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The Washington hostess who won over presidents and other power players

by Julia M. Klein Special to The Washington Post January 12, 2025January 8, 2025

Perle Mesta’s affable personality and compulsive party-throwing are remembered in Meryl Gordon’s new biography, ‘The Woman Who Knew Everyone.’

by John Alden January 8, 2025January 14, 2025

Steven Kurutz’s lively, well-researched ‘American Flannel’ chronicles a small rebirth in the American clothing industry.

The week’s top-selling fiction and nonfiction books at Longfellow Books in Portland.

by Bloomberg Green January 5, 2025January 2, 2025

Move over murder mysteries and romance novels. Here are some books for climate nerds and the climate-curious alike.

by Nell Beram January 1, 2025January 6, 2025

‘Don’t Be a Stranger,’ set in Manhattan, finds a middle-aged single mother besotted with a significantly younger man.

The week’s top-selling fiction and nonfiction books at Nonesuch Books & More in South Portland.

Stephen King, Tess Gerritsen, Richard Ford and Monica Wood are among those who shared their favorite books of the year.

by Jeri Theriault December 24, 2024December 26, 2024

A chat with poet Abbie Kiefer about her debut collection.

by Becca Rothfeld Washington Post December 24, 2024December 26, 2024

This collection of short pieces is full of jewels of observation about the city, its people and its pigeons.

by Jane Eisner Special to The Washington Post December 22, 2024December 18, 2024

Aldo Leopold’s book is a landmark of both nature writing and American philosophical thought.