January 15, 2020
Cover Story
Featuring 367 industry-first reviews of fiction, nonfiction, children's and YA books; also in this issue: Jeanine Cummins, author of 'American Dirt,' on her urgent new novel about a Mexican migrant and her 8-year-old son; Garth Greenwell, Peggy Orenstein, Anna-Marie McLemore; and moreThis Issue's Starred Reviews
FICTION
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RUNNING OUT OF ROAD
By Daniel Friedman
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THE NIGHT WATCHMAN
By Louise Erdrich
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LAKE LIKE A MIRROR
By Sok Fong Ho Natascha Bruce
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THE HONEY-DON'T LIST
By Christina Lauren
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FIEBRE TROPICAL
By Juliana Delgado Lopera
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CONJURE WOMEN
By Afia Atakora
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THE MAN WITHOUT TALENT
By Yoshiharu Tsuge Ryan Holmberg
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THE KING AT THE EDGE OF THE WORLD
By Arthur Phillips
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THE OTHER BENNET SISTER
By Janice Hadlow
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NEW WAVES
By Kevin Nguyen
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THE ICE CREAM MAN & OTHER STORIES
By Sam Pink
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THEN THE FISH SWALLOWED HIM
By Amir Ahmadi Arian
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IF I NEVER MET YOU
By Mhairi McFarlane
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SHARKS IN THE TIME OF SAVIORS
By Kawai Strong Washburn
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THE MOUNTAINS SING
By Quế Mai Phan Nguyễn
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REDHEAD BY THE SIDE OF THE ROAD
By Anne Tyler
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MARGUERITE
By Marina Kemp
NONFICTION
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I'VE BEEN WRONG BEFORE
By Evan James
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OAK FLAT
By Lauren Redniss
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WHAT WE INHERIT
By Jessica Pearce Rotondi
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VIGIL
By Jeffrey Wasserstrom
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HIDDEN VALLEY ROAD
By Robert Kolker
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THE GREAT RIFT
By James Mann
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THE LOST FAMILY
By Libby Copeland
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UNWORTHY REPUBLIC
By Claudio Saunt
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CAPITAL AND IDEOLOGY
By Thomas Piketty Arthur Goldhammer
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WHY WE'RE POLARIZED
By Ezra Klein
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CALIFORNIA EXPOSURES
By Richard White Jesse Amble White
TEEN
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A PHOENIX FIRST MUST BURN
By Patrice Caldwell
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MOST LIKELY
By Sarah Watson
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TIGERS, NOT DAUGHTERS
By Samantha Mabry
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WHEN YOU WERE EVERYTHING
By Ashley Woodfolk
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EARTH DAY AND THE ENVIRONMENTAL MOVEMENT
By Christy Peterson
CHILDREN'S
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SUMMER SONG
By Kevin Henkes Laura Dronzek
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A POTATO ON A BIKE
By Elise Gravel
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IN THE ROLE OF BRIE HUTCHENS...
By Nicole Melleby
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ONE LITTLE BAG
By Henry Cole
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HIKE
By Pete Oswald
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THE GHOUL
By Taghreed Najjar Hassan Manasra Michel Moushabeck
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THE LONELY HEART OF MAYBELLE LANE
By Kate O'Shaughnessy
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CHILD OF THE UNIVERSE
By Ray Jayawardhana Raúl Colón
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MADAME BADOBEDAH
By Sophie Dahl Lauren O'Hara
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WINDOW
By Marion Arbona
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A STOPWATCH FROM GRAMPA
By Loretta Garbutt Carmen Mok
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PRAIRIE LOTUS
By Linda Sue Park
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YOU CALL THIS DEMOCRACY?
By Elizabeth Rusch
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THE BEAR IN MY FAMILY
By Maya Tatsukawa
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¡VAMOS! LET'S GO EAT
By Raúl the Third Elaine Bay
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WHEN MY BROTHER GETS HOME
By Tom Lichtenheld
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THE WEATHER'S BET
By Ed Young Steven Cowan
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LIKE NOTHING AMAZING EVER HAPPENED
By Emily Blejwas
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IN THE GARDEN
By Emma Giuliani
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TRENDING
By Kira Vermond Clayton Hanmer
INDIE
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STORIES TO SING IN THE DARK
By Matthew Bright
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HALL OF MIRRORS
By Craig Gralley
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NOWHEREVILLE
By Scott Gable C. Dombrowski
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THE LIQUID BORDER
By Jonathan Reeve Price