June 1, 2024
Cover Story
Acclaimed science fiction writer Jeff VanderMeer talks about his new book, Absolution, in this special issue.Featured In This Issue
This Issue's Starred Reviews
FICTION
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THE CARICATURIST
By Norman Lock
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SLOW DANCE
By Rainbow Rowell
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COLORED TELEVISION
By Danzy Senna
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COME TO THE WINDOW
By Howard Norman
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THERE IS HAPPINESS
By Brad Watson
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QUINCAS BORBA
By Joaquim Maria Machado de Assis Margaret Jull Costa Robin Patterson
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BRIEFLY VERY BEAUTIFUL
By Roz Dineen
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THE HEART IN WINTER
By Kevin Barry
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THE GILDED CROWN
By Marianne Gordon
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NICKED
By M.T. Anderson
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THE MATERIAL
By Camille Bordas
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THE ROAD TO THE COUNTRY
By Chigozie Obioma
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LIARS
By Sarah Manguso
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BANAL NIGHTMARE
By Halle Butler
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THE SKY ON FIRE
By Jenn Lyons
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LONG ISLAND COMPROMISE
By Taffy Brodesser-Akner
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THE ANTHROPOLOGISTS
By Ayşegül Savaş
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THE HISTORY OF SOUND
By Ben Shattuck
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LET THE GAMES BEGIN
By Rufaro Faith Mazarura
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MY SEASON OF SCANDAL
By Julie Anne Long
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QUICKLY, WHILE THEY STILL HAVE HORSES
By Jan Carson
NONFICTION
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KNIFE
By Salman Rushdie
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THE HOME I WORKED TO MAKE
By Wendy Pearlman
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CHRISTOPHER ISHERWOOD INSIDE OUT
By Katherine Bucknell
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FROSTBITE
By Nicola Twilley
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WE WERE ILLEGAL
By Jessica Goudeau
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BRING JUDGMENT DAY
By Sheila Curran Bernard
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THE BODY ALONE
By Nina Lohman
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A SURVIVOR'S EDUCATION
By Joy Neumeyer
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AT THE EDGE OF EMPIRE
By Edward Wong
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KENT STATE
By Brian VanDeMark
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I HEARD THERE WAS A SECRET CHORD
By Daniel J. Levitin
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CO-INTELLIGENCE
By Ethan Mollick
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GRAY MATTERS
By Theodore H. Schwartz
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SPICE
By Roger Crowley
TEEN
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MEMORIES OF ASH
By Intisar Khanani
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THE DARK WE KNOW
By Wen-yi Lee
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THE GENDER BINARY IS A BIG LIE
By Lee Wind
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BAD DREAM
By Nicole Maines Rye Hickman Bex Glendining
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MY SALTY MARY
By Cynthia Hand Brodi Ashton Jodi Meadows
CHILDREN'S
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THE SWIFTS
By Beth Lincoln Claire Powell
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THE DICTIONARY STORY
By Oliver Jeffers Sam Winston
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ALMOST UNDERWEAR
By Jonathan Roth
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WE ARE DEFINITELY HUMAN
By X. Fang
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SAFIYYAH'S WAR
By Hiba Noor Khan
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I AM LA CHIVA!
By Karol Hernández Lorena Alvarez Gómez
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CLACK, CLACK! SMACK!
By Traci Sorell Joseph Erb
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THE CREEPENING OF DOGWOOD HOUSE
By Eden Royce
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NOT NOTHING
By Gayle Forman
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SOMETIMES WE FALL
By Randall de Sève Kate Gardiner
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WORLD MORE BEAUTIFUL
By Angela Burke Kunkel Becca Stadtlander
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THE PAINTER AND THE PRESIDENT
By Sarah Albee Stacy Innerst
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CRICK, CRACK, CROW!
By Janet Lord Julie Paschkis
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ELOÍSA'S MUSICAL WINDOW
By Margarita Engle John Parra
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A STAR SHINES THROUGH
By Anna Desnitskaya
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IT IS OKAY
By Ye Guo
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INSIDE THE COMPOST BIN
By Melody Sumaoang Plan Rồng Phạm Vinh Nguyễn
INDIE
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THE STRENGTH OF WATER
By Karin Jensen Karin K. Jensen
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TAKING STOCK
By David Perlstein
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A SONG TO WAKE A THOUSAND SORROWS
By Michelle Manus
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PHIL'S SIREN SONG
By Tim Lane
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HEAVENBREAKER
By Sara Wolf
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PERSPECTIVES
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