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Byline: Becky Meloan If the end of summer feels bittersweet, you may find comfort in one of these new books. Or check out last month's books to read when you [...]

People of all ages have questions about sex. Books can present a great opportunity to educate, demystify and build confidence. We asked sex coaches, counselors and educators to share titles [...]

Byline: Washington Post staff Summer is in full swing: Have you read the books you put on your TBR list in May? Maybe you have forgotten the list entirely, or [...]

Byline: Washington Post Editors and Reviewers According to experts, this is going to be the busiest summer for travel in almost 20 years. You'll need books for all those trains, [...]

Byline: Becky Meloan If your suitcase has space only for paperbacks, choose one of these award-winning and critically acclaimed titles - then leave the book behind at your destination for [...]

HARDCOVER FICTION THIS CANADIAN LAST WEEK AUTHOR WEEK THE WOMEN by Kristin Hannah 1 (St. Martin's Press). $40 1 THE PHOENIX CROWN 2 by Kate Quinn and Janie Chang 2 [...]

Byline: BRAD WHEELER; Staff Years ago, Ann Powers received a call from a New York editor asking her to write about Joni Mitchell. Powers's initial impulse was to pull the [...]

Byline: Washington Post staff This year promises to bring another bumper crop for readers. To help us all prepare, we've organized 2024 releases we're especially looking forward to in some [...]

HARDCOVER FICTION THIS CANADIAN LAST WEEK AUTHOR WEEK IRON FLAME by Rebecca Yarros 1 (Red Tower Books). $39.99 3 FOURTH WING by Rebecca Yarros 2 (Red Tower Books). $34.99 2 [...]

Mercury, by Amy Jo Burns Burns's second novel introduces the Josephs, a roofing family in Mercury, Pa., who -- along with a young woman in search of her own place [...]

A Death in Malta PAU L C A R U A N A G A L I Z I A (RIVEREHEAD) Daphne Caruana Galizia devoted her life to exposing corruption [...]

Byline: Michael Dirda Most books we read just once. Excepting students of popular culture, who cares about yesterday's bestsellers? Our thrift stores are awash in unwanted copies of 'The Da [...]

Byline: Washington Post Editors and Reviewers 1. 'The 272: The Families Who Were Enslaved and Sold to Build the American Catholic Church,' by Rachel L. Swarns With great detail, Swarns [...]

Too much stress is bad for our health, putting us at risk for conditions like depression, heart disease and memory problems. We asked experts for their favorite books on managing [...]

Even if the equinox, and official start to autumn, is a few days away, a season of new books is upon us. Here are 67 books to watch for this [...]

Byline: Monitor contributors Abstract: Summer books on our list celebrate the memories of childhood, entertain with crackling wit, and honor the importance of friendship. 1. Small Worlds by Caleb Azumah [...]

Biographies of Anna May Wong and Alice Marble, a deep-sea exploration, a history of the race to the North Pole: Here's what to watch for this season. Battle of Ink [...]

Elliot Page discusses his gender transition in a new memoir, and S.A. Cosby returns with a police thriller. Also: New Lorrie Moore! The 272: The Families Who Were Enslaved and [...]

Byline: Washington Post Staff Fall is publishing's busiest season, but this summer offers plenty of its own anticipated releases, from the latest novel by Colson Whitehead to a memoir by [...]

Byline: Washington Post Editors and Reviewers Whether you're traveling or catching the sun at home in the coming months, here are 23 books we've enjoyed this year that make for [...]

Byline: Michael Dirda Up to the time I toddled off to Oberlin College at the age of 17, I devoured books almost without thought, certainly without any overt purpose, gobbling [...]

Byline: Barbara VanDenburgh USA TODAY Every season has its charms, but nothing beats long, lazy days by the pool with a cold drink and a good book. Lucky for us, [...]

Byline: MARSHA LEDERMAN; Staff Mother's Day can be fabulous. And it can be fraught. Sometimes it can be both at the same brunch. To keep you company, whatever you are [...]

HAPPY PLACE by Emily Henry 1 (Berkley). $37 1 THE WEDDING PLANNER by Danielle 2 Steel (Delacorte Press). $38.99 -- THE 23RD MIDNIGHT by James 3 Patterson and Maxine Paetro [...]

HARDCOVER FICTION THIS CANADIAN LAST WEEK AUTHOR WEEK HAPPY PLACE by Emily Henry 1 (Berkley). $37 -- IT STARTS WITH US by Colleen 2 Hoover (Atria Books). $22.99 2 SIMPLY [...]

