September 1, 2021
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Featuring 462 industry-first reviews of fiction, nonfiction, children's and YA reviews; also in this issue: 'Fates and Furies' author Lauren Groff makes a radical departure with 'Matrix'; interviews with Qian Julie Wang, David Bowles, and Jennifer Lynn Alvarez; the romance fiction tropes of 'Ted Lasso'; and moreFeatured In This Issue
This Issue's Starred Reviews
FICTION
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HARSH TIMES
By Mario Vargas Llosa Adrian Nathan West
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MARTITA, I REMEMBER YOU
By Sandra Cisneros
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NEW YEAR
By Juli Zeh Alta L. Price
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WIN ME SOMETHING
By Kyle Lucia Wu
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CHASING HOMER
By László Krasznahorkai John Batki Max Neumann
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SILVERVIEW
By John le Carré
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PILOT IMPOSTOR
By James Hannaham
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THE INTERIM
By Wolfgang Hilbig Isabel Fargo Cole
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JUST HAVEN'T MET YOU YET
By Sophie Cousens
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ASSEMBLY
By Natasha Brown
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STRANGER TO THE MOON
By Evelio Rosero Anne McLean Victor Meadowcroft
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I WILL DIE IN A FOREIGN LAND
By Kalani Pickhart
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DESTROYER OF LIGHT
By Jennifer Marie Brissett
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THE SYMPHONIES
By Andrei Bely Jonathan Stone
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TRUST
By Domenico Starnone Jhumpa Lahiri
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FIVE TUESDAYS IN WINTER
By Lily King
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LOVE IN THE BIG CITY
By Sang Young Park Anton Hur
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CREMATION
By Rafael Chirbes Valerie Miles
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THE CHILD
By Kjersti A. Skomsvold Martin Aitken
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CLIVE CUSSLER'S THE DEVIL'S SEA
By Dirk Cussler
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THE BRIDES OF MARACOOR
By Gregory Maguire
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THE PERKS OF LOVING A WALLFLOWER
By Erica Ridley
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MISS MORIARTY, I PRESUME?
By Sherry Thomas
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ADMIT THIS TO NO ONE
By Leslie Pietrzyk
NONFICTION
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THE PLANT HUNTER
By Cassandra Leah Quave
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ORWELL'S ROSES
By Rebecca Solnit
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THE SHATTERING
By Kevin Boyle
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THE 1619 PROJECT
By Nikole Hannah-Jones Caitlin Roper Ilena Silverman Jake Silverstein
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FLESH & BLOOD
By N. West Moss
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THE GOLD MACHINE
By Iain Sinclair
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KING OF THE BLUES
By Daniel de Visé
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UNTIL I AM FREE
By Keisha N. Blain
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THE DAWN OF EVERYTHING
By David Graeber David Wengrow
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THE CHANCELLOR
By Kati Marton
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THESE PRECIOUS DAYS
By Ann Patchett
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THERE IS NOTHING FOR YOU HERE
By Fiona Hill
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MASTER OF THE GAME
By Martin Indyk
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LIFE IS SIMPLE
By Johnjoe McFadden
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INVENTION
By James Dyson
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COUNTDOWN BIN LADEN
By Chris Wallace Mitch Weiss
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THE BIG CHEAT
By David Cay Johnston
TEEN
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THE OTHER TALK
By Brendan Kiely
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WE LIGHT UP THE SKY
By Lilliam Rivera
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THE WOMAN ALL SPIES FEAR
By Amy Butler Greenfield
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JADE FIRE GOLD
By June CL Tan
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LITTLE THIEVES
By Margaret Owen
CHILDREN'S
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BORDERS
By Thomas King Natasha Donovan
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AMBUSHED!
By Gail Jarrow
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BREAKING BADLANDS
By Scott Reintgen
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THE REAL SANTA
By Nancy Redd Charnelle Pinkney Barlow
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HOW DO WE STOP CLIMATE CHANGE?
By Tom Jackson Dragan Kordic
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HAVE YOU SEEN GORDON?
By Adam Jay Epstein Ruth Chan
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LIGHT FOR ALL
By Margarita Engle Raúl Colón
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¡VAMOS! LET'S CROSS THE BRIDGE
By Raúl the Third Elaine Bay
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KLEZMER!
By Kyra Teis
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THE SCHOOL BETWEEN WINTER AND FAIRYLAND
By Heather Fawcett
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THE SWALLOWS' FLIGHT
By Hilary McKay
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THE PEOPLE REMEMBER
By Ibi Zoboi Loveis Wise
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ALL EYES ON OZZY!
By K-Fai Steele
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HOW TO VANQUISH A VIRUS
By Paul Ian Cross Steve Brown
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ONE MILLION INSECTS
By Isabel Thomas Lou Baker Smith
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NOODLEHEADS DO THE IMPOSSIBLE
By Tedd Arnold Martha Hamilton Mitch Weiss
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WILDFIRE!
By Ashley Wolff
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THE MESSAGE
By Michael Emberley
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ROOM FOR EVERYONE
By Naaz Khan Mercè López
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HOW TO CHANGE THE WORLD IN 12 EASY STEPS
By Peggy Porter Tierney Marie Letourneau
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NANO
By Jesse Wade Melissa Castrillón
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ACROSS THE RAINBOW BRIDGE
By Kevin Crossley-Holland Jeffrey Alan Love
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SNOW ANGEL, SAND ANGEL
By Lois-Ann Yamanaka Ashley Lukashevsky
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CHARLOTTE AND THE NUTCRACKER
By Charlotte Nebres Sarah Warren Alea Marley
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I AM ODD, I AM NEW
By Benjamin Giroux Roz MacLean
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OLU & GRETA
By Diana Ejaita
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STITCH BY STITCH
By Rob Sanders Jamey Christoph
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FORTY WINKS
By Kelly DiPucchio Lita Judge
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CRAZY HORSE AND CUSTER
By S.D. Nelson
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INSIDE CAT
By Brendan Wenzel
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COLD-BLOODED MYRTLE
By Elizabeth C. Bunce
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TWO AT THE TOP
By Uma Krishnaswami Christopher Corr
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MAY YOUR LIFE BE DELICIOSA
By Michael Genhart Loris Lora
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THE OUTLAWS SCARLETT AND BROWNE
By Jonathan Stroud
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OTHER BOYS
By Damian Alexander
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A HISTORY OF MUSIC FOR CHILDREN
By Mary Richards David Schweitzer Rose Blake
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LOST THINGS
By Carey Sookocheff
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PEGGY'S IMPOSSIBLE TALE
By Slavia Miki Roy Miki Mariko Ando
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HOW TO FIND A FOX
By Kate Gardner Ossi Saarinen
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GEORGE AND HIS NIGHTTIME FRIENDS
By Seng Soun Ratanavanh
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INVASION OF THE UNICORNS
By David Biedrzycki
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A HOME UNDER THE STARS
By Andy Chou Musser
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JUANITA
By Lola Walder Martina Peluso
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ONE MILLION OYSTERS ON TOP OF THE MOUNTAIN
By Alex Nogués Miren Asiain Lora Lawrence Schimel
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KWAME NKRUMAH'S MIDNIGHT SPEECH FOR INDEPENDENCE
By Useni Eugene Perkins Laura Freeman
INDIE
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FIT FOR CONSUMPTION
By Steve Berman
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RAGE IS A WOLF
By KT Mather
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CAROLINE & MORDECAI THE GAND
By Jeff Gunhus
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THE GOD QUESTION AND THE GALAPAGOS COLONY
By Stan Freeman
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SISTER JANE
By Irmgarde Brown Irmgarde Brown
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