January 1, 2022
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Featuring 277 industry-first reviews of fiction, nonfiction, children’s and YA books; also in this issue: Benjamin Percy discusses his new genre-bending book The Unfamiliar Garden; Elie Mystal, Joanna Ho, and Sophie Burrows; and more.Featured In This Issue
This Issue's Starred Reviews
FICTION
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CALL US WHAT WE CARRY
By Amanda Gorman
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THE BOOKS OF JACOB
By Olga Tokarczuk Jennifer Croft
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THE WORLD CANNOT GIVE
By Tara Isabella Burton
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BOOTH
By Karen Joy Fowler
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SEEKING FORTUNE ELSEWHERE
By Sindya Bhanoo
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XSTABETH
By David Keenan
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SCORPICA
By G.R. Macallister
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LIFE WITHOUT CHILDREN
By Roddy Doyle
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THE LOVE OF MY LIFE
By Rosie Walsh
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RUN AND HIDE
By Pankaj Mishra
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MY FATHER'S DIET
By Adrian Nathan West
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DIABLO MESA
By Douglas Preston Lincoln Child
NONFICTION
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RIVERMAN
By Ben McGrath
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SICKENING
By John Abramson
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BODY WORK
By Melissa Febos
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THE NAKED DON'T FEAR THE WATER
By Matthieu Aikins
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TODAY HONG KONG, TOMORROW THE WORLD
By Mark L. Clifford
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FIFTY SOUNDS
By Polly Barton
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SOUNDS WILD AND BROKEN
By David George Haskell
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FREE SPEECH
By Jacob Mchangama
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HOW I SURVIVED A CHINESE "REEDUCATION" CAMP
By Gulbahar Haitiwaji Rozenn Morgat Edward Gauvin
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EMPIRE OF THE SCALPEL
By Ira Rutkow
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PLEADING OUT
By Dan Canon
TEEN
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A FORGERY OF ROSES
By Jessica S. Olson
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ALL MY RAGE
By Sabaa Tahir
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MURDER AMONG FRIENDS
By Candace Fleming
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GALLANT
By V.E. Schwab Manuel Šumberac
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A THOUSAND STEPS INTO NIGHT
By Traci Chee
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FULL FLIGHT
By Ashley Schumacher
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FIGHT LIKE A GIRL
By Sheena Kamal
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WHERE HAVE ALL THE BIRDS GONE?
By Rebecca E. Hirsch
CHILDREN'S
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A KUNWINJKU COUNTING BOOK
By Gabriel Maralngurra Felicity Wright
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HONESTLY ELLIOTT
By Gillian McDunn
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THE LEGEND OF THE DREAM GIANTS
By Dustin Hansen
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THE SCHOOL FOR WHATNOTS
By Margaret Peterson Haddix
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THE SHEEP, THE ROOSTER, AND THE DUCK
By Matt Phelan
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THOSE KIDS FROM FAWN CREEK
By Erin Entrada Kelly Celia Krampien
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I BEGIN WITH SPRING
By Julie Dunlap Megan Elizabeth Baratta
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PERSPECTIVES
By Dav Pilkey Jose Garibaldi
INDIE
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REMOTE LEADERSHIP
By David Pachter
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85A
By Kyle Thomas Smith
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THE DEAD BELL
By Reid Winslow
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HOW THE BEATLES KNEW
By Ilse Niccolini
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WINGS OVER THE WALL
By Matthew Burden
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LOUSE POINT
By Shelby Raebeck Shelby Raebeck
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