March 1, 2020
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Featuring 363 industry-first reviews of fiction, nonfiction, children's and YA books; also in this issue: The Woman Issue, celebrating books by and about women; Abi Daré, Martha Ackmann, Juliana Delgado Lopera, Robin Ha, and 11 more women writers; and moreFeatured In This Issue
This Issue's Starred Reviews
FICTION
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PEW
By Catherine Lacey
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TWENTY YEARS OF THE CAINE PRIZE FOR AFRICAN WRITING
By The Caine Prize Committee
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GOLDILOCKS
By
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LEONARD AND HUNGRY PAUL
By Rónán Hession
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DEVOLUTION
By Max Brooks
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ROAR BACK
By John Farrow
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I DON'T EXPECT ANYONE TO BELIEVE ME
By Juan Pablo Villalobos Daniel Hahn
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ANTKIND
By Charlie Kaufman
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THE BOOK OF V.
By Anna Solomon
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THE INDEX OF SELF-DESTRUCTIVE ACTS
By Christopher Beha
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TROPIC OF VIOLENCE
By Nathacha Appanah Geoffrey Strachan
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A REGISTRY OF MY PASSAGE UPON THE EARTH
By Daniel Mason
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THE DEVIL OF DOWNTOWN
By Joanna Shupe
NONFICTION
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THE BOOK OF ROSY
By Rosayra Pablo Cruz Julie Schwietert Collazo
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MAGNETIZED
By Carlos Busqued Samuel Rutter
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GHOST FLAMES
By Charles J. Hanley
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ONE MIGHTY AND IRRESISTIBLE TIDE
By Jia Lynn Yang
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OWLS OF THE EASTERN ICE
By Jonathan C. Slaght
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THOSE WHO FORGET
By Géraldine Schwarz Laura Marris
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FOR ALL WHO HUNGER
By Emily M.D. Scott
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THE MAN WHO RAN WASHINGTON
By Peter Baker Susan Glasser
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BIOGRAPHY OF RESISTANCE
By Muhammad Zaman
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BEGIN AGAIN
By Eddie S. Glaude Jr.
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DARK MIRROR
By Barton Gellman
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MAN OF TOMORROW
By Jim Newton
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AMERICAN BABY
By Gabrielle Glaser
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HOW INNOVATION WORKS
By Matt Ridley
TEEN
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THE ENIGMA GAME
By Elizabeth Wein
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IN SEARCH OF SAFETY
By Susan Kuklin
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THE HENNA WARS
By Adiba Jaigirdar
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THE BLACK FLAMINGO
By Dean Atta
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SEVEN ENDLESS FORESTS
By April Genevieve Tucholke
CHILDREN'S
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ONCE UPON AN EID
By S.K. Ali Aisha Saeed Sara Alfageeh
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LIFT
By Minh Lê Dan Santat
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IN THE WOODS
By David Elliott Rob Dunlavey
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BOX
By Carole Boston Weatherford Michele Wood
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CANNONBALL CORALIE AND THE LION
By Grace Easton
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AMPHIBIAN ACROBATS
By Leslie Bulion Robert Meganck
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TAD
By Benji Davies
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A PORTRAIT IN POEMS
By Evie Robillard Rachel Katstaller
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SOUTHWEST SUNRISE
By Nikki Grimes Wendell Minor
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GARGANTIS
By Thomas Taylor Tom Booth
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WOKE
By Mahogany L. Browne Elizabeth Acevedo Olivia Gatwood Theodore Taylor III
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CONSTRUCTION PEOPLE
By Lee Bennett Hopkins Ellen Shi
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A BOWL FULL OF PEACE
By Caren Stelson Akira Kusaka
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A CEILING MADE OF EGGSHELLS
By Gail Carson Levine
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A SPORTING CHANCE
By Lori Alexander Allan Drummond
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CONNECT THE DOTS
By Keith Calabrese
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ROT, THE BRAVEST IN THE WORLD!
By Ben Clanton
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BEYOND WORDS
By Carl Safina
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TOGETHER WE GROW
By Susan Vaught Kelly Murphy
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CHILD'S PLAY
By Ramiro José Peralta Blanca Millán Jon Brokenbrow
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THE LIFE OF THE BUDDHA
By Heather Sanche Tara di Gesu
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YOU'RE INVITED TO A MOTH BALL
By Loree Griffin Burns Ellen Harasimowicz
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LIFTING AS WE CLIMB
By Evette Dionne
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MUSIC FOR TIGERS
By Michelle Kadarusman
INDIE
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THE STORYTELLERS
By John F. Corrigan
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START FINISHING
By Charlie Gilkey
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ONCE A GIRL, ALWAYS A BOY
By Jo Ivester
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THE PELTON PAPERS
By Mari Coates
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Women Writing, Claiming Space -
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Putting Women in the Spotlight -
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Abi Daré Lifts Her Voice -
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