In ‘The Committed,’ Viet Thanh Nguyen continues his Pulitzer Prize-winning story
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The follow-up to “The Sympathizer” finds a former Vietnamese spy working as a drug dealer in Paris.
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For 20 million felons, the punishment never stops
Reuben Jonathan Miller describes the dehumanizing web of restrictions they face outside prison.
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Meet the forgotten rebels and quiet revolutionaries of women’s history
From rights advocates to scientists, Rosalind Miles pulls female pioneers out of obscurity.
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At a shameful detention camp, an improbable football team
Bradford Pearson uncovers the story of a Japanese American internment camp squad.
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Little-known voices sing the history of slavery and resistance
A new anthology draws from the Black history collections at Harlem’s Schomburg Center.
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Five thrillers to read now — and soon
New books by Andrea Camilleri, C.J. Box, Flynn Berry, Elly Griffiths and Alma Katsu.
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Haunted by a grisly execution, an investigator decides to dig deeper
Ellen McGarrahan reexamines the case and asks: Was the wrong man sentenced to die?
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Transplant an organ? Why not an entire body?
Surgeon Robert White’s experiments raised moral and philosophical issues, writes Brandy Schillace.
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‘Brood,’ a quiet meditation on the small stuff, makes for a perfect pandemic read
Jackie Polzin’s novel finds the joy in raising chickens, baking — even cleaning.
18 books that capture the spirit and essence of living in D.C.
These works, recommended by local authors and bookstore owners, remind us just how special Washington is.
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Did Facebook ‘cancel Abe Lincoln’? The truth is complicated — and alarming.
A conservative publisher’s rejected ad for a historical novel led to complaints of cancel culture. Here’s what really happened.
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- Review‘Sybille Bedford’ is a gossipy appreciation of an oft-overlooked literary great
- ReviewFrom the author of ‘Morning Has Broken,’ magical tales perfect for Valentine’s Day
