These five writers will attend the Washington Writers Conference for free!
This Land Is Your Land: A Road Trip through U.S. History
By Beverly Gage
An affecting look at pivotal moments past and present.
Look what’s happening at the 2026 Washington Writers Conference!
The Bewitched Bourgeois
By Dino Buzzati; translated by Lawrence Venuti
Rediscover the surreal genius of a late Italian master.
A recap of the books we’ve spotlighted in the past few days.
My Oceans
By Christina Rivera
To save the planet, we must save ourselves.
Roam: Wild Animals and the Race to Repair Our Fractured World
By Hillary Rosner
After reading this, you’ll never look at a fence the same way again.
Sweetbitter Song: A Novel
By Rosie Hewlett
Odysseus’ Penelope finds sisterhood — and possibly more — in a female slave.
In Verse Veritas
By Sean Murphy
Why poetry is the enemy of myth.
An occasional series in which writers speak for themselves.
