A peek at what’s on tap this week.
The Franklin Stove
By Joyce E. Chaplin
This excellent history covers far more than the Founder’s forays into home heating.
Look what’s happening at the 2026 Washington Writers Conference!
A recap of the books we’ve spotlighted in the past few days.
You’ve been training all year, nerds.
Undercity: A Novel
By Monte Schulz
Dystopian forces wreak havoc above — and below — ground.
Those Who Are About to Die: A Day in the Life of a Roman Gladiator
By Harry Sidebottom
Russell Crowe was good, but this book is even better.
New collections to make life more lyrical.
Strange People on the Hill: How Extremism Tore Apart a Small American Town
By Michael Edison Hayden
An oddly (and overly) personal account of tumult in West Virginia.
The Keeper: A Novel
By Tana French
A superb, genre-defying conclusion to the author’s Cal Hooper trilogy.
