January 1, 2021
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Featuring 329 industry-first reviews of fiction, nonfiction, children's and YA books; also in this issue: Torrey Peters on writing the trans novel your book club needs to read now; Lindsay & Lexie Kite, Jeff Mack, Ilyasah Shabazz, Tiffany D. Jackson; and more
Featured In This Issue
This Issue's Starred Reviews
FICTION
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THE LOW DESERT
By Tod Goldberg
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WHAT'S MINE AND YOURS
By Naima Coster
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FIRST PERSON SINGULAR
By Haruki Murakami Philip Gabriel
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THE PHONE BOOTH AT THE EDGE OF THE WORLD
By Laura Imai Messina Lucy Rand
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INFINITE COUNTRY
By Patricia Engel
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THE RED BOOK
By James Patterson David Ellis
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AMERICAN DELIRIUM
By Betina González Heather Cleary
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FOREGONE
By Russell Banks
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THE HURLY BURLY AND OTHER STORIES
By A.E. Coppard
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WILD RAIN
By Beverly Jenkins
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THE VIETRI PROJECT
By Nicola DeRobertis-Theye
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THE TWO-FACED QUEEN
By Nick Martell
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THE MISSION HOUSE
By Carys Davies
NONFICTION
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NUESTRA AMÉRICA
By Claudio Lomnitz
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SURVIVING THE WHITE GAZE
By Rebecca Carroll
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HOW TO AVOID A CLIMATE DISASTER
By Bill Gates
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THE GOOD HAND
By Michael Patrick F. Smith
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TWO TRUTHS AND A LIE
By Ellen McGarrahan
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THE ROAD LESS TRAVELED
By Philip Zelikow
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YOU DON'T BELONG HERE
By Elizabeth Becker
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RESCUING THE PLANET
By Tony Hiss
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A WHOLE WORLD
By James Merrill Langdon Hammer Stephen Yenser
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COME FLY THE WORLD
By Julia Cooke
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A HOLY BAPTISM OF FIRE AND BLOOD
By James P. Byrd
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THE OFFICER'S DAUGHTER
By Elle Johnson
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DRESS CODES
By Richard Thompson Ford
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A MOST REMARKABLE CREATURE
By Jonathan Meiburg
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WOMEN AND OTHER MONSTERS
By Jess Zimmerman
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THE BLACK CHURCH
By Henry Louis Gates Jr.
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THE DISORDERED COSMOS
By Chanda Prescod-Weinstein
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AS YOU WERE
By David Tromblay
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LINER NOTES FOR THE REVOLUTION
By Daphne A. Brooks
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GIRLHOOD
By Melissa Febos
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FORTUNE'S MANY HOUSES
By Simon Welfare
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UNSUNG
By Michelle D. Commander Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture
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THE DEVIL YOU KNOW
By Charles M. Blow
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A WORLD OUT OF REACH
By Meghan O'Rourke
TEEN
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A TIME OF FEAR
By Albert Marrin
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ALL OUR HIDDEN GIFTS
By Caroline O'Donoghue
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HOME IS NOT A COUNTRY
By Safia Elhillo
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SHE'S TOO PRETTY TO BURN
By Wendy Heard
CHILDREN'S
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THE FEARLESS FLIGHTS OF HAZEL YING LEE
By Julie Leung Julie Kwon
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MY RED HAT
By Rachel Stubbs
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NO BUDDY LIKE A BOOK
By Allan Wolf Brianne Farley
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J.D. AND THE GREAT BARBER BATTLE
By J. Dillard Akeem S. Roberts
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MORNINGS WITH MONET
By Barb Rosenstock Mary GrandPré
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HELLO, EARTH!
By Joyce Sidman Miren Asiain Lora
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WHAT ARE LITTLE GIRLS MADE OF?
By Jeanne Willis Isabelle Follath
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TWENTY-ONE STEPS
By Jeff Gottesfeld Matt Tavares
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I SEE YOU SEE
By Richard Jackson Patrice Barton
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AMBER & CLAY
By Laura Amy Schlitz Julia Iredale
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KIYOSHI'S WALK
By Mark Karlins Nicole Wong
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THE HOUSE THAT WASN'T THERE
By Elana K. Arnold
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OUT OF NOWHERE
By Chris Naylor-Ballesteros
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KNIGHT OF THE CAPE
By Terry Catasús Jennings Fátima Anaya
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THE WORLDS OF TOMIE DEPAOLA
By Barbara Elleman
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A DAY IN THE LIFE OF A POO, A GNU, AND YOU
By Mike Barfield Jess Bradley
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TEN LITTLE DUMPLINGS
By Larissa Fan Cindy Wume
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WE BELONG
By Cookie Hiponia Everman
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CLASSIFIED
By Traci Sorell Natasha Donovan
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GIFTS OF THE MAGPIE
By Sam Hundley
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THE WISDOM OF TREES
By Lita Judge
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RISSY NO KISSIES
By Katey Howes Jess Engle
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THE BARE NAKED BOOK
By Kathy Stinson Melissa Cho
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TEN ANIMALS IN ANTARCTICA
By Moira Court
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SPIRIT OF THE CHEETAH
By Karen Lynn Williams Khadra Mohammed Julia Cairns
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OTTILIE COLTER AND THE NARROWAY HUNT
By Rhiannon Williams
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SUMMER OF BRAVE
By Amy Noelle Parks
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THE BOY WHOSE HEAD WAS FILLED WITH STARS
By Isabelle Marinov Deborah Marcero
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NICKY & VERA
By Peter Sís
INDIE
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THE $22.50 MAN
By Richard Voorhees
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ELDRITCH SPARKS
By Whitney Hill
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GRINNIN' LIKE A JACKASS EATIN' BRIARS
By Jeff Batton Landon J. Napoleon
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HOURGLASS
By Daniel James
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PRAIRIE SONATA
By Sandy Shefrin Rabin
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THE COLDNESS OF OBJECTS
By Panayotis Cacoyannis
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PROFILES
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