BOOKS

Washington, DC has long been a city where literature is lived rather than merely archived. To walk its streets is to move through layers of poetry, protest, scholarship, and salon culture. It is, after all, the place where a young Langston Hughes left his poems on a busboy’s table and was discovered; where Zora Neale Hurston carried her brilliance through the halls of Howard; where the written word has shaped political imagination as powerfully as speeches ever have. For the

With her sharp wit, cross-cultural voice, and talent for weaving intrigue into everyday life, Elle Jauffret has carved a unique place in the modern mystery world. Her new novel, Cosplayed to Death (out November 11, 2025), invites readers back to the picturesque yet perilous coastal town of Caper Cove, where competitive surfing, pop-culture fandom, and small-town secrets collide.

What if the greatest mystery of art lay in a simple smile? In Rare smiles – An Investigation in the Museums of the World , published in November 2025, art critic Alexia Guggémos explores this universal emotion, so rare on canvas, yet so essential to our humanity. In museum galleries, faces line up, solemn, hieratic. And suddenly, a smile. Fleeting, shy, almost accidental. This fragile apparition is what Alexia Guggémos has been chasing for thirty years. In Rare smiles – An In

Step off the train at Oxford and you’re in a city where scholarship has shaped the streets for nearly a millennium. It’s compact enough...

Golf is a game of patience, precision, and personal growth. Unlike other sports that may rely on innate athleticism or explosive bursts...

As summer settles in—with its long, bright days and endless evenings—what could be better than an excellent crime novel to feed your...

Linda Bastide, a writer, poet, and actress, is a prominent figure in contemporary French literature. With a sensitive pen and a profound...

Anna Alexis Michel , a multi-talented artist, photographer, and author, has captivated audiences with her creative works that seamlessly...

Roger Federer is more than just a tennis player—he is a cultural icon, a philanthropist, and a beacon of excellence whose career has left...