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After Bea's parents divorce, her dad marries his boyfriend, and Bea is excited to "gain a sister." Rebecca Stead speaks with NPR's Ailsa Chang about her book The List of Things That Will Not Change.

In rare remarks, retired Gen. Martin Dempsey rebuked the president's threat to use military troops against protesters as "dangerous," saying it would hurt relations between the military and civilians.

Vietnamese author Nguyen Phan Que Mai grew up amid the devastation of war. Her memories of that time, and her family's experiences, became the inspiration for her new novel, The Mountains Sing.

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Fred Hochberg, former chair of the Export-Import Bank, about his book Trade Is Not a Four-Letter Word: How Six Everyday Products Make the Case for Trade.

Food writer Ruth Reichl has a new cookbook called My Kitchen Year: 136 Recipes That Saved My Life. It describes how she found her voice after Conde Nast shut down the magazine where she was editor.

The new novel reveals sharp observations and a great, sprawling story. But critic Roxane Gay says the book gets bogged down with absurdly drawn characters and misfired critiques of modern life.

Anand Giridharadas spent time with tech entrepreneurs and affluent elites who want to change the world. But in a new book, he writes that their market-based mantras only maintain inequalities.

Scenes modeling sustainable behaviors or highlighting the impact of climate change have been cropping up lately in everything from cooking shows to extreme sports series.

New research suggests the war on drugs is hurting people with addiction, but lawmakers from both parties are demanding tougher crime policies to curb fentanyl overdoses.

How is Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki's trip to Washington playing back home in Iraq and in other Arab nations? To find out, Robert Siegel talks with Nadia Bilbassy, senior correspondent for the Al-Arabiya television, who has been covering his visit to Washington.