May 1, 2021
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Featuring 337 industry-first reviews of fiction, nonfiction, children's and YA books; also in this Special Diversity Issue: Michelle Zauner discusses Crying in H Mart and forges connections to her literary heritage; Ali Stroker, Jodie Patterson, Anton Treuer, Paula Yoo; and moreFeatured In This Issue
This Issue's Starred Reviews
FICTION
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IT HAPPENED ONE SUMMER
By Tessa Bailey
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BUILD YOUR HOUSE AROUND MY BODY
By Violet Kupersmith
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ENCIRCLING 3
By Carl Frode Tiller Barbara Haveland
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A SHOCK
By Keith Ridgway
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ROSALINE PALMER TAKES THE CAKE
By Alexis Hall
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SATISFACTION GUARANTEED
By Karelia Stetz-Waters
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PACK UP THE MOON
By Kristan Higgins
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LIGHT PERPETUAL
By Francis Spufford
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FOR THE WOLF
By Hannah Whitten
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THE PARTING GLASS
By Lissa Marie Redmond
NONFICTION
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LETTERS TO MY WHITE MALE FRIENDS
By Dax-Devlon Ross
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WAKE
By Rebecca Hall Hugo Martínez
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GENIUSES AT WAR
By David A. Price
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THE GREAT DISSENTER
By Peter S. Canellos
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BIG VAPE
By Jamie Ducharme
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THE CHILD IN THE ELECTRIC CHAIR
By Eli Faber
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THE LETTERS OF SHIRLEY JACKSON
By Shirley Jackson Laurence Jackson Hyman Bernice M. Murphy
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TOXIC LEGACY
By Stephanie Seneff
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HOME MADE
By Liz Hauck
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THIS IS YOUR MIND ON PLANTS
By Michael Pollan
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BALD
By Simon Critchley
TEEN
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THE CRUELEST MERCY
By Natalie Mae
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DETERMINED TO STAY
By Jody Sokolower
CHILDREN'S
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DARLING BABY
By Maira Kalman
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JENNY MEI IS SAD
By Tracy Subisak
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PRIDE PUPPY!
By Robin Stevenson Julie McLaughlin
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THE SHARK BOOK
By Steve Jenkins Robin Page
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MY TREE
By Hope Lim Il Sung Na
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BODIES ARE COOL
By Tyler Feder
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THE MYSTERIOUS SEA BUNNY
By Peter Raymundo
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IF YOU WERE AN ELEPHANT
By Leslie Staub Richard Jones
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THE LEGEND OF AUNTIE PO
By Shing Yin Khor
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LISTEN
By Gabi Snyder Stephanie Graegin
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THE PROMISE WITCH
By Celine Kiernan
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TEAFLET & ROOG MAKE A MESS
By Jeanne Birdsall Jane Dyer
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TWO GROOMS ON A CAKE
By Rob Sanders Robbie Cathro
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PALETERO MAN
By Lucky Diaz Micah Player
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ZURI RAY TRIES BALLET
By Tami Charles Sharon Sordo
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FISH AND SUN
By Sergio Ruzzier
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MATASHA
By Pamela Erens
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TO TELL YOU THE TRUTH
By Beth Vrabel
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SISTERS OF THE NEVERSEA
By Cynthia Leitich Smith
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YOU'RE A STAR, LOLO
By Niki Daly
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MONSTER FRIENDS
By Kaeti Vandorn
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SLEEPAWAY CHAMPS
By Brian Yanish
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MILES MORALES
By Justin A. Reynolds Pablo Leon
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TEMPLE ALLEY SUMMER
By Sachiko Kashiwaba Avery Fischer Udagawa Miho Satake
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WHAT DOES LITTLE CROCODILE SAY?
By Eva Montanari
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BARBARA THROWS A WOBBLER
By Nadia Shireen
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THE MOST PERFECT THING IN THE UNIVERSE
By Tricia Springstubb
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PARATOU, THE UMBRELLA
By Marion Traoré
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WILLA OF DARK HOLLOW
By Robert Beatty
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NOAH'S SEAL
By Layn Marlow
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100 THINGS I KNOW HOW TO DO
By Amy Schwartz
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ATHENA
By Imogen Greenberg Isabel Greenberg
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ROAR-CHESTRA!
By Robert Heidbreder Dusan Petricic
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STAMPED (FOR KIDS)
By Sonja Cherry-Paul Jason Reynolds Ibram X. Kendi Rachelle Baker
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ALL THE FISH IN THE WORLD
By David Opie
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THE UMBRELLA
By Lisa Lebedovich
INDIE
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THE END OF THE WORLD NOTWITHSTANDING
By Janna L. Goodwin
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A KITE FOR MELIA
By Samuel Narh Freda Narh Valeria Suria
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LAST STAR STANDING
By Spaulding Taylor
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THE BUILDING BLOCKS OF HEALTH
By J. Joseph Speidel
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NIMUE
By Ayn Cates Sullivan Belle Crow duCray
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SELECTED POEMS OF EMANUEL XAVIER
By Emanuel Xavier
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APPRECIATIONS
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PROFILES
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