The best encounters with classic literature—with Tolstoy, with Proust—forego line-by-line analysis or politically motivated ...

In “The Lost Founder,” the journalist Jesse Wegman looks back at a largely forgotten and singular voice that helped make the ...

Summary judgment on books of note, from NPR personalities, independent booksellers and critics from across the public-radio spectrum.

In “Journey to Nowhere,” Shiva Naipaul reports on the aftermath of a cult’s disastrous turn away from idealism.

We didn't plan on falling this hard for a three-headed dragon, but John Wiswell had other plans with his latest novel, The Dragon Has Some Complaints.

Historian Doug Capra has deeply chronicled the mysteries lives of John and Ginger Davidson, who disappeared in 1974.

Families frolicked on beaches within sight of inshore oil rigs, formaldehyde-infused interior furnishings welcomed home ...

Rasheed Kidwai's book on DK Shivakumar traces the Congress leader's rise from student activist to crisis manager, examining ...

"Marten Scheffer’s book, Tipping out of Trouble, will open your mind to how scientific knowledge can be turned into social ...

A review of Josy Joseph's Birth of a Nation, tracing the political intrigue, negotiations and challenges behind the ...

When The Washington Post’s management axed Book World in February, it wasn’t just one casualty among hundreds of layoffs; it was the latest high-profile death blow to a newspaper book review section ...

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