News & Politics Book Review: “Junius and Albert’s Adventures in the Confederacy” by Peter Carlson A Civil War escape, the birth of reporting, and other adventures. Book Reviews, Biography/History | May 24, 2013
News & Politics Book Review: “Americanah” by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie A dazzling novel about a local author’s homeland and her adopted country. Book Reviews, Fiction | May 14, 2013
News & Politics Book Review: “Act of Congress” by Robert G. Kaiser The behind-the-scenes story of how the Dodd-Frank bill was made. Book Reviews, Biography/History | May 7, 2013
News & Politics 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 Reviews, Biography/History | Apr 9, 2013
News & Politics What I’ve Learned: Politics & Prose’s Barbara Meade The bookstore’s former co-owner on reading, why women make better bosses, and Jane Fonda’s dog. People | Mar 28, 2013
News & Politics 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 Reviews, Current Affairs | Mar 11, 2013
News & Politics 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 Reviews, Biography/History | Mar 5, 2013
News & Politics Book Review: “Out of Order: Stories From the History of the Supreme Court” by Sandra Day O’Connor Book Reviews, Biography/History | Mar 5, 2013
News & Politics 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 Reviews, Autobiography/Memoir | Jan 29, 2013
News & Politics Book Review: “Mrs. Lincoln’s Dressmaker” by Jennifer Chiaverini A novel imagines Mary Todd Lincoln’s relationship with her dressmaker, a former slave. Book Reviews, Biography/History | Jan 28, 2013
