1 THE EMPEROR OF GLADNESS (Penguin Press, $30). By Ocean Vuong. A transformative friendship develops between an elderly widow ...

The weather is finally getting warmer, the ground is about to thaw, and Martha Stewart is here to get you ready with her biggest gardening book in more than 30 years. "Martha Stewart's Gardening ...

In this new recurring feature, Book World ... with a World War I soldier lying injured on a battlefield, reminiscing about the love of his life. In his review for The Washington Post, Ron Charles ...

Welcome (back) to Book World. Starting this week ... This means much more than just the reunion of The Washington Post’s various reviews under one umbrella. The section’s rebirth brings ...

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(Washington Square, $16). By Fredrik Backman. An old crank might just be softened by his new neighbors. [43] 2. THE HANDMAID'S TALE (Anchor, $15.95). By Margaret Atwood. A dystopian novel set in a ...

In Staff Picks, Book World editors and writers share what they’ve been reading off the clock. We hope you’ll be spurred to read some of these books, and in turn, we’d love to know what you ...

March winds blow ... in the trenches of World War I, mysteries that will make you laugh, and even some fascinating but accessible science journalism. Sign up for the Book World newsletter Winn ...

How Powers manages to draw these three stories together will change the way you see the world. "Creation Lake ... Senna's "Colored Television" (Riverhead Books) is a sharp, witty satire of ...

available March 30 via Amazon and Indiebound Looking ahead, one of the most anticipated books of this spring is "Empire of Pain: The Secret History of the Sackler Dynasty" (Doubleday), by New ...

(Bloomsbury, March 5) Sign up for the Book World newsletter With nods to “Notting Hill” and “The Notebook,” Scotch’s latest second-chance romance follows movie star Birdie Robinson ...

Dogs wait to go on a walk in Westmoreland Hills Local Park on March 31 in Bethesda. In "An Immense World," science journalist ... (Bonnie Jo Mount/The Washington Post) Review by Sadie Dingfelder ...