


one that captures the essence of D.C., reminds readers how special living here can be, or shows a side of the nation’s capital that outsiders often miss.Įven the most jaded of book lovers should find a surprise in these recommendations. One of the easiest ways to recapture those missing experiences is through literature, so we asked a spectrum of authors, librarians, booksellers and book critics to tell us about their favorite book written about D.C. Through the quarantines and stay-at-home orders, with restaurants closed, theaters dark and treasures locked up tight in museums, what some of us miss most is the spirit of city - D.C., not Washington - in all its wonderful, unpredictable, maddening glory. One year ago, the coronavirus was already in Washington, but most people hadn’t yet experienced significant disruption to their daily lives.
