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Kanishk Tharoor's collection of short stories explores the complicated relationship between language and technology. Tharoor's rich voice and immaculate craftsmanship both comfort and unnerve.

Yelena Akhtiorskaya's debut novel is about a family that emigrates from Odessa to the Russian enclave of Brighton Beach in Brooklyn, N.Y. It's a funny tale full of insider knowledge and offbeat words.

NPR's Michel Martin talks to Yohanan Plesner of the Israel Democracy Institute, a nonpartisan think tank, about how the Hamas attack and Israel's military actions are perceived in the Knesset.

Lebanese twins Omar and Mohamed Kabbani painted "salam" — the Arabic word for peace — in bright green across 82 rooftops in the northern city of Tripoli. NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Omar about the ambitious art project that can only be seen from the sky.

President Trump announced that he ordered airstrikes on a Syrian air base after a chemical attack. Retired Lt. Gen David Deptula tells Rachel Martin about the military options President Trump has now.

Venezuela's opposition party has called for a 48-hour general strike, which is starting Wednesday morning. Rachel Martin talks with reporter Andrew Rosati of Bloomberg.

NPR's Kelly McEvers speaks with Charlie Winter, senior research fellow at King's College London, about homegrown radicalization in the United Kingdom.

Hurricane Harvey is barreling toward the Texas coast. Houston-based meteorologist Eric Berger tells David Greene that the storm could dump several feet of rain in a few days.

Steve Inskeep talks to General Salim Idriss, commander of the Free Syrian Army. They discuss Syrian opposition reaction to President Obama's address to the nation this week, the Russian diplomatic initiative and what assistance the general is hoping to receive from the United States.

NPR's Steve Inskeep asks Jesse Washington of ESPN's Andscape if the NBA is entering a new era of disciplining players for bad behavior.