You’re Going to Want to Join this Odyssey Through Postwar Japan
Asha Lemmie’s sprawling, thought-provoking debut novel, “Fifty Words for Rain” will give you 50 reasons to cancel the rest of your day.
Set in Uganda, This Coming-of-Age Story Contains Universal Themes
Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi’s new novel, “A Girl Is a Body of Water,” follows its young heroine as she grows up without a mother.
This Year Is Complicated. Three New Novels Remind Us the Past Was No Picnic Either.
From Detroit to Tuscany to an island off the coast of Germany, these books dip into other lives and heartbreaks.
New & Noteworthy, From Netflix to Writers’ Writers
A selection of recent titles of interest; plus, a peek at what our colleagues around the newsroom are reading.
When America’s Cold War Strategy Turned Corrupt
Scott Anderson’s “The Quiet Americans” describes how good intentions in foreign policy could lead to dire results.
Torn Between War and Art, a Journalist Chooses Both
“Out of Mesopotamia,” by Salar Abdoh, is as much a meditation on time and memory as it is a book about modern warfare.
‘In a World That Shouts, This Book Is a Song Played Softly,’ Ethan Hawke Writes
Wolf Wondratschek’s “Self-Portrait With Russian Piano” is about an aging concert performer who comes to loathe the spotlight.
Paranoid of a Lurking Evil, a Writer Goes Down the Rabbit Hole
In Hari Kunzru’s novel “Red Pill,” a retreat to a peaceful study center in Berlin becomes a quest against the world’s dark forces.
‘In a World That Shouts, This Book Is a Song Played Softly,’ Ethan Hawke Writes
Wolf Wondratschek’s “Self-Portrait With Russian Piano” is about an aging concert performer who comes to loathe the spotlight.
Tested by Tragedy, Two Politicians Review Their Records — Mistakes Included
“Cry Havoc,” by Michael Signer, the former mayor of Charlottesville, Va., and “The Violence Inside Us,” by the Connecticut senator Chris Murphy, grapple with racial tension, gun violence and errors of leadership.
A Salvadoran-American Assembles the Fragments of a Violent Cultural History
“Unforgetting,” by the journalist Roberto Lovato, examines the long and bloody relationship between the United States and El Salvador through the prism of his family.
Emma Cline Knows First World Problems
The stories in “Daddy,” the debut collection by the author of “The Girls,” follow the “trials” of the Hollywood and literary elite.
‘We Germans,’ Alexander Starritt by the Author: An Excerpt
An excerpt from “We Germans,” by Alexander Starritt
How Has Donald Trump Survived?
Michael S. Schmidt’s “Donald Trump v. the United States” describes the uncomfortable tenures of two influential White House figures.
In Yaa Gyasi’s New Novel, a Young Scientist Tries to Understand Her Family’s Pain
“Transcendent Kingdom,” by the author of “Homegoing,” features a Stanford Ph.D. student struggling to comprehend the addiction that killed her brother.
Welcome To Story Hour: 100 Favorite Books For Young Readers
This year we had kids and caregivers in mind when we chose the genre for our summer poll — so here are 100 favorite kids' books, picked by readers and expert judges, to while away the hours at home.
(Image credit: Esmé Shapiro for NPR)
Frog And Toad Are Great, But Have You Met 'The Man Who Took The Indoors Out'?
When you think of author and illustrator Arnold Lobel, you probably think of Frog and Toad, his amphibian forever friends — but this story of loving things and letting them go deserves a fresh look.
(Image credit: HarperCollins)
From Iran to America, One Epic Tale at a Time
A modern-day Scheherazade uses storytelling to survive the fifth grade.
Catching the Buzz: A Young C.E.O. on Her Lemonade Business, Which Was Inspired by Bees
Mikaila Ulmer’s “Bee Fearless” is that rarest of book breeds: the middle grade memoir.
A Python Ate the President’s Neighbor? Only in Carl Hiaasen’s Florida
“Squeeze Me,” Hiaasen’s new novel, is an unabashedly political satire full of his signature high jinks.
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