A peek at what’s on tap this week.
Kuleana
By Sara Kehaulani Goo
The fight for an ancestral home unfolds amidst a history of dispossession.
A recap of the books we’ve spotlighted in the past few days.
A disjointed look at last summer’s chaos in Kabul.
The Fifth Act: America’s End in Afghanistan
By Elliot Ackerman
A painful, essential read from perhaps the only author who could’ve written it.
War and Me: A Memoir
By Faleeha Hassan; translated by William Hutchins
A heartfelt if impersonal recollection of life in Iraq.
When these bookish bandwagons left the station, we weren’t on ‘em.
An Interview with Marilyn Oser
By Olivia Kozlevcar
The novelist talks Israel, Palestine, and fictionalizing the British Mandate.
The Bone Flower
By Charles Lambert
A racing plot and imaginative details deliver uneven results in this supernatural saga.
Dark Voyage: An American Privateer’s War on Britain’s African Slave Trade
By Christian McBurney
The hunt for immoral yet lucrative cargo during the Revolutionary War.
Burning Man
By Frances Wilson
An unusual, challenging portrait of the once-canonical author.
