December 15, 2021
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Featuring 270 industry-first reviews of fiction, nonfiction, children’s and YA books; also in this issue: the best indie books of the year; our favorite book news of 2021; our editors’ favorite podcast episodes from the past year; and more
Featured In This Issue
This Issue's Starred Reviews
FICTION
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UNMISSING
By Minka Kent
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OTHER PEOPLE'S CLOTHES
By Calla Henkel
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THE VERIFIERS
By Jane Pek
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LIGHT YEARS FROM HOME
By Mike Chen
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MOON WITCH, SPIDER KING
By Marlon James
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MANYWHERE
By Thomas Morgan
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THE SWIMMERS
By Julie Otsuka
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A RIVER ENCHANTED
By Rebecca Ross
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COLD ENOUGH FOR SNOW
By Jessica Au
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CLEOPATRA AND FRANKENSTEIN
By Coco Mellors
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THE APARTMENT ON CALLE URUGUAY
By Zachary Lazar
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IN A NEW YORK MINUTE
By Kate Spencer
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WILDCAT
By Amelia Morris
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REAL EASY
By Marie Rutkoski
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A VERY NICE GIRL
By Imogen Crimp
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THE GOODBYE COAST
By Joe Ide
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THE BERLIN EXCHANGE
By Joseph Kanon
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THE GOOD GIRL'S GUIDE TO RAKES
By Eva Leigh
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ICE PLANET BARBARIANS
By Ruby Dixon
NONFICTION
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TINDERBOX
By James Andrew Miller
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UNCOMMON MEASURE
By Natalie Hodges
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CROWN & SCEPTRE
By Tracy Borman
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BORN OF LAKES AND PLAINS
By Anne F. Hyde
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BLACK LOVE MATTERS
By Jessica P. Pryde
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THE FOUNDERS' FORTUNES
By Willard Sterne Randall
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IN SENSORIUM
By Tanaïs
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LIFTING EVERY VOICE
By William B. Robertson Becky Hatcher Crabtree
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THE VERY LAST INTERVIEW
By David Shields
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ANCESTOR TROUBLE
By Maud Newton
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LIFE BETWEEN THE TIDES
By Adam Nicolson Kate Boxer Rosie Nicolson
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THE IMPOSSIBLE CITY
By Karen Cheung
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SCIENTIST
By Richard Rhodes
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PHANTOM PLAGUE
By Vidya Krishnan
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AURELIA, AURÉLIA
By Kathryn Davis
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COACH K
By Ian O'Connor
TEEN
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CLOSE-UP ON WAR
By Mary Cronk Farrell
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RECLAIM THE STARS
By Zoraida Córdova
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READY WHEN YOU ARE
By Gary Lonesborough
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BITTER
By Akwaeke Emezi
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THE GAPS
By Leanne Hall
CHILDREN'S
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FREEWATER
By Amina Luqman-Dawson
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TÍA FORTUNA'S NEW HOME
By Ruth Behar Devon Holzwarth
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DIONYSOS
By George O'Connor
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A SONG CALLED HOME
By Sara Zarr
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REVOLUTIONARY PRUDENCE WRIGHT
By Beth Anderson Susan Reagan
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JUST HARRIET
By Elana K. Arnold
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HOW TO BUILD A HUMAN
By Pamela S. Turner John Gurche
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WILD RIDE
By Keith Calabrese
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PILAR RAMIREZ AND THE ESCAPE FROM ZAFA
By Julian Randall
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WRECK AT ADA'S REEF
By Michael D. Beil Torborg Davern
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POWWOW DAY
By Traci Sorell Madelyn Goodnight
INDIE
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THOSE BRISBANE ROMANTICS
By Danielle de Valera
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MOLLY MORNINGSTAR A DOLL FOR ME
By Andrea Coke M. Fernanda Orozco
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HELEN IN TROUBLE
By Wendy Sibbison
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ECOLOGIA
By Sophia Anfinn Tonnessen
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THE STUFF THAT DREAMS ARE MADE OF
By Riley Masters
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THE CERTAINTY OF CHANCE
By Jacquelyn Middleton
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Best of 2021: Our Favorite Indie Books
