April 15, 2019
Cover Story
Featuring 339 industry-first reviews of fiction, nonfiction, children's & YA books; also in this issue: closely observed and elegantly written, Isabella Hammad's debut novel, 'The Parisian', sets the life of one man against the tumultuous backdrop of the waning years of British occupation. It also closes with a humane message of hope; and moreThis Issue's Starred Reviews
FICTION
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RED BIRDS
By Mohammed Hanif
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A PHILOSOPHY OF RUIN
By Nicholas Mancusi
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CONVICTION
By Denise Mina
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GONE TOO LONG
By Lori Roy
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HOW COULD SHE
By Lauren Mechling
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FAKE LIKE ME
By Barbara Bourland
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BUNNY
By Mona Awad
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BERG
By Ann Quin
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THE GIFTED SCHOOL
By Bruce Holsinger
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SPRING
By Ali Smith
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DARK CONSTELLATIONS
By Pola Oloixarac Roy Kesey
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LADY IN THE LAKE
By Laura Lippman
NONFICTION
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ELDERHOOD
By Louise Aronson
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PICNIC COMMA LIGHTNING
By Laurence Scott
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THE IMPEACHERS
By Brenda Wineapple
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THE DOOMSDAY CALCULATION
By William Poundstone
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THE QUEEN
By Josh Levin
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A PRIMER FOR FORGETTING
By Lewis Hyde
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MAMASKATCH
By Darrel J. McLeod
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THE WHITE DEVIL'S DAUGHTERS
By Julia Flynn Siler
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THE FATE OF FOOD
By Amanda Little
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THE CROWDED HOUR
By Clay Risen
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BALLPARK
By Paul Goldberger
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MY PARENTS
By Aleksandar Hemon
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THE SCANDAL OF THE CENTURY
By Gabriel García Márquez Cristóbal Pera Anne McLean
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ASSAD, OR WE BURN THE COUNTRY
By Sam Dagher
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THIS AMERICA
By Jill Lepore
TEEN
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ALL EYES ON US
By Kit Frick
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THIS TIME WILL BE DIFFERENT
By Misa Sugiura
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PATRON SAINTS OF NOTHING
By Randy Ribay
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HUNGRY HEARTS
By Elsie Chapman Caroline Tung Richmond
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LAST BUS TO EVERLAND
By Sophie Cameron
CHILDREN'S
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DUGOUT
By Scott Morse
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HOW TO READ A BOOK
By Kwame Alexander Melissa Sweet
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WHERE ARE YOU FROM?
By Yamile Saied Méndez Jaime Kim
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CARNIVAL CATASTROPHE
By Natalie Lloyd
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MY FATE ACCORDING TO THE BUTTERFLY
By Gail D. Villanueva
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THE HERO NEXT DOOR
By Olugbemisola Rhuday-Perkovich
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YOUR TURN, ADRIAN
By Helena Öberg Kristin Lidström Eva Apelqvist
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THIS WAS OUR PACT
By Ryan Andrews
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BIRDS OF A FEATHER
By Susan L. Roth
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THE CLOCKWORK GHOST
By Laura Ruby
INDIE
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THE RED RIBBON
By Nancy Freund Bills
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POLLEN
By Darcy Pattison Peter Willis
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KID CONFIDENCE
By Eileen Kennedy-Moore