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HOMELAND ELEGIESby Ayad Akhtar
A profound and provocative inquiry into an artist’s complex American identity. Full review >
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TRANSCENDENT KINGDOMby Yaa Gyasi
In a quietly poignant story, a lonely woman finds a way to be less alone. Full review >
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WHAT ARE YOU GOING THROUGHby Sigrid Nunez
Dryly funny and deeply tender; draining and worth it. Full review >
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THE LYING LIFE OF ADULTSby Elena Ferrante ; translated by Ann Goldstein
A girl, a city, an inhospitable society: Ferrante’s formula works again! Full review >
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STAKES IS HIGHAn urgent and provocative work that deserves the broadest possible audience. Full review >
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JUST USA work that should move, challenge, and transform every reader who encounters it. Full review >
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BLOOD AND OILby Bradley Hope & Justin Scheck
An excellent work of impressive research on a dangerous world leader. Full review >
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OUR BODIES, THEIR BATTLEFIELDSA searing, absolutely necessary exposé of the uses of rape in recent wars and of global injustices to the survivors. Full review >
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WE ARE NOT FREEby Traci Chee
An unforgettable must-read. Full review >
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BEARMOUTHby Liz Hyder
This grim and immersive thriller delivers suspense in the dark. Full review >
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SANCTUARYby Paola Mendoza & Abby Sher
Wrenching and unmissable. Full review >
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THE BARREN GROUNDSThis middle-grade fantasy deftly and compellingly centers Indigenous culture. Full review >
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I TALK LIKE A RIVERby Jordan Scott ; illustrated by Sydney Smith
An astounding articulation of both what it feels like to be different and how to make peace with it. Full review >
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I AM EVERY GOOD THINGby Derrick Barnes ; illustrated by Gordon C. James
The title says it all: Black boys are “every good thing.” Full review >
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