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Inside the South American Heart: Marie Arana’s “Bolívar: American Liberator”
The former Post Book World editor talks about her vivid portrait of South American revolutionary Simon Bolívar.
Book Review: “Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead” by Sheryl Sandberg
A Facebook executive offers a lively, inspiring pep talk for workplace success.
Book Review: “The Secretary: A Journey With Hillary Clinton From Beirut to the Heart of American Power” by Kim Ghattas
Traveling with Hillary and the Supreme Court behind closed doors.
Book Review: “Out of Order: Stories From the History of the Supreme Court” by Sandra Day O’Connor
In Out of Order: Stories From the History of the Supreme Court, Sandra Day O’Connor quotes Joseph Story, who served on the court from 1812 to 1845 and, in an interview, pegged then chief justice John Marshall as a...
Book Review: “Supernatural Strategies for Making a Rock ’n’ Roll Group” by Ian Svenonius
A local underground rocker with the scoop behind bad reviews.
Book Review: “Mrs. Lincoln’s Dressmaker” by Jennifer Chiaverini
A novel imagines Mary Todd Lincoln’s relationship with her dressmaker, a former slave.
Book Review: “The Last Runaway” by Tracy Chevalier
The author of “Girl with a Pearl Earring” weaves a tale of the Underground Railroad.
Book Review: “The Entertainer” by Margaret Talbot
A local writer reflects on her actor father and Hollywood’s golden age.
Book Review: “American Lady: The Life of Susan Mary Alsop” by Caroline de Margerie
A colorful biography of a legendary Washington hostess.




