“The Submission” was first published in 2011 but the release of the paperback version in 2012 is reason enough to include this fictionalized account of collective versus personal grief, and the politicization that inevitably follows a national tragedy, on any list of the best books of last year. — Amanda Becker
“Life” by Keith Richards and James Fox
Recommended by Melinda Nahmias
Although a diehard Beatles fan in the day, I found myself fascinated by the candor with which Richards told his tale. He admits to making lots of stupid mistakes, and they got him into plenty of hot water. Perhaps one of the reasons I liked it so much is that it took me as far away from the pomp, ritual and artifice of Capitol Hill as one can get. From lawmakers to law-breaker, if you will. — Melinda Nahmias
Rep. Bill Cassidy has his blood drawn by Alesha Barbour during a free hepatitis screening in the Rayburn House Office Building hosted by the Congressional Viral Hepatitis Caucus to recognize "National Viral Hepatitis Testing Day."
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