April 15, 2021
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Featuring 340 industry-first reviews of fiction, nonfiction, children's and YA books; also in this issue: the Special Indie Issue, celebrating the spark and spirit of independently published books, with a sampler of great Indie writing and conversations with the authors; interviews with Kaitlyn Greenidge, Justine Bateman, Laekan Zea Kemp, Jay Hosler; and moreFeatured In This Issue
This Issue's Starred Reviews
FICTION
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REALITY AND OTHER STORIES
By John Lanchester
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LOOP
By Brenda Lozano Annie McDermott
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WHO THEY WAS
By Gabriel Krauze
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HARD LIKE WATER
By Yan Lianke Carlos Rojas
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EXCUSE ME WHILE I DISAPPEAR
By Joanna Scott
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RABBITS
By Terry Miles
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FILTHY ANIMALS
By Brandon Taylor
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SUBURBAN DICKS
By Fabian Nicieza
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BAD MOON RISING
By John Galligan
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DISQUIET
By Zülfü Livaneli Brendan Freely
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A RADICAL ACT OF FREE MAGIC
By H.G. Parry
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THE QUEEN OF THE CICADAS
By V. Castro
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RESISTANCE
By Val McDermid Kathryn Briggs
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O. HENRY
By O. Henry Ben Yagoda
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BATTLES IN THE DESERT
By Jose Emilio Pacheco Katherine Silver
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WHO IS MAUD DIXON?
By Alexandra Andrews
NONFICTION
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THE NATURAL MOTHER OF THE CHILD
By Krys Malcolm Belc
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PURE FLAME
By Michelle Orange
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DIARY OF A YOUNG NATURALIST
By Dara McAnulty
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KIN
By Shawna Kay Rodenberg
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HOW THE WORD IS PASSED
By Clint Smith III
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A GHOST IN THE THROAT
By Doireann Ní Ghríofa
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JUSTICE RISING
By Patricia Sullivan
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THE APPALACHIAN TRAIL
By Philip D'Anieri
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THE ASCENT OF INFORMATION
By Caleb Scharf
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THE REASON FOR THE DARKNESS OF THE NIGHT
By John Tresch
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SURVIVING KATYŃ
By Jane Rogoyska
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AMERICA ON FIRE
By Elizabeth Hinton
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UNWELL WOMEN
By Elinor Cleghorn
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THE PLAGUE YEAR
By Lawrence Wright
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CHILDREN UNDER FIRE
By John Woodrow Cox
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SOMEBODY'S DAUGHTER
By Ashley C. Ford
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LETTERS TO CAMONDO
By Edmund de Waal
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LAST BEST HOPE
By George Packer
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EVERYBODY
By Olivia Laing
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COSMIC QUERIES
By Neil deGrasse Tyson James Trefil Lindsey N. Walker
TEEN
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DON'T HATE THE PLAYER
By Alexis Nedd
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THE PASSING PLAYBOOK
By Isaac Fitzsimons
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GIRLS AT THE EDGE OF THE WORLD
By Laura Brooke Robson
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ONE GREAT LIE
By Deb Caletti
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BLOOD LIKE MAGIC
By Liselle Sambury
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AN EMOTION OF GREAT DELIGHT
By Tahereh Mafi
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MY CONTRARY MARY
By Cynthia Hand Brodi Ashton Jodi Meadows
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THE RESILIENT TEEN
By Sheela Raja
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BOY FROM BUCHENWALD
By Robbie Waisman Susan McClelland
CHILDREN'S
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SHOW US WHERE YOU LIVE, HUMPBACK
By Beryl Young Sakika Kikuchi
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FARAWAY THINGS
By Dave Eggers Kelly Murphy
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ALAINA AND THE GREAT PLAY
By Eloise Greenfield Colin Bootman
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OLLIE FEELS FINE
By Toni Yuly
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BEST DAY EVER!
By Marilyn Singer Leah Nixon
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WILD IS THE WIND
By Grahame Baker-Smith
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HELLO, MOON
By Julie Downing
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ANIMAL WATCHING
By Mary Kay Carson Emily Dahl
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ROCK, FOSSIL, AND SHELL HUNTING
By Jennifer Swanson John D. Dawson
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GRASSHOPPER
By Tatiana Ukhova
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SMALL ROOM, BIG DREAMS
By Monica Brown Mirelle Ortega
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WHAT WILL YOU BE?
By Yamile Saied Méndez Kate Alizadeh
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LIKE A DANDELION
By Huy Voun Lee
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WHEN LOLA VISITS
By Michelle Sterling Aaron Asis
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SECRET, SECRET AGENT GUY
By Kira Bigwood Celia Krampien
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IGGY IS THE HERO OF EVERYTHING
By Annie Barrows Sam Ricks
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HEALER OF THE WATER MONSTER
By Brian Young
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I'M ON IT!
By Andrea Tsurumi
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FAMILY REUNION
By Chad Richardson Dad Richardson Ashleigh Corrin
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CAN YOU HEAR A PENGUIN FART ON MARS?
By Jim Benton
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MUCH ADO ABOUT BASEBALL
By Rajani LaRocca Chloe Dijon
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WILDFLOWERS
By Liniers
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ON THE TRAPLINE
By David A. Robertson Julie Flett
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VALENTINA AND MONSTER
By Ángeles Ruiz
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THANKS A LOT, UNIVERSE
By Chad Lucas
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BECOMING
By Michelle Obama
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BEGIN WITH A BEE
By Liza Ketchum Jacqueline Briggs Martin Phyllis Root Claudia McGehee
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THIS IS STILL NOT A BOOK!
By Jean Jullien
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ANNIE LUMSDEN, THE GIRL FROM THE SEA
By David Almond Beatrice Alemagna
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SUNSHINE
By Marion Dane Bauer
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TROUBLE WITH TATTLE-TAILS
By Jonathan Auxier Olga Demidova
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A DAY FOR REMEMBERIN'
By Leah Henderson Floyd Cooper
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ROBERT SMALLS
By Joel Christian Gill
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ARNOLD THE SUPER-ISH HERO
By Heather Tekavec Guillaume Perreault
INDIE
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THE SOCIALIST'S GARDEN OF VERSES
By Christopher Bernard
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99 ERICS
By Julia Serano
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ALMOST INNOCENT
By Shanti Brien
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SULE THE PROVERB DETECTIVE
By Rene Rawls Brittnie Brotzman
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TOWER OF MUD AND STRAW
By Yaroslav Barsukov
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THE SWEETEST SEASON
By Elissa Kerr Zoe Saunders
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10 HIDDEN HEROES
By Laura Watson Mark K. Shriver
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DIGNITY & JUSTICE
By Linda Dakin-Grimm
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