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MEMORIALA subtle and moving exploration of love, family, race, and the long, frustrating search for home. Full review >
FULL REVIEW >FICTION
THE INVISIBLE LIFE OF ADDIE LARUEby V.E. Schwab
Spanning centuries and continents, this is a darkly romantic and suspenseful tale by a writer at the top of her game. Full review >
FULL REVIEW >FICTION
LEAVE THE WORLD BEHINDby Rumaan Alam
Addressing race, risk, retreat, and the ripple effects of a national emergency, Alam's novel is just in time for this moment. Full review >
FULL REVIEW >SCIENCE FICTION & FANTASY
BLACK SUNMark your calendars, this is the next big thing. Full review >
FULL REVIEW >NONFICTION
A LIFE ON OUR PLANETby David Attenborough with Jonnie Hughes
Anyone concerned with the planet’s ecological future will want to spend time with this excellent book. Full review >
FULL REVIEW >NONFICTION
TEN LESSONS FOR A POST-PANDEMIC WORLDA cleareyed, concise look at current and future affairs offering pertinent points to reflect and debate. Full review >
FULL REVIEW >NONFICTION
CULTURE WARLORDSby Talia Lavin
Righteous indignation meets techie magic to shine light on one of America’s most malignant warts. Full review >
FULL REVIEW >NONFICTION
IS THIS ANYTHING?Fans of Seinfeld will eat this up, and aspiring comics will want to study how he shapes his seemingly effortless humor. Full review >
FULL REVIEW >TEENS & YOUNG ADULT
THE SUFFRAGIST PLAYBOOKby Lucinda Robb & Rebecca Boggs Roberts
An outstanding and inspirational guide to women’s history for today’s political activists. Full review >
FULL REVIEW >TEENS & YOUNG ADULT
APPLEby Eric Gansworth ; illustrated by Eric Gansworth
A rare and special read. Full review >
FULL REVIEW >TEENS & YOUNG ADULT
THE SHADOW MISSIONby Shamim Sarif
A badass, action-packed, feminist page-turner. Full review >
FULL REVIEW >TEENS & YOUNG ADULT
KINGDOM OF THE WICKEDAn intoxicating, tightly plotted feast for the senses with a dramatic cliffhanger. Full review >
FULL REVIEW >GRAPHIC NOVELS & COMICS
CLASS ACTby Jerry Craft ; illustrated by Jerry Craft
A well-Crafted, visually rich, truth-telling tale for our troubled times that affirms the eternal importance of friends. Full review >
FULL REVIEW >CHILDREN'S
RISE OF THE HALFLING KINGby David Bowles ; illustrated by Charlene Bowles
An unmissable adventure of mythical proportions. Full review >
FULL REVIEW >CHILDREN'S
GIRL GIANT AND THE MONKEY KINGby Van Hoang ; illustrated by Nguyen Quang & Kim Lien
At its core, a tale of magic and family strongly grounded in contemporary reality. Full review >
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