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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?
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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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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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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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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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“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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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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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
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American Trickster: The Hidden Lives of Carlos Castaneda | Washington Independent Review of Books
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OF COURSE the book was better, but still… www.washingtonindependentreviewofbooks.com/features/a-s... @ellenpcampbell.bsky.social #girlwriting #booksky #summermovies
A Summer-Movie Roundup | Washington Independent Review of Books
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Seems like today's a good day to repost my @wirobooks.bsky.social review of Dr. Anthony Fauci's memoir, ON CALL. He steered us thru "AIDS, SARS, an influenza pandemic, anthrax, weaponized smallpox, Ebola, Zika, and, of course, covid-19." www.washingtonindependentreviewofbooks.com/bookreview/o...
On Call | Washington Independent Review of Books
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Palestinian refugees settle in Toledo, Ohio, and struggle to adapt to their new culture. www.washingtonindependentreviewofbooks.com/bookreview/c... #booksky #carryout #shortstories
Carryout: Stories | Washington Independent Review of Books
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First read the powerful review today in @wirobooks.bsky.social and then go get yourself a copy of Sarah Trembath's THIS PAST WAS WAITING FOR ME. www.washingtonindependentreviewofbooks.com/bookreview/t...
This Past Was Waiting for Me: A Chronicle at Quarter Century | Washington Independent Review of Books
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Tommy Orange’s THERE THERE offers a searing reading experience. www.washingtonindependentreviewofbooks.com/features/rag... @aaknopf.bsky.social #booksky #therethere #wortharevisit
Rage & Redemption | Washington Independent Review of Books
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An astute, multi-genre analysis of gentrification’s destructiveness. www.washingtonindependentreviewofbooks.com/bookreview/t... #booksky #thispastwaswaitingforme
This Past Was Waiting for Me: A Chronicle at Quarter Century | Washington Independent Review of Books
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In honor of JOHN OF JOHN making the 2026 Booker Prize longlist, here's a look back at our May review. www.washingtonindependentreviewofbooks.com/bookreview/j... @groveatlantic.bsky.social @thebookerprizes.com #johnofjohn #bookerprize #douglasstuart #booksky
John of John: A Novel | Washington Independent Review of Books
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In honor of BLACK BAG making the 2026 Booker Prize longlist, here's a look back at our May review. www.washingtonindependentreviewofbooks.com/bookreview/b... @zandoprojects.bsky.social @lukekennard.bsky.social #bookerprize #longlist #booksky
Black Bag: A Novel | Washington Independent Review of Books
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The biographer talks Mary Kay, direct sales, and those signature pink Cadillacs. www.washingtonindependentreviewofbooks.com/features/an-... @cathyalter.bsky.social @marylisagavenas.bsky.social @vikingbooks.bsky.social #booksky #sellingopportunity #marykay #biography
An Interview with Mary Lisa Gavenas | Washington Independent Review of Books
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A Century of Hitchcock: The Man, the Myths, the Legacy | Washington Independent Review of Books www.washingtonindependentreviewofbooks.com/bookreview/a... @arttaylorwriter.bsky.social @wirobooks.bsky.social @hsmithwrites.bsky.social
A Century of Hitchcock: The Man, the Myths, the Legacy | Washington Independent Review of Books
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An expansive tale of myth and modernity in India. www.washingtonindependentreviewofbooks.com/bookreview/g... @fsgbooks.bsky.social @amitav.bsky.social #booksky #ghosteye
Ghost-Eye: A Novel | Washington Independent Review of Books
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Adding to my tottering TBR stack, given Bob Duffy's sterling review. Authors @scottwstern.bsky.social and @charlesomalley.bsky.social dive into Shakespeare's fascination with "ambitious, adulterous, aggressive" Margaret through 4 plays, giving her more lines than King Lear. @wirobooks.bsky.social
Washington Independent Review of Books@wirobooks.bsky.social · 3w agoA virtuoso assessment of a singular monarch. www.washingtonindependentreviewofbooks.com/bookreview/s... @wwnorton.com @wwnortonlibrary.bsky.social @scottwstern.bsky.social @charlesomalley.bsky.social #booksky #shakespearesmargaret #shakespeare
ICYMI: An enslaved boy’s cuisine-altering innovation is credited to his white “father.” www.washingtonindependentreviewofbooks.com/bookreview/t... @europaeditions.bsky.social #therarestfruit #booksky
The Rarest Fruit | Washington Independent Review of Books
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Evolution has been building toward something — and we’re not going to like what it is. www.washingtonindependentreviewofbooks.com/bookreview/t... @simonandschuster.bsky.social @robertwrighter.bsky.social #booksky #thegodtest #ai
The God Test: Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Humanity | Washington Independent Review of Books
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ICYMI: Women confront the devil, the perversity of war, and their own capacity for malice. www.washingtonindependentreviewofbooks.com/bookreview/i... @graywolfpress.bsky.social @mikemaggio.bsky.social #booksky
I Gave You Eyes and You Looked Toward Darkness | Washington Independent Review of Books
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