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10 Books That Should Be Bestsellers

TEENS & YOUNG ADULT

HOME IS NOT A COUNTRY

by Safia Elhillo

Movingly unravels themes of belonging, Islamophobia, and the interlocking oppressions thrust upon immigrant women. Full review >

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NONFICTION

THE HOSPITAL

by Brian Alexander

A deeply insightful and disheartening portrait of America’s diseased health care system. Full review >

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FICTION

RED ISLAND HOUSE

by Andrea Lee

An utterly captivating, richly detailed, and highly critical vision of how the one percent lives in neocolonial paradise. Full review >

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TEENS & YOUNG ADULT

THE ELECTRIC KINGDOM

by David Arnold

Perplexing yet satisfying: If time moves in a circle, is a linear narrative possible? Full review >

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FICTION

LAND OF BIG NUMBERS

by Te-Ping Chen

Chen’s stories are both subtle and rich, moving and wry, and in their poignancy, they seem boundless. Full review >

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CHILDREN'S

AMERICA, MY LOVE, AMERICA, MY HEART

by Daria Peoples-Riley ; illustrated by Daria Peoples-Riley

A sensitive rendering of the conflict at the core of double consciousness. Full review >

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FICTION

PARADISE, NEVADA

by Dario Diofebi

An intimate epic set in a virtual but deeply human world. Full review >

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