Michael Dirda is synonymous with the literary life. He’s been called “the best-read person in America,” and it’s easy to ...

Nora Krug is an editor and writer in Book World. She has worked for The Washington Post since 2007. She began at The Post writing a books column and later became a co-editor of the weekly Health ...

A man tries to understand his tendency toward sadness and self-sabotage by writing a book about martyrs ... 10 ALL THE BEAUTY IN THE WORLD (Simon & Schuster, $18.99). By Patrick Bringley.

PhD in philosophy Becca Rothfeld is the nonfiction book critic at Book World. Before joining The Washington Post, she served as assistant literary editor of the New Republic and worked toward her ...