Against this backdrop, the ten history books we’ve chosen to highlight this year served a dual purpose. Some reflected on the fraught nature of the current moment, detailing how the nation’s ...

The Washington Post book reviewer offers his picks for some of "the best of the best" fiction and non-fiction of the year.

Rebecca Boyle’s glowing history “Our Moon” looked into the sky and reminded us that seeing something every day is not the same as knowing it. None of those books are in my top 10, ...

A May-December friendship, a gripping marital mystery and self-improvement for the new year — plus new celebrity books — here are PEOPLE's picks for the best books of December. When 90-year ...