Books

Every one of us inhabits our own DC. It overlaps with those of our family, neighbors, friends and colleagues, but we each travel in a District as unique as we are, made up of our haunts and history with bright familiar corners and dark…

There are only so many times a person can visit the Lincoln Memorial before the experience starts to feel pedestrian. At least, that’s what Beth Kanter thought — until she found a way to see the statue from a different perspective. Last…

“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…

George Pelecanos is a prolific and respected author whose work is often praised by critics for accurately portraying the District. In his latest novel, The Man Who Came Uptown, readers familiar with neighborhoods like Petworth, Park View…

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…

"Music heals the soul," Maurice Jackson said recently at Busboys and Poets in Takoma Park. Jackson is one of the editors, along with Blair A. Ruble, of DC Jazz, a collection of essays that surveys the city's long history with the most…

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…