16 New Books Coming in January

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‘Brown Girls,’ a Daring Debut That Follows Its Characters Through Life and Beyond

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Jonathan Spence, Noted China Scholar, Dies at 85

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David Sedaris’s Diaries and Paul McCartney’s Songs

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J.K. Rowling on the Magic of ‘Things’

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Best-Selling Debut Novels Are the Bald Eagles of the Book World

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What to Read: 4 New Poetry Books

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In ‘Desperate,’ a Reporter Dives Deep Into Dirty Water

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As a Black Bard of the South, Randall Kenan Toppled Monuments

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A Stylish Art Dealer and a Trip to Italy

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The Best Book Covers of 2021

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Alex Haley Taught America About Race — and a Young Man How to Write

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New in Paperback: ‘Wild Minds’ and ‘People From My Neighborhood’

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Science Fiction, ‘The Decameron’ and Other Letters to the Editor

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bell hooks pushed us to think harder about feminism, Black women and Beyoncé

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The Author Behind ‘Maid’ Has a Room — and a Voice — of Her Own

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Washington Post paperback bestsellers

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Looking for a seasonal tale of mystery, murder and ghosts? Here are 9 books just for you.

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Should celebrities narrate their audiobooks? Will Smith and Mel Brooks make the case for yes.

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In a Debut Collection, the Quiet, Indelible Challenges of Early Adulthood, Rendered in Splinters and Fragments

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The Blind Poet Who Saw Visions of Religious and Political Freedom

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Want Something Done Right? Do It Yourself. These Books Can Help.

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Anne Rice, best-selling novelist who helped launch a vampire revival, dies at 80

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In ‘Bright Burning Things,’ an alcoholic mother must choose between rehab and her son

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In Nadifa Mohamed’s Latest, a Man Hangs for a Murder He Didn’t Commit

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Anne Rice, Who Spun Gothic Tales of Vampires and Ghouls, Dies at 80

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Jerusalem’s subterranean discoveries and disputes

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Mel Brooks looks back on his delightfully deranged career

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With failed experiments and bizarre successes, evolution marches on

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The inequality, frustration, suffering and work that led to 2020’s protests

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He saw a ‘noble’ future for Black and Indigenous composers. He was wrong.

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The danger of American nostalgia for World War II

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A Lost World Emerges in the Pages of a Teenager’s Diary

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The Best Poetry of 2021

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Emily Dickinson, British Abolitionism and Other Letters to the Editor

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Amanda Gorman, the Inaugural Poet Who Dreams of Writing Novels

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To Understand Our Future on Earth, Look to the Laws That Govern Nature

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Washington Post hardcover bestsellers

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In ‘A Thousand Acres,’ I killed Lear’s wife. A new novel has better plans for her.

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In This Novel, Art Is the Key to Another’s Consciousness

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She Survived a Tough Childhood. Then She Met Jeffrey Epstein.

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The Best Thrillers of 2021

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‘The Fortune Men,’ a Novel That Remembers a Man Wrongly Sentenced to Death

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David Sedaris and Tracey Ullman voice one of this month’s best audiobooks

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‘Sex Cult Nun’ is as shocking as its title. But Faith Jones’s memoir is also a vital survivor’s story.

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A Thriller in Vermont and a Camera Floating in the Ocean

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From Dave Grohl to Bessie Smith, New Books on Music’s Iconoclasts

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Books That Satisfy Your Yearning for Far-Off Places

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They’ve Got Game: New Sports Books

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Immersive and Dramatic New Photography Books

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