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16 New Books Coming in January

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

Jonathan Spence, Noted China Scholar, Dies at 85

David Sedaris’s Diaries and Paul McCartney’s Songs

J.K. Rowling on the Magic of ‘Things’

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

What to Read: 4 New Poetry Books

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

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

A Stylish Art Dealer and a Trip to Italy

The Best Book Covers of 2021

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

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

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

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

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

Washington Post paperback bestsellers

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

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

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

The Blind Poet Who Saw Visions of Religious and Political Freedom

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

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

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

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

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

Jerusalem’s subterranean discoveries and disputes

Mel Brooks looks back on his delightfully deranged career

With failed experiments and bizarre successes, evolution marches on

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

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

The danger of American nostalgia for World War II

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

The Best Poetry of 2021

Emily Dickinson, British Abolitionism and Other Letters to the Editor

Amanda Gorman, the Inaugural Poet Who Dreams of Writing Novels

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

Washington Post hardcover bestsellers

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

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

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

The Best Thrillers of 2021

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

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

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

A Thriller in Vermont and a Camera Floating in the Ocean

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

Books That Satisfy Your Yearning for Far-Off Places

They’ve Got Game: New Sports Books

Immersive and Dramatic New Photography Books