Michael Dirda is synonymous with the literary life. He’s been called “the best-read person in America,” and it’s easy to believe. When I joined The Washington Post as the editor of Book World in 2022, ...

In his newly released memoir, Hope, the story of the world that made Jorge Mario Bergoglio — and, by extension, the world leader we know as Pope Francis — is a story finally told in his own words. But ...

This copy is for your personal, noncommercial use only. 107 weeks on the list by Timothy Snyder Crown Twenty lessons from the 20th century about the course of tyranny. 94 weeks on the list by JD ...