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America’s Dismal Foreign Policy — and What to Do About It

Saturday, August 7, 2021 - 5:00am

By Geoffrey Wheatcroft

Andrew Bacevich’s “After the Apocalypse” analyzes the role of the United States in the world and concludes major changes are needed.

Source: NY Times Book Reviews

Here Are 4 Fabulous Beach Reads — Whether You're On A Beach Or Not

Saturday, August 7, 2021 - 4:29am

By Scott Simon

Late summer is the time to lose yourself in novels, so we asked author (and Key West resident) Meg Cabot to share a few of her favorite books to while away the hours on the water.

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Source: NPR Book Reviews

Katie Kitamura Talks About ‘Intimacies’

Friday, August 6, 2021 - 3:38pm

Kitamura discusses her new novel, and James Lapine talks about “Putting It Together: How Stephen Sondheim and I Created ‘Sunday in the Park With George.’”

Source: NY Times Book Reviews

‘One of You Is a Monster’

Friday, August 6, 2021 - 12:05pm

By Sarah Weinman

In her latest column, Sarah Weinman explores four new novels, each dark in a different way.

Source: NY Times Book Reviews

The Lifesaving Power of Storytelling

Friday, August 6, 2021 - 12:01pm

By Tae Keller

In Donna Barba Higuera’s dystopian novel, “The Last Cuentista,” folk tales are a girl’s only hope of leading her brainwashed shipmates out of darkness.

Source: NY Times Book Reviews

A Chinese American Girl Learns That Her Name Contains Multitudes

Friday, August 6, 2021 - 12:00pm

By Jean Kwok

Meilan, the protagonist of Andrea Wang’s debut middle grade novel, is really many Meilans — each inspired by a different Chinese character that sounds like her name.

Source: NY Times Book Reviews