Book World

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Why are so many Americans poor? Because we allow it, two books argue.

Sociologists Mark Robert Rank and Matthew Desmond examine the attitudes and policies that keep poverty entrenched.
By Timothy Noah

Sometimes it’s too much! But the exclamation point has a point.

By Florence Hazrat

Kelly Link wants to push us outside of our comfort zone

By Anita Felicelli

Kara Goucher and Lauren Fleshman reveal what’s wrong with women’s running

By Mythili G. Rao

‘The Dog of the North’ finds a lovable woman in darkly funny straits

By Ron Charles

Reintroducing Book World

The Washington Post’s books section starts its new chapter, in print every Sunday and with a refurbished and revitalized presence online.
By John Williams
Fiction
NonFiction
Ron Charles
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‘The Dog of the North’ finds a lovable woman in darkly funny straits

By Ron Charles

In Eleanor Catton’s ‘Birnam Wood,’ the end of the world creeps up fast

By Ron Charles

Donal Ryan’s ‘The Queen of Dirt Island’ is a little Irish miracle

By Ron Charles

As criticism mounts, Roald Dahl’s publisher offers a messy compromise

By Ron Charles
Michael Dirda
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9 strangely wonderful books beyond the bestseller list

By Michael Dirda

A little-known French archaeologist, finally in the limelight

By Michael Dirda

Ignorance is not always bliss — and not always bad — a new book argues

By Michael Dirda

The moon falls to Earth in a 1939 novel that remains chillingly relevant

By Michael Dirda
Best books of 2022
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The 10 best books of 2022

The Washington Post's picks for the very best fiction and nonfiction works of the year.
By Washington Post Editors and Reviewers
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The 15 best book covers of 2022

By Washington Post Staff
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50 notable works of fiction

By Washington Post Editors and Reviewers
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50 notable works of nonfiction

By Washington Post Editors and Reviewers
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The 12 best thriller and mystery novels of 2022

By Nora Krug and Stephanie Merry