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Picture Rob Dunn approaching his publisher: ‘I have an idea for a book about all the tiny insects, bacteria, and …
By Debra Bruno, The Washington Post Books Jan. 6, 2019 7:30 am2466d ago
Picture Rob Dunn approaching his publisher: ‘I have an idea for a book about all the tiny insects, bacteria, and …
By Jill Dougherty, The Washington Post Books Jan. 6, 2019 7:10 am2466d ago
On a short assignment in Libya in the fall of 2011, I caught a glimpse of foreign correspondent Marie Colvin …
By Nate Jackson, The Washington Post Books Jan. 6, 2019 7:00 am2466d ago
‘He is the glamour guy; the rich guy; the face of the franchise; and, when things go wrong, the guy …
By Michael Lindgren, The Washington Post Books Jan. 6, 2019 6:40 am2466d ago
November: Bent on fomenting trouble, my crafty and mischievous editor emails me asking if I’d like to write about a …
By Angela Haupt, The Washington Post Books Jan. 6, 2019 6:30 am2466d ago
They say out with the old and in with the new when the year turns, but don’t shelve last year’s …
By Michael Dirda, The Washington Post
Books Jan. 6, 2019 6:00 am2466d ago
Tales of magic and wonder and good triumphant: Could there be better reading for the afterglow of Christmas? Many of …
By E.J. Levy, The Washington Post
Books Dec. 29, 2018 6:14 pm2474d ago
When Princess Elizabeth’s engagement to Philip Mountbatten was announced in 1947, her wedding dress was the subject of speculation and …
By Rob Cline, correspondent
Books Jan. 2, 2019 12:21 pm2470d ago
In ‘The Frame-Up,” a comics writer is conscripted to use her geekery – which is both deep and wide – …
By Rob Cline, correspondent
Books Dec. 29, 2018 5:27 pm2474d ago
A chance encounter with a cop in a coffee shop shifts the focus of MG Martin’s life from writing comics …
By Lenny Bernstein, The Washington Post
Books Dec. 22, 2018 4:37 pm2481d ago
You’ll want to love Peter Sagal’s book, ‘The Incomplete Book of Running,” especially if you’re a runner and particularly if …
By Mitch Horowitz, The Washington Post
Books Dec. 22, 2018 4:36 pm2481d ago
America has a gratitude problem. Dozens of popular books and articles urge us to embrace the ‘power of gratitude” – …
By Lorraine Berry, The Washington Post
Books Dec. 22, 2018 4:35 pm2481d ago
The holidays are a thorny time for people who are recently bereaved. On the one hand, all the get-togethers supply …
By Rob Cline, correspondent
Books Dec. 22, 2018 4:20 pm2481d ago
In mid-2017, I declared Erik Therme’s third novel, ‘Roam,” his best book to date. His fourth novel, ‘Keep Her Close,” …
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