January 15, 2021
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Featuring 315 industry-first reviews of fiction, nonfiction, children's and YA books; also in this issue: YA superstar Angie Thomas has written her best book yet with her prequel to The Hate U Give; Gabriel Byrne, Alicia D. Williams, Jacqueline Alcántara, Mateo Askaripour; and moreFeatured In This Issue
This Issue's Starred Reviews
FICTION
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SERGEANT SALINGER
By Jerome Charyn
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SECRETS OF HAPPINESS
By Joan Silber
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UNTRACEABLE
By Sergei Lebedev
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THE STILLS
By Jess Montgomery
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HALF LIFE
By Jillian Cantor
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LIES WE BURY
By Elle Marr
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GREAT CIRCLE
By Maggie Shipstead
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CREATURES OF PASSAGE
By Morowa Yejidé
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WE BEGIN AT THE END
By Chris Whitaker
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REVELATIONS
By Mary Sharratt
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THE SOUVENIR MUSEUM
By Elizabeth McCracken
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HUMMINGBIRD SALAMANDER
By Jeff VanderMeer
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THREE O'CLOCK IN THE MORNING
By Gianrico Carofiglio Howard Curtis
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WHITE SHADOW
By Roy Jacobsen Don Bartlett Don Shaw
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FARTHEST SOUTH & OTHER STORIES
By Ethan Rutherford
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RED ISLAND HOUSE
By Andrea Lee
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THE BOOK OF OTTO AND LIAM
By Paul Griner
NONFICTION
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THE EMPATHY DIARIES
By Sherry Turkle
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ROCK ME ON THE WATER
By Ronald Brownstein
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NEW YORKERS
By Craig Taylor
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BELOVED BEASTS
By Michelle Nijhuis
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HORIZONTAL VERTIGO
By Juan Villoro Alfred MacAdam
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PLUNDER
By Menachem Kaiser
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UNDER A WHITE SKY
By Elizabeth Kolbert
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ALBERT O. HIRSCHMAN
By Michele Alacevich
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LOLITA IN THE AFTERLIFE
By Jenny Minton Quigley
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A MATTER OF DEATH AND LIFE
By Irvin D. Yalom Marilyn Yalom
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THE UNREASONABLE VIRTUE OF FLY FISHING
By Mark Kurlansky
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THE COPENHAGEN TRILOGY
By Tove Ditlevsen Tiina Nunnally Michael Favala Goldman
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THE SUM OF US
By Heather McGhee
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COVID CHRONICLES
By Kendra Boileau Rich Johnson
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GENIUS MAKERS
By Cade Metz
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A LITTLE DEVIL IN AMERICA
By Hanif Abdurraqib
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THE CONVERSATION
By Robert Livingston
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A SWIM IN A POND IN THE RAIN
By George Saunders
TEEN
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MY LAST SUMMER WITH CASS
By Mark Crilley
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THE HAZARDS OF LOVE
By Stan Stanley
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WHEN WE WERE INFINITE
By Kelly Loy Gilbert
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YOUR HEART, MY SKY
By Margarita Engle
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THE MIRROR SEASON
By Anna-Marie McLemore
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FAT CHANCE, CHARLIE VEGA
By Crystal Maldonado
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A QUEEN OF GILDED HORNS
By Amanda Joy
CHILDREN'S
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I AM A BIRD
By Hope Lim Hyewon Yum
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THE MIDNIGHT FAIR
By Gideon Sterer Mariachiara Di Giorgio
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COUNTING CREATURES
By Julia Donaldson Sharon King-Chai
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MY FIRST DAY
By Phùng Nguyên Quang Huynh Kim Liên
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THE LITTLE LIBRARY
By Margaret McNamara G. Brian Karas
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SOUL LANTERNS
By Shaw Kuzki Emily Balistrieri
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HIDDEN WONDERS!
By Walter Wick
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MY MONSTER AND ME
By Nadiya Hussain Ella Bailey
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HUGO AND THE IMPOSSIBLE THING
By Renée Felice Smith Chris Gabriel Sydney Hanson
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SOMEONE BUILDS THE DREAM
By Lisa Wheeler Loren Long
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THE ACCIDENTAL APPRENTICE
By Amanda Foody
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ALLERGIC
By Megan Wagner Lloyd Michelle Mee Nutter
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THE OLD BOAT
By Jarrett Pumphrey Jerome Pumphrey
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THE LOST PACKAGE
By Richard Ho Jessica Lanan
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SOMETHING'S WRONG!
By Jory John Erin Kraan
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ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE FOREST
By Nadine Robert Gérard DuBois Paula Ayer
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WATERCRESS
By Andrea Wang Jason Chin
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GOLDILOCKS AND THE THREE LITTLE PIGS
By Tracey Turner Summer Macon
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WONDER WOMEN OF SCIENCE
By Tiera Fletcher Ginger Rue Sally Wern Comport
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SPI-KU
By Leslie Bulion Robert Meganck
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DAWN RAID
By Pauline Vaeluaga Smith Mat Hunkin
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THE SEA-RINGED WORLD
By María García Esperón David Bowles Amanda Mijangos
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SOOSIE
By Tami Lehman-Wilzig Menahem Halberstadt
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BE A TREE!
By Maria Gianferrari Felicita Sala
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BLUE FLOATS AWAY
By Travis Jonker Grant Snider
INDIE
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CHARM AND STRANGE
By Linda Casebeer
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THE CHIEF REINVENTION OFFICER HANDBOOK
By Nadya Zhexembayeva
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PREDATOR MOONS
By J.H. Ramsay Julia Sonntagbauer
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BOY
By Donny Jackson
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