The Washington Post’s critic Ron Charles wrote, “I can’t think of another novel that treats the Earth’s plight with such an expansive and disorienting vision.” (Book World review.) ...

The best thrillers of the year find long-standing series in fine ... complex arrives in town with a mission to punish sinners. (Book World review.) The 16th installment in the Easy Rawlins series ...

But this year did have a wealth of unforgettable books, making it tough to narrow things down to the year’s best. These are the 11 I couldn’t stop thinking about. Fairy stories are huge right ...

(Book World review.) Williams’s short-story collection is one of the year’s superlative debuts, a glorious creepfest reminiscent of work by Carmen Maria Machado, Mariana Enríquez and other ...

This has already been a banner year for thrilling new ... He has also worked at The Washington Post as television/media editor, theater editor, book reviewer and creator of the Comic Riffs column.

Thompson’s book is not only an intimate history of the murder of 14-year-old Emmett Till in 1955, but also a deep meditation on Mississippi and America. It is serious history and skillful ...