‘In Harm’s Way’ tells of the USS Indianapolis, torpedoed by a Japanese submarine in World War II, which lost three-quarters of her crew, many to shark attacks.
Books
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Books, Review
A Georgetown professor trades her classroom for a police beat
Assigned to a D.C. police district with the highest concentration of Black residents, poverty and reported crime, Rosa Brooks tells stories of Black citizens with few choices, their Black victims and the police who are caught in the middle.
advertisement
Posted inBooks, Review
For a mother forced to give up her child, decades of grief, shame and secrets
Though ‘American Baby’ chronicles a forced adoption in the 1960s, the tale resonates with the news of the many migrant children separated from their parents at the U.S.-Mexico border.
Posted inBooks
Bedside Table: John Le Carré’s last book
“Right now I’m reading ‘Agent Running in the Field,’ by the recently deceased John LeCarré. It’s his final work, and I bought it last year but hadn’t read it yet, so when I heard of LeCarré’s passing right before Christmas I wanted to read this, his last book. In this era of shifting truths, loss […]
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Books, Review
A mother strains to hold her family together in a crisis
In ‘Landslide,’ a father’s fishing accident sets the scene for Susan Conley’s terrific new novel.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Books, Review
Science fiction, satire and bromance in one rollicking novel
In Robert Klose’s ‘Life on Mars,’ the Spong created the Earth, and humans ruined the project.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Books, Review
Writer’s debut gives nuanced perspective of Saudi Arabia
In ‘Bride of the Sea,’ a young, mismatched Saudi couple wed, have a daughter, and part, setting in motion a haunting family tale.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Books
Bedside Table: Think you know who won the Civil War? Think again, this book argues
A Maine historian’s brilliant look back helps explain where we are today.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Books
The writer behind ‘Your Fat Friend’ on diets, BMI and the relentless advice of strangers
Aubrey Gordon hopes her new book, ‘What We Don’t Talk About When We Talk About Fat,’ encourages readers to think more deeply about how they treat fat people.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Books, Review
Book review: Is there a Southern belle in every sorority girl?
In ‘Women of Discriminating Taste,’ Margaret L. Freeman explores how white sororities have historically aligned themselves with conservative Southern values.