December 1, 2024
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Our Best Books coverage continues with the 200 best children’s and 100 best YA books of the year, plus our Holiday Gift Guide and much more.Featured In This Issue
This Issue's Starred Reviews
FICTION
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WITCHCRAFT FOR WAYWARD GIRLS
By Grady Hendrix
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THE GREAT WHEN
By Alan Moore
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KNIFE SKILLS FOR BEGINNERS
By Orlando Murrin
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DEATH OF THE AUTHOR
By Nnedi Okorafor
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WE DO NOT PART
By Han Kang e. yaewon Paige Aniyah Morris
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OROMAY
By Baalu Girma David DeGusta Mesfin Felleke Yirgu
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A CALAMITY OF NOBLE HOUSES
By Amira Ghenim Miled Faiza Karen McNeill
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NESTING
By Roisín O'Donnell
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ALL THE WATER IN THE WORLD
By Eiren Caffall
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ELITA
By Kirsten Sundberg Lunstrum
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GRAVE DANGER
By James Grippando
NONFICTION
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FROM HERE TO THE GREAT UNKNOWN
By Lisa Marie Presley Riley Keough
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THE HARDER I FIGHT THE MORE I LOVE YOU
By Neko Case
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AFLAME
By Pico Iyer
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A TOWN WITHOUT TIME
By Gay Talese
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EVERYTHING MUST GO
By Dorian Lynskey
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THE MAGIC HOURS
By John Bleasdale
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WISEGUYS AND THE WHITE HOUSE
By Eric Dezenhall
TEEN
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REBEL WITCH
By Kristen Ciccarelli
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THE OTHERWHERE POST
By Emily J. Taylor
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WHERE THE HEART SHOULD BE
By Sarah Crossan
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LUCHA OF THE FORGOTTEN SPRING
By Tehlor Kay Mejia
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(S)KIN
By Ibi Zoboi
CHILDREN'S
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THE UNDEAD FOX OF DEADWOOD FOREST
By Aubrey Hartman Marcin Minor
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RAVEN'S RIBBONS
By Tasha Spillett Daniel Ramirez
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MY PRESENTATION TODAY IS ABOUT THE ANACONDA
By Bibi Dumon Tak Annemarie van Haeringen Nancy Forest-Flier
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JOAN MITCHELL PAINTS A SYMPHONY
By Lisa Rogers Stacy Innerst
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WHEN ALEXANDER GRACED THE TABLE
By Alexander Smalls Denene Millner Frank Morrison
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TÍOS AND PRIMOS
By Jacqueline Alcántara
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PAPILIO
By Ben Clanton Corey R. Tabor Andy Chou Musser
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CASSI AND THE HOUSE OF MEMORIES
By Dean Stuart
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THE HOUSE ON THE CANAL
By Thomas Harding Britta Teckentrup
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WHEN I HEAR SPIRITUALS
By Cheryl Willis Hudson London Ladd
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THE LOST ONES
By Johan Rundberg Eva Apelqvist
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IT'S ALL OR NOTHING, VALE
By Andrea Beatriz Arango
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OSHÚN AND ME
By Adiba Nelson Alleanna Harris
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BIRD OF A THOUSAND STORIES
By Kiyash Monsef
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CRUMBLE
By Meredith McClaren Andrea Bell
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BAD BADGER
By Maryrose Wood Giulia Ghigini
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THE HARE WHO WOULDN'T SHARE
By Steve Small
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SUN BIRD
By Lindsay Moore
INDIE
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ME AND THE MISSOURI MOON
By Nancy Stewart Nancy Stewart
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THE CALLISTA ALIGNMENT
By Steve Gay
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THE CHILD CATCHER
By Andrew Bridge
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PERSPECTIVES
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