For its February edition, Beyond The Page selected Leonard Downie, Jr.’s "All About the Story: News, Power, Politics and The Washington Post," a memoir of the former executive editor of The Washington Post from 1991 to 2008. At a time when the role of journalism is especially critical, Downie, Jr. writes about his nearly 50 years at the newspaper and the importance of getting at the truth.

Each month, Beyond The Page: A WGBH Book Club features a notable author, who takes part in a live Q&A with a WGBH personality to discuss the intricacies of that month's novel. With each monthly book selection, we also ask the author for a list of reading recommendations. For its December edition, Beyond The Page selected Emily Gray Tedrowe's "The Talented Miss Farwell," an electrifying page-turner of greed and obsession, survival and self-invention that is a piercing character study of one unforgettable female con artist.

For its November edition, Beyond The Page selected K-Ming Chang's "Bestiary," perfect for this chilly time of year, which calls to mind ghost stories, myths, and legends told in a hushed voice around a fireplace.

For its October edition, Beyond The Page selected E.D. Hirsch’s "How To Educate A Citizen: The Power of Shared Knowledge to Unify a Nation," a powerful manifesto that addresses the failures of America’s early education system and its impact on our current national malaise, advocating for a shared knowledge curriculum students everywhere can be taught — an educational foundation that can help improve and strengthen America’s unity, identity and democracy.

Each month, Beyond The Page: A WGBH Book Club features a notable author, who takes part in a live Q&A with a WGBH personality to discuss the intricacies…

For its August edition, Beyond The Page selected Maya Shanbhag Lang’s What We Carry, a memoir about mothers and daughters, lies and truths, receiving and giving care, and how we cannot grow up until we fully understand the people who raised us.

Each month, Beyond The Page: A WGBH Book Club features a notable author, who takes part in a live Q&A with a WGBH personality to discuss the intricacies…

Each month, Beyond The Page: A WGBH Book Club features a notable author, who takes part in a live Q&A with a WGBH personality to discuss the intricacies…