The Book Report: Fall picks from Washington Post critic Ron Charles (Sept. 18)
[ad_1] By Washington Post book critic Ron Charles Now that the kids are back in school and the nights are getting longer, it’s time to …
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Book excerpt: “The Marriage Portrait” by Maggie O’Farrell
[ad_1] Maggie O’Farrell, the author of the acclaimed novel “Hamnet,” returns with a historical thriller, “The Marriage Portrait” (Knopf), about a teenage girl, a member …
Book excerpt: “Shy: The Alarmingly Outspoken Memoirs of Mary Rodgers”
[ad_1] Mary Rodgers (1931-2014), the daughter of Richard Rodgers, was herself an accomplished composer and author who was surrounded by some of the most notable …
Book excerpt: “Blowback” by James Patterson and Brendan DuBois
[ad_1] There’s a narcissistic psychopath in the White House, and a pair of secret agents realizes he’s about to destroy the country. That’s the premise …
Book excerpt: “Afterlives” by Abdulrazak Gurnah
[ad_1] “Afterlives” (Riverhead), the latest novel by the 2021 winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature, Tanzanian author Abdulrazak Gurnah, offers an intimate look at …