July 1, 2020
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Featuring 336 industry-first reviews of fiction, nonfiction, children’s and YA books; also in this issue: 60 of the summer’s hottest books, plus interviews with Kevin Kwan, Elin Hildebrand, Wes Moore, Christie Matheson, Kit Frick; and more
Featured In This Issue
This Issue's Starred Reviews
FICTION
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WHAT ARE YOU GOING THROUGH
By Sigrid Nunez
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JACK
By Marilynne Robinson
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THE LESS DEAD
By Denise Mina
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THE COLD MILLIONS
By Jess Walter
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BOX HILL
By Adam Mars-Jones
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LIKES
By Sarah Shun-Lien Bynum
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RUTHIE FEAR
By Maxim Loskutoff
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PIRANESI
By Susanna Clarke
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LEAVE THE WORLD BEHIND
By Rumaan Alam
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BESTIARY
By K-Ming Chang
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THE MEMORY MONSTER
By Yishai Sarid Yardenne Greenspan
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LAPSE
By Sarah Thornton
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A GIRL IS A BODY OF WATER
By Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi
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THE SECRET LIVES OF CHURCH LADIES
By Deesha Philyaw
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THE CONSTANT RABBIT
By Jasper Fforde
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THE YEAR'S BEST SCIENCE FICTION
By Jonathan Strahan
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DEAR ANN
By Bobbie Ann Mason
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HAMNET
By Maggie O'Farrell
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RED PILL
By Hari Kunzru
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THE DISTANCE
By Ivan Vladislavić
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MURDER ON COLD STREET
By Sherry Thomas
NONFICTION
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THE BOOK COLLECTORS
By Delphine Minoui Lara Vergnaud
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DEAR LIFE
By Rachel Clarke
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THE INNOVATION DELUSION
By Lee Vinsel Andrew L. Russell
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ALL ABOUT THE STORY
By Leonard Downie Jr.
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WHO GETS IN AND WHY
By Jeffrey J. Selingo
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WRITING POLITICS
By David Bromwich
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GAMBLING WITH ARMAGEDDON
By Martin J. Sherwin
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HITLER
By Volker Ullrich Jefferson Chase
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THE DAUGHTERS OF YALTA
By
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CARY GRANT
By Scott Eyman
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RED COMET
By Heather Clark
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LON CHANEY SPEAKS
By Pat Dorian
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YOU'RE THE ONLY ONE I'VE TOLD
By
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DECISIONS AND DISSENTS OF JUSTICE RUTH BADER GINSBURG
By Ruth Bader Ginsburg Corey Brettschneider
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CHILE PEPPERS
By Dave DeWitt
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THE REIGN OF WOLF 21
By Rick McIntyre
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THE STONEWALL GENERATION
By
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GUANTANAMO VOICES
By Sarah Mirk
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THE DEAD ARE ARISING
By Les Payne Tamara Payne
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WE HAVE BEEN HARMONIZED
By Kai Strittmatter Ruth Martin
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LIAR'S CIRCUS
By Carl Hoffman
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PERSONAL WRITINGS
By Albert Camus Ellen Conroy Kennedy Justin O'Brien
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KANT'S LITTLE PRUSSIAN HEAD & OTHER REASONS WHY I WRITE
By Claire Messud
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REPUBLIC OF WRATH
By James A. Morone
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THE GOODE GUIDE TO WINE
By Jamie Goode
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AMERICAN WOMEN'S SUFFRAGE
By Susan Ware
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SISTERS IN HATE
By Seyward Darby
TEEN
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THROWAWAY GIRLS
By Andrea Contos
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BLOOD MOON
By Lucy Cuthew
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BEARMOUTH
By Liz Hyder
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WATCH OVER ME
By Nina LaCour
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THE LAST HALLOWEEN
By Abby Howard
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FLAMER
By Mike Curato
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GOD LOVES HAIR
By Vivek Shraya Juliana Neufeld
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QUEERFULLY AND WONDERFULLY MADE
By Leigh Finke Shelby Pearson
CHILDREN'S
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YOUR NAME IS A SONG
By Jamilah Thompkins-Bigelow Luisa Uribe
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THE TRUTH ABOUT DRAGONS
By Jaime Zollars
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DIGGING FOR WORDS
By Angela Burke Kunkel Paola Escobar
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GROW
By Nicola Davies Emily Sutton
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EVELYN DEL REY IS MOVING AWAY
By Meg Medina Sonia Sánchez
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WE DISAGREE
By Bethanie Deeney Murguia
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SMALL WALT SPOTS DOT
By Elizabeth Verdick Marc Rosenthal
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FEEL THE FOG
By April Pulley Sayre
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IN THE CITY
By Chris Raschka
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LOOKING FOR SMILE
By Ellen Tarlow Lauren Stringer
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THANK YOU, MIYUKI
By Roxane Marie Galliez Seng Soun Ratanavanh
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PINE ISLAND HOME
By Polly Horvath
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FINISH THE FIGHT!
By Veronica Chambers the staff of the New York Times
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LITTLE WISE WOLF
By Gijs van der Hammen Hanneke Siemensma Laura Watkinson
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THE INTERNATIONAL DAY OF THE GIRL
By Jessica Dee Humphreys Rona Ambrose Simone Shin
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THIS IS YOUR BRAIN ON STEREOTYPES
By Tanya Lloyd Kyi Drew Shannon
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A MYSTERY IN THE FOREST
By Susanna Isern Daniel Montero Galán Jon Brokenbrow
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THE PAPER BOAT
By Thao Lam
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WHO GIVES A POOP?
By Heather L. Montgomery Iris Gottlieb
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LITTLE FOX
By Edward van de Vendel Marije Tolman David Colmer
INDIE
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THE TALKING BAOBAB TREE
By Nelda LaTeef
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TWO DESPERADOS
By Susan Lowell
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GANADO RED
By Susan Lowell R.W. Scholes
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CATWALK
By Meryl Natchez
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IVA
By Mike Weedall
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PRIVILEGE
By Thomas H. Carry
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THE KEEPER OF THE STONES
By Roz Kay Kelsea Rothaus
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