Karin Tanabe

1 month ago | washingtonpost.com | Karin Tanabe

With a title like “Every Tom, Dick & Harry,” it’s easy to assume that Emma Lewis, the 32-year-old protagonist of Elinor Lipman’s new book, is about to go on a lot of dates. She’s single, attractive, quick-witted and kindhearted. But that’s not the kind of romance Lipman has written.

Nov 20, 2024 | butlereagle.com | Karin Tanabe |Victoria Kelly |Gene Kramer

Last month, the 2024 Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to Nihon Hidankyo, a Japanese group of atomic bomb survivors known for their powerful global activism. These survivors, hibakusha in Japanese, have dedicated their lives to ridding the world of nuclear weapons. But to many Americans, the atomic bombs dropped on Japan are still a hazy part of history. One of the reasons for this is time; it has been nearly 80 years since the war ended. But another reason is education.

Nov 14, 2024 | mercurynews.com | Karin Tanabe |Victoria Kelly

Last month, the 2024 Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to Nihon Hidankyo, a Japanese group of atomic bomb survivors known for their powerful global activism. These survivors, hibakusha in Japanese, have dedicated their lives to ridding the world of nuclear weapons. But to many Americans, the atomic bombs dropped on Japan are still a hazy part of history. One of the reasons for this is time; it has been nearly 80 years since the war ended. But another reason is education.

Sep 6, 2024 | washingtonpost.com | Karin Tanabe

An unidentified man stands next to a tiled fireplace where a house once stood in Hiroshima, Japan, on Sept. 7, 1945. (Stanley Troutman/AP)Review by Karin TanabeSeptember 6, 2024 at 9:00 a.m. EDTWhen visitors step inside the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum in Japan, they’re faced with a photo of a large clock, hands stopped at 8:15 a.m. It’s the moment when the atomic bomb was dropped, on Aug. 6, 1945, and our world changed forever.

Jul 4, 2024 | washingtonpost.com | Karin Tanabe

When readers meet Margo Millet, the protagonist of Rufi Thorpe’s novel “Margo’s Got Money Troubles,” she is 20 years old and about to give birth to a baby boy. The father is her junior college English professor, a man who throws his power around as freely as his ratty copy of “Beowulf.” Everyone in Margo’s orbit has begged her not to have the baby. She doesn’t listen, following her heart instead, a decision full of stubbornness and naiveté.