June 15, 2021
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Featuring 312 industry-first reviews of fiction, nonfiction, children's and YA books; also in this issue: the Special Pride Issue celebrating LGBTQ+ voices and perspectives, with Brandon Taylor, Casey McQuiston, Brian Broome, Shing Yin Khor, Jonny Garza Villa, and more.Featured In This Issue
This Issue's Starred Reviews
FICTION
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INTIMACIES
By Katie Kitamura
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MRS. MARCH
By Virginia Feito
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BILLY SUMMERS
By Stephen King
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HOW SWEET IT IS
By Dylan Newton
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LAST SUMMER IN THE CITY
By Gianfranco Calligarich Howard Curtis
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THE HELLION'S WALTZ
By Olivia Waite
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DEVIL IN DISGUISE
By Lisa Kleypas
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AMERICAN ESTRANGEMENT
By Saïd Sayrafiezadeh
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BATTLE ROYAL
By Lucy Parker
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BOMBSHELL
By Sarah MacLean
NONFICTION
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THE JUST
By Jan Brokken David McKay
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THE DIVIDE
By Taylor Dotson
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HOW TO MAKE AN APPLE PIE FROM SCRATCH
By Harry Cliff
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THE ARBORNAUT
By Meg Lowman
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THE GALLERY OF MIRACLES AND MADNESS
By Charlie English
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I LIVE A LIFE LIKE YOURS
By Jan Grue B.L. Crook
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PUBLIC CITIZENS
By Paul Sabin
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THE STATE MUST PROVIDE
By Adam Harris
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THE BARCELONA COMPLEX
By Simon Kuper
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THE ARTIST AND THE ETERNAL CITY
By Loyd Grossman
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THE AFGHANISTAN PAPERS
By Craig Whitlock
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FEAR OF A BLACK UNIVERSE
By Stephon Alexander
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POWER AND LIBERTY
By Gordon S. Wood
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THE POWER OF STRANGERS
By Joe Keohane
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FLASHES OF CREATION
By Paul Halpern
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YOU ARE YOUR BEST THING
By Tarana Burke Brené Brown
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BATTLE FOR THE SOUL
By Edward-Isaac Dovere
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ON THAT DAY
By William M. Arkin
TEEN
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LIKE OTHER GIRLS
By Britta Lundin
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CAZADORA
By Romina Garber
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HOW MOON FUENTEZ FELL IN LOVE WITH THE UNIVERSE
By Raquel Vasquez Gilliland
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DEAD WEDNESDAY
By Jerry Spinelli
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IN THE WILD LIGHT
By Jeff Zentner
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THE DEAD AND THE DARK
By Courtney Gould
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REDEMPTOR
By Jordan Ifueko
CHILDREN'S
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ZIP'S NEW BUTTON
By Rebecca Purcell
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EVA EVERGREEN AND THE CURSED WITCH
By Julie Abe Shan Jiang
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FROG AND BALL
By Kathy Caple
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SURVIVOR TREE
By Marcie Colleen Aaron Becker
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CHEZ BOB
By Bob Shea
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BEING CLEM
By Lesa Cline-Ransome
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A SONG OF FRUTAS
By Margarita Engle Sara Palacios
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KING OF RAGTIME
By Stephen Costanza
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JUST BE COOL, JENNA SAKAI
By Debbi Michiko Florence
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I AM THE SUBWAY
By Kim Hyo-eun Deborah Smith
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FEELINGS
By Xavier Deneux Christopher Franceschelli
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YOU ARE A READER! / YOU ARE A WRITER!
By April Jones Prince Christine Davenier
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BLACK BOY JOY
By Kwame Mbalia
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THE GREAT STINK
By Colleen Paeff Nancy Carpenter
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THE PROBLEM WITH PIERRE
By C.K. Smouha Suzanna Hubbard
INDIE
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A MEMORY OF LIGHT
By Allyson S. Barkley
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BLUE AND OTHER STORIES
By William Young
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ONLY SOFIA-ELISABETE
By Robin Elizabeth Kobayashi
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SHELLBACK
By Jeanne-Marie Osterman
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PERSPECTIVES
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PROFILES
Brandon Taylor: ‘We’re All Animals’ -
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For Pride Month: Portraits of 3 Queer Activists -
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LGBTQ+ Fiction To Read For Pride Month -
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The Inside Story of How AIDS Activists Made Change -
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New LGBTQ+ Teen Reads for Pride Month -
