November 15, 2020
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Featuring 247 industry-first reviews of fiction, nonfiction, children's and YA books; also in this issue: The best 100 fiction and best 200 children's books of the year plus our full November 15 issue.Featured In This Issue
This Issue's Starred Reviews
FICTION
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THE DEATH OF MURAT IDRISSI
By Tommy Wieringa Sam Garrett
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DEAR MISS KOPP
By Amy Stewart
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THE COMMITTED
By Viet Thanh Nguyen
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THE DANGERS OF SMOKING IN BED
By Mariana Enríquez Megan McDowell
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HADES, ARGENTINA
By Daniel Loedel
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THE BURNING GOD
By R.F. Kuang
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THAT OLD COUNTRY MUSIC
By Kevin Barry
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SUMMERWATER
By Sarah Moss
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SHIVER
By Allie Reynolds
NONFICTION
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YOU CAN'T LOSE THEM ALL
By Sal Iacono
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APPROPRIATE
By Paisley Rekdal
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WALKING WITH GHOSTS
By Gabriel Byrne
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SOUL CITY
By Thomas Healy
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THREE WISE MEN
By Beau Wise Tom Sileo
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SMALLTIME
By Russell Shorto
TEEN
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THE LIFE I'M IN
By Sharon G. Flake
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SEPARATE NO MORE
By Lawrence Goldstone
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GIRL ON THE LINE
By Faith Gardner
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THE BEAUTIFUL STRUGGLE (ADAPTED FOR YOUNG ADULTS)
By Ta-Nehisi Coates Jackie Aher
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THE AWAKENING OF MALCOLM X
By Ilyasah Shabazz Tiffany D. Jackson
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THE OTHER SIDE
By Heather Camlot
CHILDREN'S
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SHEEPISH
By Helen Yoon
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BUTTON YOUR BUTTONS
By Lori Haskins Houran Edward Miller
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HARD-BOILED BUGS FOR BREAKFAST
By Jack Prelutsky Ruth Chan
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THE SEA IN WINTER
By Christine Day
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THE IN-BETWEEN
By Rebecca K.S. Ansari
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WHOSE BONES?
By Gabrielle Balkan Sam Brewster
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LEGACY
By Nikki Grimes
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THE STAR OUTSIDE MY WINDOW
By Onjali Q. Raúf
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STELLA'S STELLAR HAIR
By Yesenia Moises
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RETURN TO THE MOST BEAUTIFUL VILLAGE IN THE WORLD
By Yutaka Kobayashi Mariko Shii Gharbi
INDIE
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IMPOSTOR ALERT!
By Uduak E Akpabio
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CATCHLIGHT
By Brooke Adams Law
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WINTER HONEYMOON
By Jacob M. Appel
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SAFE AS LIGHTNING
By Scudder H. Parker Adelaide Tyrol
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RAISED BY MUSICAL MAVERICKS
By Mitch Greenhill
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GENTLEMAN JIM
By Mimi Matthews
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THE MIGHTY RIVER
By Ginalina Kelley Wills
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THE HIGH SHELF
By Nadia Colburn
More In This Issue
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PERSPECTIVES
Best of 2020: Our Favorite Fiction -
PROFILES
Michael Riedel Goes Back to Broadway -