Holly Smith
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Editor-in-chief, Washington Independent Review of Books. Loser-in-chief, "Jeopardy!" season 39. "Making it worse? How could it be worse? Jehovah! Jehovah! Jehovah!"
We came, we read, we gushed. www.washingtonindependentreviewofbooks.com/features/our... @scribnerbooks.bsky.social @doubledaybooks.bsky.social @wwnorton.com @wwnortonlibrary.bsky.social @omnibuspress.bsky.social #booksky
Our 7 Most Favorable Reviews in July 2026 | Washington Independent Review of Books
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Out today in @wirobooks.bsky.social, my review of THE PROBLEM OF GOD. "It’s entirely worth asking the question, 'What do I believe?' but it’s a fool’s errand to imagine that any of us gets definitive answers in this realm." And is an Infinite Being going to hold us to guessing the "right" answer?
Washington Independent Review of Books@wirobooks.bsky.social · 5h agoThe real problem? Humankind. www.washingtonindependentreviewofbooks.com/bookreview/t... @georgetownup.bsky.social @jbywrites.bsky.social #theproblemofgod #religion #booksky #faith
El-Sayed: "My commitment to Jewish safety is the same commitment that I have to the safety of my own daughters. Because if there is one question of political philosophy that ought to animate us all, it's what would we do if we treated all our kids like they were all of our kids?"
The real problem? Humankind. www.washingtonindependentreviewofbooks.com/bookreview/t... @georgetownup.bsky.social @jbywrites.bsky.social #theproblemofgod #religion #booksky #faith
The Problem of God: The Challenges of Faith, Religion, and Spirituality Today | Washington Independent Review of Books
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The writer talks love, the DC punk scene, and their debut novel, which concerns both. www.washingtonindependentreviewofbooks.com/features/an-... @duttonbooks.bsky.social #themaidenheads #booksky
An Interview with Benny B. Peterson | Washington Independent Review of Books
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“Six Months After the Fall There is life after The Washington Post — but no IT support.” roncharles.substack.com/p/six-months...
Six Months After the Fall
There is life after The Washington Post — but no IT support.
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(But understand how loaded they can be.) www.washingtonindependentreviewofbooks.com/features/use... @vikingbooks.bsky.social #booksky #acolumnofherown #language
Use Your Words | Washington Independent Review of Books
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In prewar Berlin, ordinary citizens confront (or ignore) rising fascism. www.washingtonindependentreviewofbooks.com/bookreview/w... #wewantsomuchtobeourselves #histfic #booksky #bellevueliterarypress
We Want So Much to Be Ourselves: A Novel | Washington Independent Review of Books
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We just welcomed grandchild #3. Five stars -- highly recommend!
The cool kids have always known where best to be seen. www.washingtonindependentreviewofbooks.com/bookreview/u... @groveatlantic.bsky.social #booksky #upallnight #nightlife
Up All Night: A World History of Nightlife | Washington Independent Review of Books
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We're only an hour into the grandkids' sleepover, and it's already full-on "Lord of the Flies" up in here.
ICYMI: Unnervingly relevant moral dilemmas ignite this AI-propelled family drama. www.washingtonindependentreviewofbooks.com/bookreview/c... @spiegelandgrau.bsky.social @taracampbell.bsky.social #booksky #culpability #icymi #bookreview
Culpability | Washington Independent Review of Books
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ICYMI: A smart, nuanced account of navigating fraught relationships with food. www.washingtonindependentreviewofbooks.com/bookreview/s... @simonandschuster.bsky.social @mallarytenore.bsky.social #booksky #icymi #slip #eatingdisorder
Slip | Washington Independent Review of Books
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I didn't get enough pics but I was a guest at BLACK BOOKS MATTER FEST at The National Harbor and left me tell you I had a BLAST And if a publisher tells you black ppl don't read they lying. Thanks to the volunteers and to Mahogany Books for an amazing event! #BLACKBOOKSMATTERFEST #Mahoganybools
I saw someone say they should have cut off the interview but this rant with the chyron below is brutal for him
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 3d agoRFK Jr yelling at Dana Bash sounds like a rabid dog barking
What's on tap this week? We're glad you asked! www.washingtonindependentreviewofbooks.com/features/a-l... #booksky #comingsoon #bookreviews #wirobooks
A Look Ahead: 8/2/26 | Washington Independent Review of Books
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“Ghosh shows us that the inexplicable and the rational coexist quite companionably in our world.” In @wirobooks.bsky.social, Sally Shivnan reviews Amitav Ghosh’s new novel, “Ghost-Eye” - www.washingtonindependentreviewofbooks.com/bookreview/g...
Ghost-Eye: A Novel | Washington Independent Review of Books
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This bar just played "Should've Been a Cowboy," "Walk on the Wild Side," and, wait for it, "Monster Mash" in the last 15 minutes, and nothing makes sense anymore.
Trump quit on birthright citizenship this week and didn't tell anybody. Seven more wins here: www.dworkinsubstack.com/p/trump-surr...
Trump Surrendered This Week and Hoped You Wouldn’t Notice
Eight wins, and the last one is the fight he walked away from
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A recap of the books we’ve spotlighted in the past few days. www.washingtonindependentreviewofbooks.com/features/our... @simonandschuster.bsky.social @fsgbooks.bsky.social @orbooks.bsky.social #booksky #bookreview
Our Week in Reviews: 8/1/26 | Washington Independent Review of Books
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The third-annual event happens Sat., Aug. 1st, in Oxon Hill, MD, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.! It's our Spotlight Event! www.washingtonindependentreviewofbooks.com/features/bla... @mahoganybooks.bsky.social #booksky
Black Books Matter Fest 2026 | Washington Independent Review of Books
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Book Review: "American Trickster: The Hidden Lives of Carlos Castaneda" by Ru Marshall "Castaneda’s supposedly nonfiction books — chronicling his encounters with a Mexican shaman who allegedly taught Castaneda his mystical ways — were all fantasy novels, plagiarism his favorite tool."
Washington Independent Review of Books@wirobooks.bsky.social · 5d agoThe 1970s hustler claimed he’d been sent by a shaman. www.washingtonindependentreviewofbooks.com/bookreview/a... @orbooks.bsky.social @rumarshall.bsky.social #booksky #americantrickster #carloscastaneda #cult #conman #shaman
The 1970s hustler claimed he’d been sent by a shaman. www.washingtonindependentreviewofbooks.com/bookreview/a... @orbooks.bsky.social @rumarshall.bsky.social #booksky #americantrickster #carloscastaneda #cult #conman #shaman
American Trickster: The Hidden Lives of Carlos Castaneda | Washington Independent Review of Books
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