Byline: EMILY DONALDSON The most anticipated of seasons brings with it, as ever, some almost-as-anticipated tomes. In fiction there are a slew of promising novelistic debuts (two by Indigenous writers [...]

Crack-Up Capitalism Quinn Slobodian (Metropolitan Books, April) A sobering look at how unfettered capitalism is undermining democracies worldwide through the creation of tax- and regulation-free zones, gated communities and micronations [...]

IT STARTS WITH US by Colleen 1 Hoover (Atria Books). $22.99 2 TRESS OF THE EMERALD SEA by 2 Brandon Sanderson (Tor Books). $39.99 -- COUNTDOWN by James Patterson 3 [...]

New memoirs, a landmark biography of Martin Luther King, Jr., a look at the woman who helped halt the rise of a K.K.K. leader -- and more. Watch for deeply-researched [...]

Byline: Barbara VanDenburgh USA TODAY Finally, spring! The sun is shining, the weather is warming, the buds are blooming and some of the best books you'll read all year are [...]

In recent weeks, the nation's eyes have been glued to a high-profile murder trial in South Carolina, the details of which -- a prominent Southern family, millions in stolen funds, [...]

A haunting horror novel set a century ago in the American West, Eleanor Catton's first novel in a decade, a Ukrainian war diary and much more. Biography of X, by [...]

Byline: Book World Staff Even the most voracious readers live with an inevitable problem: There's never enough time in a given year to read all the new books coming out, [...]

In January, the United States hit its debt ceiling (the limit on how much the country can borrow, currently $31.4 trillion), beginning what is likely to be a protracted political [...]

Big Swiss, by Jen Beagin Since she transcribes a sex therapist's sessions, Greta, this novel's unlikely heroine, is privy to all manner of intimate revelations. She falls for one, a [...]

Byline: Monitor reviewers Abstract: Our 10 picks for this month convey courage in the midst of profound change, compassion for family struggles, and the excitement (and confusion) of overlapping cultures. [...]

Byline: Barbara VanDenburgh USA TODAY Your feelings about 2022, like all years, are probably complicated at best. There was a midterm election to stress about. Bob Saget, Olivia Newton-John and [...]

A selection of the best business books of the year, a few tips from readers and the titles DealBook looks forward to reading in 2023. CHIP WAR: The Fight for [...]

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Ta-Nehisi Coates, an acclaimed author, is set to release his first all-new book of nonfiction in nearly a decade titled "The Message." The book explores the importance of stories in a time of growing strife and injustice, focusing on three locations that have been shaped by contested accounts of meaning and reality. Coates combines on-the-ground reporting, personal narrative, and insightful analysis to uncover the truth beneath layers of propaganda and misinformation. This highly anticipated book will be published on October 1, 2024. [Extracted from the article]

Superfan Jen Sookfong Lee (Penguin Random House, January) From Anne of Green Gables to Rihanna, Lee explores her obsessions from childhood to reveal a life that is often deeply shaped [...]

Byline: Richard Sima Reading is good for our brains and our health, benefiting our cognition, mood and even our longevity. As a former neuroscientist and current Brain Matters columnist, some [...]

A newly translated novel by Marguerite Duras, a book on exotic sea creatures and what we share with them, the letters of John le Carré: December brings books for readers [...]

Byline: Washington Post Editors and Reviewers 'Also a Poet: Frank O'Hara, My Father, and Me,' by Ada Calhoun Calhoun's memoir offers an unsparing portrait of her father, New Yorker art [...]

A previously unpublished novel by Katherine Dunn, Matthew Perry's harrowing account of yearslong addiction, the winner of the Booker Prize -- and more. American Caliph: The True Story of a [...]

A beloved author known for his emotional love stories enters the fiction list with a new novel FICTION THIS CANADIAN LAST WEEK AUTHOR WEEK FAIRY TALE by Stephen King (Scribner). [...]

Fiction, nonfiction and poetry coming this autumn will offer plenty of terrain to explore. Cormac McCarthy will publish new novels, his first in 16 years, and books by Celeste Ng, [...]

Byline: Barbara VanDenburgh USA TODAY Do you know what pairs nicely with a pumpkin spice latte? New-book smell. The days are getting shorter and the nights are getting longer, which [...]

Byline: Abby McGanney Nolan Life on Earth started in the ocean more than 4 billion years ago, and the ocean has sustained all living things since then. But now Earth's [...]

Byline: Nora Krug and Stephanie Merry Already, it's August. Perhaps you've read all the books on that summer list you made back in May. Perhaps you have yet to begin. [...]