Book World: 10 books to read in March
Bethanne Patrick, The Washington Post
March 2, 2021
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Start your reading engines early this month, because this month s book picks have heft - in number of pages, yes, but also in terms of thought and inquiry. Novelists consider the nature of borders and how substances (including oil and drugs) corrupt; journalists examine health care, feminism, genetics; and a young but already accomplished poet releases her first book. The Soul of a Woman, by Isabel Allende (March 2) When I say I was a feminist in kindergarten, I am not exaggerating, declares the acclaimed Chilean journalist, novelist and activist in this memoir that reflects on her upbringing - she was raised with her two sisters by a single mother - while pondering women s nature and women s needs.
Nine months later, fencing comes down around the church where Trump stood with a Bible
Michelle Boorstein, The Washington Post
March 1, 2021
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A worker on Monday straps fencing that surrounded St. John s Church in Washington.Washington Post photo by Matt McClain.
WASHINGTON - H Street downtown was nearly deserted and few people noticed Monday morning when workers at St. John s Church took down dozens of sections of black steel mesh fencing, a barrier that had gone up during the tumultuous summer of 2020 when the church wound up at the center of national debates about race, religion and security.
Across a small park from the White House, St. John s had been known for decades as the president s church for its elite congregation, but in June made news worldwide. As protests against police brutality and racism boiled across the country, someone threw a flammable substance through a basement window at the church, igniting a small fire. Then, after federal law e
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