison Smith | Washington Post Books | Disclosure Read More

In 1992, Salman Rushdie took a secret trip to Washington to plead for help.By Al Kamen | Washington Post Books | Disclosure Read More

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Historian Elisabeth Griffith includes divisions alongside victories in this rich, intersectional account of the struggle for equality.By Connie Schultz | Washington Post Books | Disclosure Read More

David Maraniss shows how the legendary athlete was celebrated, belittled and exploited.By Aram Goudsouzian | Washington Post Books | Disclosure Read More

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Marine veteran Elliot Ackerman, who helped evacuate Afghans, reflects on the war's flawed decisions, moments of kindness and "disastrous" end.By Carter Malkasian | Washington Post Books | Di… Read More

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Director and screenwriter Ron Shelton shares quirky details about the making of the movie, and illuminates its themes of aging and regret.By Chandra Manning | Washington Post Books | Disclos… Read More

Quantum cosmologist Laura Mersini-Houghton winds back the clock to ponder the origin of our universe's origin.By Daniel Stone | Washington Post Books | Disclosure Read More

Dana Milbank identifies Gingrich as the culprit who began steering the GOP away from Reagan and toward Trump.By Christopher Buckley | Washington Post Books | Disclosure Read More

Victoria Shepherd explains some of psychology's landmark cases with empathy and understanding.By Lucinda Robb | Washington Post Books | Disclosure Read More

Susan Coll’s new novel makes clever use of her experience working in one of the country’s foremost independent bookstores.By Kerri Maher | Washington Post Books | Disclosure Read More

Ella Risbridger’s new book beautifully explores the consolations of friendship and cooking (recipes included).By Jennifer Reese | Washington Post Books | Disclosure Read More

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In “Acceptance,” Emi Nietfeld pushes back against the American presumption that survival should depend on personal excellence.BY JORDAN KISNER | NYTimes Books | Disclosure Read More

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Covid-19 deaths are a symptom of many other social ills, including inequality, federalism and factory farms, John Ehrenreich argues.By Andy Slavitt | Washington Post Books | Disclosure Read More

Using newly opened Vatican archives, David I. Kertzer presents a comprehensive account of the failures of Pope Pius XII.By John Loughery | Washington Post Books | Disclosure Read More

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Graham Robb brings 2,000 years of history to life, weaving in rich details and forgotten characters.By Elaine Sciolino | Washington Post Books | Disclosure Read More

In “The Measure,” Nikki Erlick shows what happens when adults across the globe are presented with the opportunity to learn when they will die.BY ELISABETH EGAN | NYTimes Books |… Read More

The rot runs deep in George Dawes Green’s long-awaited fourth novel.BY SARAH WEINMAN | NYTimes Books | Disclosure Read More

In “The Inheritors,” Eve Fairbanks writes about South Africa’s racial reckoning through intimate portraits of those involved.BY JENNIFER SZALAI | NYTimes Books | Disclosure Read More

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'Mercury Pictures Presents’ shows how war affects the lives of a cast of characters connected through a Hollywood studioBy Ron Charles | Washington Post Books | Disclosure Read More

“The Boys” begins with a letter from a bike touring company, asking the main character not to sign up for another trip. Why?BY WEIKE WANG | NYTimes Books | Disclosure Read More

Roving grammarian Ellen Jovin helps settle questions about commas, split infinitives and more in “Rebel With a Clause”By Dennis Duncan | Washington Post Books | Disclosure Read More

Fariha Róisín’s “Who Is Wellness For?” explores the cultural appropriation and commodification of a basic need — and how that can be changed.By Sylvia C… Read More

The essays in “How to Read Now” pose earnest questions about interpretation, inheritance and human understanding.BY JANE HU | NYTimes Books | Disclosure Read More

In defense of authenticity, she influenced generations of chefs and deplored Americans’ fast-food experience of wan tacos and overseasoned enchiladas.By Bonnie S. Benwick | Washington… Read More

Natasha Pulley grounds her latest novel in a 20th-century event: a 1957 nuclear explosion in the Soviet Union.By Wendy Smith | Washington Post Books | Disclosure Read More

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When Matt Query began writing the horror story “My Wife and I Bought a Ranch” on Reddit's r/NoSleep, he didn't realize what it might become.By Jess Eng | Washington Post Books |… Read More

George Dawes Green’s new novel hammers home the ugliness undergirding the city’s flowery, fashionable beauty.BY ALEXANDRA JACOBS | NYTimes Books | Disclosure Read More

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In Ruth Ware’s “It Girl,” a woman whose college roommate was murdered decides to reinvestigate the case.BY SARAH LYALL | NYTimes Books | Disclosure Read More

Cocktails, an addiction to erotica, workplace harassment and more.BY ALEX BEGGS | NYTimes Books | Disclosure Read More

In "The Displacements," a hurricane destroys Miami and makes millions of Americans homeless.By Ron Charles | Washington Post Books | Disclosure Read More

Elvia Wilk’s essay collection is “fan nonfiction” that takes on myriad kinds of world-building.BY BIJAN STEPHEN | NYTimes Books | Disclosure Read More

In his grouchy, funny memoir, “A Factotum in the Book Trade,” Marius Kociejowski writes about what a good bookstore should feel like, famous customers he’s served and more… Read More

Erika L. Sánchez's insightful memoir might not resonate with the easily offended. But those looking for an unfiltered, feel-good story will find it here.By Keishel Williams | Washingt… Read More

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Cash has long trumped morals in the United Kingdom, Oliver Bullough asserts.By Balaji Ravichandran  | Washington Post Books | Disclosure Read More

Ken Auletta widens the lens on the sordid tale and inadvertently humanizes its villain.By Caetlin Benson-Allott | Washington Post Books | Disclosure Read More

Fifty years ago, the book dotting every beach towel was Richard Bach’s best-selling novel, “Jonathan Livingston Seagull.”BY TINA JORDAN | NYTimes Books | Disclosure Read More