June 1, 2020
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Featuring 301 industry-first reviews of fiction, nonfiction, children’s and YA books; also in this issue: activist and CNN commentator Bakari Sellers reflects on his journey in My Vanishing Country; Brit Bennett, Connie Schultz, Samira Ahmed; and more
Featured In This Issue
This Issue's Starred Reviews
FICTION
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VALENTINE
By Elizabeth Wetmore
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A SAINT FROM TEXAS
By Edmund White
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ARIA
By Nazanine Hozar
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WITH OR WITHOUT YOU
By Caroline Leavitt
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A HOUSE IS A BODY
By Shruti Swamy
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IMPERSONATION
By Heidi Pitlor
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I GIVE IT TO YOU
By Valerie Martin
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IN THE VALLEY
By Ron Rash
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THE TUNNEL
By A.B. Yehoshua Stuart Schoffman
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ROBERT LUDLUM'S THE BOURNE EVOLUTION
By Brian Freeman
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THE DEATH OF VIVEK OJI
By Akwaeke Emezi
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EVERY KIND OF WICKED
By Lisa Black
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CATHEDRAL
By Ben Hopkins
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TALKING ANIMALS
By
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THE NEW WILDERNESS
By Diane Cook
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WANT
By Lynn Steger Strong
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THE PULL OF THE STARS
By Emma Donoghue
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FAIR WARNING
By Michael Connelly
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THE GEOMETRY OF HOLDING HANDS
By Alexander McCall Smith
NONFICTION
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BECOMING DUCHESS GOLDBLATT
By Anonymous
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WE'RE NOT HERE TO ENTERTAIN
By Kevin Mattson
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SITTING PRETTY
By Rebekah Taussig
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WAR AND PEACEKEEPING
By Martin Bell
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ANDREA DWORKIN
By Martin Duberman
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A LAB OF ONE'S OWN
By Rita Colwell Sharon Bertsch McGrayne
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REAGANLAND
By Rick Perlstein
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THE ARSONIST
By Chloe Hooper
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THE JOURNALIST
By Jerry A. Rose Lucy Rose Fischer
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YOUNG REMBRANDT
By Onno Blom Beverley Jackson
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BREAK IT UP
By
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THREE RINGS
By Daniel Mendelsohn
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GRASP
By Sanjay Sarma Luke Yoquinto
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WHAT CAN A BODY DO?
By Sara Hendren
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MONEY FOR NOTHING
By Thomas Levenson
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THE BOOK OF UNCONFORMITIES
By Hugh Raffles
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EAT THE BUDDHA
By Barbara Demick
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FLASH CRASH
By Liam Vaughan
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WORLD OF WONDERS
By Aimee Nezhukumatathil Fumi Nakamura
TEEN
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THE WITCH'S HAND
By Nathan Page Drew Shannon
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HEY JUDE
By Star Spider
CHILDREN'S
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PAOLA SANTIAGO AND THE RIVER OF TEARS
By Tehlor Kay Mejia
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I GOT THE SCHOOL SPIRIT
By Connie Schofield-Morrison Frank Morrison
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THE GIRL AND THE GHOST
By Hanna Alkaf
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NANA AKUA GOES TO SCHOOL
By Patricia Elam Walker April Harrison
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DANBI LEADS THE SCHOOL PARADE
By Anna Kim
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OUR FAVORITE DAY OF THE YEAR
By A.E. Ali Rahele Jomepour Bell
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THE RADIUM GIRLS
By Kate Moore
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FLIBBERTIGIBBETY WORDS
By Donna Guthrie Åsa Gilland
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WE WILL ROCK OUR CLASSMATES
By Ryan T. Higgins
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THE WORD FOR FRIEND
By Aidan Cassie
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HIDE AND SEEKER
By Daka Hermon
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LAND OF THE CRANES
By Aida Salazar
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THREE KEYS
By Kelly Yang
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THE SISTERS OF STRAYGARDEN PLACE
By Hayley Chewins
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THE MISSING
By Michael Rosen
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BIRRARUNG WILAM
By Aunty Joy Murphy Andrew Kelly Lisa Kennedy
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KINDERGARTEN HAT
By Janet Lawler Geraldine Rodriguez
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EVERY NIGHT IS PIZZA NIGHT
By J. Kenji López-Alt Gianna Ruggiero
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HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN
By Heinz Janisch Maja Kastelic David Henry Wilson
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SHE WAS THE FIRST!
By Katheryn Russell-Brown Eric Velasquez
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THE CANYON'S EDGE
By Dusti Bowling
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THE FOREST OF STARS
By Heather Kassner Iz Ptica
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GIRL ON FIRE
By Jeremy Whitley Jamie Noguchi
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THE EGG
By Geraldo Valério
INDIE
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WHERE THE CREEK RUNS
By Mary Abraham
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THE LANGUAGE OF CHERRIES
By Jen Marie Hawkins
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PSI-WARS
By Joshua Viola Aaron Lovett
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THE MAGICAL APPEARANCE OF EARTHWORMS
By N.A. Moncrief
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PERSPECTIVES
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PROFILES
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SEEN & HEARD
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