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 Dec. 1, 2018 3:35 pm2609d 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 am2615d 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 am2616d 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 pm2616d 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 pm2616d 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 pm2616d 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 am2617d ago
For many readers books about books, bookstores and authors are the penultimate read. There’s something magical about discovering books within …
By Rob Cline, correspondent
Books Nov. 24, 2018 10:25 am2617d ago
Over the summer, Rachel Aukes, who lives near Ames, rereleased her Colliding Worlds trilogy. She reacquired the rights to the …
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Books Nov. 18, 2018 1:00 pm2622d ago
By Rob Cline, correspondent Misty Urban’s story collection ‘A Lesson in Manners” was easily one of my favorite books of …
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Books Nov. 17, 2018 11:03 pm2623d ago
The leaves are all raked. The perennials are cut back and the annual flowers and vegetables are pulled out. You’ve …
By Laura Farmer, correspondent
Books Nov. 17, 2018 10:28 pm2623d ago
Where should our loyalties lie, author Oyinkan Braithwaite seems to pose in her sharp debut novel ‘My Sister the Serial …
By Annie Murphy Pau, The Washington Post
Books Nov. 10, 2018 6:10 pm2630d ago
The Good Neighbor: The Life and Work of Fred Rogers In a recent interview on NPR, journalist Beth Macy was …
By Maureen Corrigan, The Washington Post
Books Nov. 10, 2018 6:05 pm2630d ago
The Harry Bosch series started out bleak and, with the passing years, has only gotten bleaker. The deepening of the …
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