A recap of the books we’ve spotlighted in the past few days.
Railsong: A Novel
By Rahul Bhattacharya
An unusually determined young woman pursues a career in Mumbai.
Look what’s happening at the 2026 Washington Writers Conference!
Sweet Home Feliciana: Family, Slavery, and the Hauntings of History
By Rashauna Johnson
A deeply researched, deeply sobering chronicle of rural Louisiana.
Western Star: The Life and Legends of Larry McMurtry
By David Streitfeld
An intelligent ode to the prolific author and devoted bookseller.
An occasional series in which writers speak for themselves.
But a recently murdered one once wrote a plausible crime novel.
Beckomberga: A Novel
By Sara Stridsberg; translated by Deborah Bragan-Turner
A somber, scattered takedown of failed psychiatric care.
G.I. G-Men: The Untold Story of the FBI’s Search for American Traitors, Collaborators, and Spies in World War II Europe
By Stephen Harding
This work’s impressive research can’t mask its lack of a satisfying narrative.
Homestand
By Will Bardenwerper
The importance of root, root, rooting for the home team.
