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Melissa Bank, literary chronicler of love and loss, dies at 61

Behind the scenes of ‘Bull Durham’ and its bittersweet take on baseball

The big bang created the universe. What created the big bang?

Tracing the Republican Party’s devolution to one man: Newt Gingrich

History’s famous delusions, those who believed them — and why

‘Bookish People’ is the perfect summer read for book lovers

‘The Year of Miracles’ is a welcome reminder to savor the small stuff

Washington Post hardcover bestsellers

In ‘Yoga,’ Emmanuel Carrère Tries, Fitfully, to Capture Thought’s Flow

Will the Biggest Publisher in the United States Get Even Bigger?

The Problem With Survivor Memoirs

Eavesdropping, Worms and Outrageous Fortune

How decades of greed and bad choices left us vulnerable to a pandemic

The pope who thought he could negotiate with Hitler

3 new audiobooks for your summer playlist

This Novelist Spun an Existential Question Into a Best Seller

In Savannah, Spanish Moss, Tea Roses and Murder

An Empathetic Account of the Complexity After Apartheid

Washington Post paperback bestsellers

Anthony Marra’s cinematic novel captures the intricate cruelties of war