In a city hungry for representation on Capitol Hill and in media that sees beyond federal Washington, we look at how writers use D.C. as a location for love.

A Field Guide To Redheads is a whimsical ride through the gingers of history, politics, animals, and fiction.

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Ron Moten’s “Drinking Muddy Water” is mostly a browbeating, score-settling memoir about D.C. “politricks” and “friendnemies.”

Michelle Rhee may have left D.C. over two years ago, but her legacy is still being felt here.

Marion Barry says he’s writing a 22-chapter autobiography. You know you’ll read it.

Fox News says it has unmasked the former commando behind a forthcoming book that promises first-hand details of the Navy SEAL mission last May that led to the death of Osama bin Laden.

History isn’t for everyone, but the vibrant comics in “District Comics: An Unconventional History of Washington, D.C.” bring parts of the city’s past to life.

We’re happy to announce that DCist’s Arts Editor Kelly Rand has published a book!

Author Garrett Peck is back with his third book, but instead of focusing on the history of drinking as he has in the past, he sets his sights on the Potomac River—all 383 miles of it.