March 15, 2022
Cover Story
We talk to Harvey Fierstein about his new memoir, I Was Better Last Night, a clever and touching ode to his groundbreaking career.
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This Issue's Starred Reviews
FICTION
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THE CHILDREN ON THE HILL
By Jennifer McMahon
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MECCA
By Susan Straight
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2 A.M. IN LITTLE AMERICA
By Ken Kalfus
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LIKE A HOUSE ON FIRE
By Lauren McBrayer
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THE FAVOR
By nora murphy
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CLOSE-UP
By Michelle Herman
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PLANES
By Peter C Baker
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SCARY MONSTERS
By Michelle de Kretser
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VALLEYESQUE
By Fernando A. Flores
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TWO NIGHTS IN LISBON
By Chris Pavone
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EITHER/OR
By Elif Batuman
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NIGHTCRAWLING
By Leila Mottley
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THE DOLPHIN HOUSE
By Audrey Schulman
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THE DARK FLOOD
By Deon Meyer K.L. Seegers
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TAMARISK ROW
By Gerald Murnane
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PART OF YOUR WORLD
By Abby Jimenez
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WHEN WOMEN WERE DRAGONS
By Kelly Barnhill
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FROM BAD TO CURSED
By Lana Harper
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M
By Antonio Scurati Anne Milano Appel
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THE FOUNDLING
By Ann Leary
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AND THEN I WOKE UP
By Malcolm Devlin
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SOMETHING WILDER
By Christina Lauren
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THE BRIDE GOES ROGUE
By Joanna Shupe
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AN OLIVE GROVE IN ENDS
By Moses McKenzie
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THE ABSOLUTE
By Daniel Guebel Jessica Sequeira
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OUT THERE
By Kate Folk
NONFICTION
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FINE
By Rhea Ewing
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YOU SOUND LIKE A WHITE GIRL
By Julissa Arce
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DJ SCREW
By Lance Scott Walker
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BAD MEXICANS
By Kelly Lytle Hernández
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REBELS AT SEA
By Eric Jay Dolin
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MUTINOUS WOMEN
By Joan DeJean
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MANAGING EXPECTATIONS
By Minnie Driver
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THE LETTERS OF THOM GUNN
By Thom Gunn Michael Nott August Kleinzahler Clive Wilmer
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THE MOVEMENT MADE US
By David Dennis Jr. David J. Dennis Sr.
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THE FOUR AGES OF AMERICAN FOREIGN POLICY
By Michael Mandelbaum
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MY LIFE
By CAPE, the Coalition of Asian Pacifics in Entertainment
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MISS CHLOE
By A.J. Verdelle
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ADVENTURER
By Leo Damrosch
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ON AUTUMN LAKE
By Douglas Crase
TEEN
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THE SUMMER OF BITTER AND SWEET
By Jen Ferguson
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SEE YOU YESTERDAY
By Rachel Lynn Solomon
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LOVE RADIO
By Ebony LaDelle
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BABY TEETH
By Meg Grehan
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INHERITANCE
By Elizabeth Acevedo Andrea Pippins
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CONFESSIONS OF AN ALLEGED GOOD GIRL
By Joya Goffney
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BREATHE AND COUNT BACK FROM TEN
By Natalia Sylvester
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IMPROBABLE MAGIC FOR CYNICAL WITCHES
By Kate Scelsa
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ALL RISE
By Richard Conyngham Saaid Rahbeeni The Trantraal Brothers Liz Clarke Dada Khanyisa Tumi Mamabolo Mark Modimola
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TOGETHER WE BURN
By Isabel Ibañez
CHILDREN'S
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SAVE THE PEOPLE!
By Stacy McAnulty Nicole Miles
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BRAND NEW BOY
By David Almond Marta Altés
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A DAY FOR SANDCASTLES
By JonArno Lawson Qin Leng
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CELIA PLANTED A GARDEN
By Phyllis Root Gary D. Schmidt Melissa Sweet
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LILY LEADS THE WAY
By Margi Preus Matt Myers
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THE PRINCE OF NOWHERE
By Rochelle Hassan
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SWIM TEAM
By Johnnie Christmas
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GROWING AN ARTIST
By John Parra
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STAR CHILD
By Ibi Zoboi
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SMALLER SISTER
By Maggie Edkins Willis
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THE MARVELLERS
By Dhonielle Clayton Khadijah Khatib
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SKY WOLF'S CALL
By Eldon Yellowhorn Kathy Lowinger
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ARU SHAH AND THE NECTAR OF IMMORTALITY
By Roshani Chokshi
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JENNIFER CHAN IS NOT ALONE
By Tae Keller
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CAPRICE
By Coe Booth
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THE SECRET BATTLE OF EVAN PAO
By Wendy Wan-Long Shang
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THE LEGEND OF THE SPIRIT SERPENT
By Adaiah Sanford Ken Daley
INDIE
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BROKEN VESSELS
By Trevor McCall
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BEWILDERNESS
By Kevin Cox
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THE PRINCIPLE OF 18
By Eyal N. Danon
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THE INTROVERTED ARTIST
By Lisa Downey
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FIRST PATIENTS
By Rod Tanchanco
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A LIFE CYCLE
By Nicole Asherah
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