May 1, 2022
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In this special diversity issue, we celebrate the wealth of great books that reflect our diverse world.Featured In This Issue
This Issue's Starred Reviews
FICTION
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I’D LIKE TO SAY SORRY, BUT THERE’S NO ONE TO SAY SORRY TO
By Mikołaj Grynberg Sean Gasper Bye
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FIRST TIME FOR EVERYTHING
By Henry Fry
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HOW TO FAKE IT IN HOLLYWOOD
By Ava Wilder
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JOAN
By Katherine J. Chen
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THE POET'S HOUSE
By Jean Thompson
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TOMORROW, AND TOMORROW, AND TOMORROW
By Gabrielle Zevin
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THIS TIME TOMORROW
By Emma Straub
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SHIFTY'S BOYS
By Chris Offutt
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VOICES IN THE DEAD HOUSE
By Norman Lock
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AURORA
By David Koepp
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FELLOWSHIP POINT
By Alice Elliott Dark
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NIGHT OF THE LIVING REZ
By Morgan Talty
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THE MUTUAL FRIEND
By Carter Bays
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KAGEN THE DAMNED
By Jonathan Maberry
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THE WALL
By Marlen Haushofer Shaun Whiteside
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THINGS TO COME AND GO
By Bette Howland
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HAWK MOUNTAIN
By Conner Habib
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LOCKLANDS
By Robert Jackson Bennett
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THE LIGHTNING ROD
By Brad Meltzer
NONFICTION
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WASTELANDS
By Corban Addison
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HIS NAME IS GEORGE FLOYD
By Robert Samuels Toluse Olorunnipa
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IN THE SHADOW OF THE GODS
By Dominic Lieven
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THE FACEMAKER
By Lindsey Fitzharris
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AFRICAN FOUNDERS
By David Hackett Fischer
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THE CHURCH OF BASEBALL
By Ron Shelton
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AN IMMENSE WORLD
By Ed Yong
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A PORTRAIT OF THE SCIENTIST AS A YOUNG WOMAN
By Lindy Elkins-Tanton
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I USED TO LIVE HERE ONCE
By Miranda Seymour
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WE CARRY THEIR BONES
By Erin Kimmerle
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TRANS
By Helen Joyce
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EMBRACE FEARLESSLY THE BURNING WORLD
By Barry Lopez
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TWO WHEELS GOOD
By Jody Rosen
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WINSLOW HOMER
By William R. Cross
TEEN
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WE WEREN'T LOOKING TO BE FOUND
By Stephanie Kuehn
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WAKE THE BONES
By Elizabeth Kilcoyne
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THE ARC
By Ben Oliver
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GOTH GIRL, QUEEN OF THE UNIVERSE
By Lindsay S. Zrull
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INTO THE SUBLIME
By Kate A. Boorman
CHILDREN'S
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THE HANMOJI HANDBOOK
By Jason Li An Xiao Mina Jennifer 8. Lee
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I WON’T GIVE UP MY RUBBER BAND
By Shinsuke Yoshitake
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ABUELITA AND ME
By Leonarda Carranza Rafael Mayani
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BECAUSE OF YOU, JOHN LEWIS
By Andrea Davis Pinkney Keith Henry Brown
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TINY DINO
By Deborah Freedman
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PRIDE
By Stella Caldwell
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SEE YOU SOMEDAY SOON
By Pat Zietlow Miller Suzy Lee
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TWIN CITIES
By Jose Pimienta
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HONEYBEE RESCUE
By Loree Griffin Burns Ellen Harasimowicz
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SPINELESS
By Samantha San Miguel
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AVIVA VS. THE DYBBUK
By Mari Lowe
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LARK AND THE WILD HUNT
By Jennifer Adam
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JIGSAW
By Bob Graham
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PUPPY BUS
By Drew Brockington
INDIE
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THRIVING
By Wayne Visser
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THE MOONSTONE GIRLS
By Brooke Skipstone
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A CRACK IN THE TEACUP
By C.P. Hoff
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A LONG ROAD TO JUSTICE
By Sylvia Friedman
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THE WAYMAKERS
By Tara Jaye Frank
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UNSTOPPABLE
By Ellen Weir Casey
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NIGHTMARES & MIRACLES
By Michelle Bitting
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A BOY'S HAMMER
By Alex Grass
More In This Issue
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PERSPECTIVES
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With Fiction, Diversity = Reading Pleasure -
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The Picture Books That Captured a Movement -
APPRECIATIONS
Ralph Ellison’s ‘Invisible Man’ Is Turning 70 -