Blog: Short Stack
Book World weighs in on news, book gossip, history and more.
Book World weighs in on news, book gossip, history and more.
In "The Good Soldiers," Pulitzer Prize winning reporter David Finkel faced an unenviable task in writing his on-the-ground account of war in Iraq. | Read an excerpt
Jonathan Yardley
Michael Dirda
"The Original of Laura"
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Ron Charles
"Pirate Latitudes"
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Book World presents its list of good books, including Timothy Egan's "The Big Burn."
A comprehensive, readable history of Thanksgiving reminds all that there's more to the holiday than the food fixings.
- "Pirate Latitudes" by Michael Crichton
- "Invisible" by Paul Auster
- "The Ghosts of Belfast" by Stuart Neville
The 1968 Olympics were a 10-ring circus, bringing together a "confusion of agendas" and a medley of characters. | Read an excerpt
- "When Everything Changed" by Gail Collins | "You've Come a Long Way, Maybe" by Leslie Sanchez
- "Mr. Langshaw¿s Square Piano" by Madeline Goold
- "Memoir: A History" by Ben Yagoda
Antonin Scalia's influence is stronger than ever, according to Joan Biskupic in her new biography of the Supreme Court justice.
- "Clark Clifford: The Wise Man of Washington" by John Acacia
- Book review: 'Reading in the Brain: The Science and Evolution of a Human Invention' by Stanislas Dehaene
- Book review: 'The Empire of Liberty: A History of the Early Republic, 1789-1815' by Gordon S. Wood
- Poet's Choice: 'Monday' by Randall Mann
- Washington Area Literary Calendar: Nov. 26-Dec. 6, 2009
- At the National Book Awards, an unsung hero
- Tales of rich and poor loom large at book awards
The Writing Life
Marie Arana interviews publishing's most notable authors. This month: Gordon S. Wood. | Archive
Marie Arana interviews publishing's most notable authors. This month: Gordon S. Wood. | Archive
Reading Room: Michael Dirda
The Pulitzer-winning critic fields your questions, comments daily.
The Pulitzer-winning critic fields your questions, comments daily.
Chapter Ones
Read excerpts from today's newest releases.
Read excerpts from today's newest releases.
Poet's Choice
Find inspiration in our weekly feature.
Find inspiration in our weekly feature.
Critics: Jonathan Yardley | Second Reading | Michael Dirda | Ron Charles
Patrick Anderson | Carolyn See | Poet's Choice
Coming to Style: Nov. 23-28
- Monday: "The Ghosts of Belfast," by Stuart Neville
- Tuesday: "Invisible," by Paul Auster
- Wednesday: "Pirate Latitudes," by Michael Crichton | "Thanksgiving: An American Holiday," by James W. Baker
- Thursday: "Herge: The Man Who Created Tintin" by Pierre Assouline | "The Metamorphoses of Tintin: or Tintin for Adults" by Jean-Marie Apostolides
- Friday: "The Creed of Violence," by Boston Teran
- Saturday: "Finch," by Jeff VanderMeer | (See the Style section on Sat.)
Coming to Outlook: Sun., Dec. 6
- The inside story of Obama's victory.
- The next flu is the one to worry about.
- Rockin' with Jerry Lee Lewis and Little Richard.
- The genius of Andy Warhol.
- And Herblock's dangerous cartoons.
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