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The 108-year-old gift of more than 3,000 cherry blossom trees from Tokyo to Washington, DC, finds fresh life in a vibrant new keepsake book from Smithsonian Books, Cherry Blossoms: Sakura Collections From the Library of Congress. The slim,…

A new book from historian Mary-Elizabeth B. Murphy reveals how African-American women used the national and international platform of the nation’s capital to press the struggle for civil rights forward. In Jim Crow Capital: Women and…

“Uncertainty is the only thing the Cuban chef can count on, and so he has learned to rely on his ingenuity.” So write Guillermo Pernot and Lourdes Castro, to explain the variety and creativity of Cuban cuisine in their new cookbook, Cuba…

In time for the bicentennial of the Decatur House on Lafayette Square, the White House Historical Association has released The Stephen Decatur House: A History. This coffee-table extravaganza examines every corner of the iconic home at…

A Literary Guide to Washington, D.C.: Walking in the Footsteps of American Writers From Francis Scott Key to Zora Neale Hurston is as much a literary sampler as it is a walking-tour guidebook. Kim Roberts’ latest leads readers through the…