October 1, 2020
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Featuring 230 industry-first reviews of fiction, nonfiction, children's and YA books; also in this issue: read about the finalists for the 2020 Kirkus Prizes; Rumaan Alam, John Birdsall, Remy Lai; and moreFeatured In This Issue
This Issue's Starred Reviews
FICTION
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ACCRA NOIR
By Nana-Ama Danquah
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THE SLAUGHTERMAN'S DAUGHTER
By Yaniv Iczkovits
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THE LAST INTERVIEW
By Eshkol Nevo Sondra Silverston
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PIGEONS ON THE GRASS
By Wolfgang Koeppen Michael Hofmann
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THE MIDNIGHT BARGAIN
By C.L. Polk
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VALENTINO AND SAGITTARIUS
By Natalia Ginzburg Avril Bardoni
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ACROSS THE GREEN GRASS FIELDS
By Seanan McGuire
NONFICTION
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DARK, SALT, CLEAR
By Lamorna Ash
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CAN'T EVEN
By Anne Helen Petersen
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BARACK BEFORE OBAMA
By David Katz
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DO RIGHT BY ME
By Valerie I. Harrison Kathryn Peach D'Angelo
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DANCING IN THE MOSQUE
By Homeira Qaderi Zaman Stanizai
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WILD MINDS
By Reid Mitenbuler
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THE STORY OF EVOLUTION IN 25 DISCOVERIES
By Donald R. Prothero
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HITLER AND STALIN
By Laurence Rees
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GIRL GURL GRRRL
By Kenya Hunt
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UNSOLACED
By Gretel Ehrlich
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UNSINKABLE
By James Sullivan
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FUNDAMENTALS
By Frank Wilczek
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BRAVEY
By Alexi Pappas
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THE PURPOSE OF POWER
By Alicia Garza
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DONALD TRUMP V. THE UNITED STATES
By Michael S. Schmidt
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GOLEM GIRL
By Riva Lehrer
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A LIFE ON OUR PLANET
By David Attenborough Jonnie Hughes
TEEN
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THE BROKEN RAVEN
By Joseph Elliott
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TEEN KILLERS CLUB
By Lily Sparks
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THE SUFFRAGIST PLAYBOOK
By Lucinda Robb Rebecca Boggs Roberts
CHILDREN'S
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I AM THE WIND
By Michael Karg Sophie Diao
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THE MOST AMAZING BIRD
By Michael Arvaarluk Kusugak Andrew Qappik
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HOW TO BUILD AN ORCHESTRA
By Mary Auld Elisa Paganelli
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NIGHT SHADOWS
By Barbara DaCosta Ed Young
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THE NATURE EXPLORER'S SKETCHBOOK
By Jean Mackay
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MR. BROWN'S BAD DAY
By Lou Peacock Alison Friend
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IT'S NOT VERY COMPLICATED
By Samuel Ribeyron
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RITU WEDS CHANDNI
By Ameya Narvankar
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AMARI AND THE NIGHT BROTHERS
By B.B. Alston
INDIE
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THE MIRACLE MACHINE
By Matthew Pennock
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THE SECRET DIARIES OF JUAN LUIS VIVES
By Tim Darcy Ellis
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SUNNE'S GIFT
By Ama Karikari Yawson Rashad Malik Davis
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N*GGA THEORY
By Jody David Armour
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LUSTFUL SIN
By Robert Wright Jr.
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PERSPECTIVES
2020 Kirkus Prize: The Fiction Finalists -
PERSPECTIVES
Kirkus Prize 2020: The Nonfiction Finalists -