Rabih Alameddine’s “The True True Story of Raja the Gullible (and His Mother)” won in fiction, while Omar El Akkad’s ...

Highlights among the year’s novels and short-story collections, as selected by the staff of The Washington Post’s Book World.

The year’s best memoirs, biographies, history and more, as selected by the staff of The Washington Post’s Book World.

This week brings new releases from Joy Williams, Simon Winchester and Tracy K. Smith, among other talented writers.

In a new book, Paul Gillingham tells the story of a nation that has thrived because of its diversity, not in spite of it.

South-Western City school board has approved new contracts with teachers, administrators and the superintendent. The teachers ratified a new three-year contract with a 3.3% raise in the first year and ...