By now, much has been written about the newsier, juicier parts of Michelle Obama’s memoir, ‘Becoming.” Her anger at Donald …
By Laurie Hertzel, Star Tribune (Minneapolis) Books Dec. 1, 2018 10:15 pm2502d ago
By now, much has been written about the newsier, juicier parts of Michelle Obama’s memoir, ‘Becoming.” Her anger at Donald …
By Ron Charles, The Washington Post Books Dec. 1, 2018 9:54 pm2502d ago
Someone needs to check Joyce Carol Oates’ garage for a De-Lorean. Her new novel, ‘Hazards of Time Travel,” seems to …
By Maureen Corrigan, The Washington Post Books Dec. 1, 2018 9:52 pm2502d ago
‘Kingdom of the Blind” is the 14th mystery in the Inspector Gamache series – and it’s a spellbinder. But such …
By Terri LeBlanc, correspondent Books Dec. 1, 2018 4:15 pm2502d ago
On the surface, ‘The Witch of Willow Hall” by Hester Fox appears to be the perfect fall read. The book …
By Terri LeBlanc, correspondent Books Dec. 1, 2018 4:00 pm2502d ago
Despite being set during the Great Depression, ‘The Amazing Adventures of Aaron Broom is a delightful read. Some books, set …
By Rob Cline, correspondent
Books Dec. 1, 2018 3:36 pm2502d ago
This year marks the 50th anniversary of the Prague Spring, a moment of hope for political reform in Czechoslovakia that …
By Laura Farmer, correspondent
Books Dec. 1, 2018 3:35 pm2502d ago
The literary world lost one of its greats this year when Mexican author Sergio Pitol died at age 85. Known …
By Laura Farmer, correspondent
Books Nov. 26, 2018 11:02 am2507d ago
While renowned Japanese author Yukio Mishima may have died a spectacular death in 1970 at the age of 45, his …
By Sibbie O’Sullivan, The Washington Post
Books Nov. 25, 2018 12:36 am2509d ago
When was the last time you said of a book of poetry, ‘I couldn’t put it down?” Well, now’s your …
By Stephanie Merry, The Washington Post
Books Nov. 24, 2018 6:35 pm2509d ago
‘Game of Thrones” author George R.R. Martin released a new book this week, but it wasn’t the one fans have …
By Robert Birnbaum, The Washington Post
Sports Nov. 24, 2018 5:00 pm2509d ago
Football is a violent but complicated sport. That ought to make it an ideal subject for engaging literature, but alas, …
Books Nov. 24, 2018 4:54 pm2509d ago
Robert Buckley of Marion has parlayed retirement into a pretty good career as a writer. ‘The Saga of Martin Shannon” …
By Terri LeBlanc, correspondent
Books Nov. 24, 2018 10:34 am2509d ago
For many readers books about books, bookstores and authors are the penultimate read. There’s something magical about discovering books within …
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