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A Look Ahead: 7/5/26

A peek at what’s on tap this week.

    Kuleana

    Book Review

    Kuleana

    By Sara Kehaulani Goo

    The fight for an ancestral home unfolds amidst a history of dispossession.

    Feature
    Our Week in Reviews: 7/4/26

    A recap of the books we’ve spotlighted in the past few days.

      Book Review

      The Last Resort: A Chronicle of Paradise, Profit, and Peril at the Beach

      The actual — and existential — cost of our oceanfront idylls.

      Podcast

      Authors on Audio: Lucy Ward

      An occasional series in which writers speak for themselves.

      Book Review

      Mother of Strangers: A Novel

      An earnest, deeply flawed story of Palestinian suffering.

      Author Q&A

      An Interview with Joe Rothstein

      By Olivia Kozlevcar

      An Interview with Joe Rothstein

      The former longtime campaign strategist talks fiction, politics, and the importance of life experience.

      Feature

      The City Always/Never Changes

      On those who leave and those who stay.

      Book Review

      Reward System: Stories

      By Jem Calder

      Reward System: Stories

      This penetrating collection prompts reflection on how technology has forever changed us.

      Book Review

      Lady Editor

      By Melanie Kirkpatrick

      Lady Editor

      Though trailblazing, this ambitious widow was no protofeminist.

      Book Review

      The Sound of the Sea

      By Cynthia Barnett

      The Sound of the Sea

      What can the beachy treasures tell us about the health of our planet?