November 15, 2021
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Featuring 230 industry-first reviews of fiction, nonfiction, children's and YA books; also in the issue: the 100 best fiction and nonfiction books of 2021; Tia Williams, Jonathan Lee, Ryka Aoki, Patrick Radden Keefe, Thirii Myo Kyaw Myint, and Tarana Burke; and more
Featured In This Issue
This Issue's Starred Reviews
FICTION
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NONE BUT THE RIGHTEOUS
By Chantal James
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IN HIS OWN IMAGE
By Jérôme Ferrari Alison Anderson
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PALMS, PARADISE, POISON
By John Keyse-Walker
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THANK YOU, MR. NIXON
By Gish Jen
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THE SILENTIARY
By Antonio Di Benedetto Esther Allen
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BLANK PAGES
By Bernard MacLaverty
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THE SCHOOL FOR GOOD MOTHERS
By Jessamine Chan
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YONDER
By Jabari Asim
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WHEN YOU ARE MINE
By Michael Robotham
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CALL ME CASSANDRA
By Marcial Gala Anna Kushner
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DEVIL HOUSE
By John Darnielle
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THE RUNAWAY
By Nick Petrie
NONFICTION
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EATING TO EXTINCTION
By Dan Saladino
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SPIES, LIES, AND ALGORITHMS
By Amy B. Zegart
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ALLOW ME TO RETORT
By Elie Mystal
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EASY STREET
By Maggie Rowe
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SHACKLETON
By Ranulph Fiennes
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ARCHITECTS OF AN AMERICAN LANDSCAPE
By Hugh Howard
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SOUTH TO AMERICA
By Imani Perry
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THE NINETIES
By Chuck Klosterman
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CORONAVIRUS CRIMINALS AND PANDEMIC PROFITEERS
By John Nichols
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LORRAINE HANSBERRY
By Charles J. Shields
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THE BASEBALL 100
By Joe Posnanski
TEEN
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AUGUSTA SAVAGE
By Marilyn Nelson
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ASHES OF GOLD
By J. Elle
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LAWLESS SPACES
By Corey Ann Haydu
CHILDREN'S
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WAYWARD CREATURES
By Dayna Lorentz
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FAMILIES GROW
By Dan Saks Brooke Smart
INDIE
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PARIS BLUE
By Julie Scolnik
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WONDERS ALL AROUND
By Bruce McCandless III
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YOU'VE GOT RED ON YOU
By Clark Collis
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MINDFUL WONDERS
By Michelle Zivkov Manka Kasha
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A Young Readers’ Editor Ventures Into the Unknown -