Book excerpt: "The Candy House" by Jennifer Egan
The Pulitzer Prize-winning author of "A Visit From the Goon Squad" is back with a sequel, in which a tech giant develops a means for users to externalize and share every memory they're ever had.
Books
Book excerpt: "Mecca" by Susan Straight
The acclaimed novelist's latest book dramatizes an epic panorama of a multiethnic southern California facing social and environmental conflagrations.
Book excerpt: "The Rule of Five," on arguing climate change before the Supreme Court
Harvard Law professor Richard J. Lazarus writes about the most important environmental cases ever decided by the nation's highest court: restricting greenhouse gas emissions from new cars.
"The game is afoot" at a NYC Sherlock Holmes exhibit
Not so "elementary," Glen Miranker's collection of rare Sherlock Holmes memorabilia, featured in the exhibit "Sherlock Holmes in 221 Objects" at New York City's Grolier Club, captures the public's timeless fascination with the immortal detective.
Book excerpt: "Freezing Order," on Putin, money laundering and murder
Bill Browder, the financier and bestselling author of "Red Notice," helped create the Magnitsky Act, aimed at freezing the assets of those involved in human rights violations, thereby making himself a target of Vladimir Putin.
First sister Valerie Biden Owens
In her memoir, "Growing Up Biden," Joe Biden's younger sister writes about her family's story of tragedy; running most of her brother's political campaigns; and why she believes President Biden is the right person at the right time for the job.
Book excerpt: "Between Two Kingdoms" by Suleika Jaouad
In her New York Times bestselling memoir, the author recounts her years-long chemotherapy, and how her friendship with an old acquaintance from band camp, Jon Batiste, turned into something much more.
Book excerpt: "Every Good Boy Does Fine" by Jeremy Denk
In his new memoir the acclaimed classical pianist writes of the life of a musician, and offers a tribute to those who influenced him: music teachers, conductors – and his father.
The Book Report: Washington Post critic Ron Charles (March 13)
Recommendations from our book reviewer of new fiction and non-fiction titles for the spring.
Book excerpt: "French Braid" by Anne Tyler
One of America's most beloved authors returns with a new novel about a Baltimore family spanning several decades.
Book excerpt: "Mercy Street" by Jennifer Haigh
The novelist and short story writer returns with a story of the tensions among those who work at a Boston clinic, which becomes a focal point for anti-abortion protesters.
Book excerpt: "Booth" by Karen Joy Fowler
The bestselling author of "The Jane Austen Book Club" and "We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves" returns with a historical novel about a famed family of actors, one of whom would grow up to become a presidential assassin.
Book excerpt: "The Impossible City" by Karen Cheung
In her memoir, the journalist and author writes of her personal challenges happening simultaneously with the turmoil arising from the wrenching handover of Hong Kong to the power center in Beijing.
Book excerpt: "I Was Better Last Night" by Harvey Fierstein
In his new memoir the Tony-winning actor and playwright recalls his film roles in "Mrs. Doubtfire" opposite Robin Williams, and "Death to Smoochy" with Edward Norton and Jon Stewart.
Behind the scenes of the Pfizer vaccine
Dr. Albert Bourla, the pharmaceutical giant's chairman and CEO, talks about vaccine hesitancy, COVID misinformation, and the development of his company's coronavirus vaccine, an effort he writes about in the book "Moonshot."
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A pilgrimage to the desk with the greatest view
In the late 1970s, a group of university students in West Texas, wanting a place to study with a view, hauled a desk to the top of Hancock Hill in the town of Alpine. Today, the desk is a pilgrimage for hikers seeking a meditative place.
"Severance" star Adam Scott
The former "Parks and Recreation" star heads the surreal, critically-acclaimed series about workers at a mysterious corporation whose brains are altered to create distinctly separate personalities in and out of the office.
Laufey on creating her own sound
Whimsical and romantic, the music of Icelandic singer and cellist Laufey Lín Bing Jónsdóttir blends pop, jazz, classical and bossa nova – a "mishmash," she calls it. Her latest album is "A Matter of Time."
Capturing the melting of glaciers, with data and art
For more than 40 years, glaciologist Mauri Pelto has been measuring shrinking glaciers in Washington State. He's been joined by his daughter, artist-scientist Jill Pelto, whose watercolors provide another view of the drastically-changing landscape.
This week on "Sunday Morning" (August 17)
A look at the features for this week's broadcast of the Emmy-winning program, hosted by Jane Pauley.
To tip or not to tip: That is David Sedaris' question
The humorist has some thoughts about gratuities, especially when they're pre-programmed onto a screen.
The JFK Files
More than six decades after the Kennedy assassination, the existence of unreleased documents from the investigation has continued to fuel questions - and conspiracy theories - in search for a "smoking gun." What did the recent release of thousands of documents reveal?
At 75, "Sunset Boulevard" is ready again for its closeup
Billy Wilder's caustic tale of Hollywood, obsession and murder, in which a fading star of silent pictures tries to recreate her fame, is back in its full dark glory.
Steve Wozniak on fighting internet scams
The computer inventor and co-founder of Apple is sounding the alarm about one of the great threats of this new Information Age: internet fraud. He talks about how he is fighting for the victims of online scams involving AI, cryptocurrency and faked messages.
The crypto craze sweeping Washington and Wall Street
While many Americans are still baffled by cryptocurrency, enthusiasm for these digital assets is growing - despite the potential risks of integrating digital currencies with the mainstream economy - in part due to support coming from the White House.