July 1, 2022
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Featuring 310 industry-first reviews of fiction, nonfiction, children's and YA books; also in this issue: Hilary Mantel discusses her bold new story collection, Learning To Talk; Erika L. Sánchez, Ian Falconer, and Anna Gracia; and more
Featured In This Issue
This Issue's Starred Reviews
FICTION
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THE KINGDOMS OF SAVANNAH
By George Dawes Green
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STORIES FROM THE TENANTS DOWNSTAIRS
By Sidik Fofana
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DIDN'T NOBODY GIVE A SHIT WHAT HAPPENED TO CARLOTTA
By James Hannaham
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AMY AMONG THE SERIAL KILLERS
By Jincy Willett
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THE HOOKUP PLAN
By Farrah Rochon
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THE ART OF PROPHECY
By Wesley Chu
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HEARTBREAKER
By Sarah MacLean
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THE VILLAGE IDIOT
By Steve Stern
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MURDER BY THE BOOK
By Martin Edwards
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EMERGENCY
By Daisy Hildyard
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WATER OVER STONES
By Bernardo Atxaga Margaret Jull Costa Thomas Bunstead
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DARK MUSIC
By David Lagercrantz Ian Giles
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NATURAL HISTORY
By Andrea Barrett
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IF I SURVIVE YOU
By Jonathan Escoffery
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THE BOOK OF GOOSE
By Yiyun Li
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I WALK BETWEEN THE RAINDROPS
By T.C. Boyle
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CARRIE SOTO IS BACK
By Taylor Jenkins Reid
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HAS ANYONE SEEN MY TOES?
By Christopher Buckley
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THE 6:20 MAN
By David Baldacci
NONFICTION
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ROOSEVELT SWEEPS NATION
By David Pietrusza
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THE ARC OF A COVENANT
By Walter Russell Mead
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HOW DO WE KNOW OURSELVES?
By David G. Myers
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ELIOT AFTER THE WASTE LAND
By Robert Crawford
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THE VIRAL UNDERCLASS
By Steven W. Thrasher
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AGATHA CHRISTIE
By Lucy Worsley
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I'M GLAD MY MOM DIED
By Jennette McCurdy
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WHEN WOMEN LEAD
By Julia Boorstin
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PROFILES IN IGNORANCE
By Andy Borowitz
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A PLACE IN THE WORLD
By Frances Mayes
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NOMAD CENTURY
By Gaia Vince
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AFTER THE IVORY TOWER FALLS
By Will Bunch
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BLACK FOLK COULD FLY
By Randall Kenan
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THEY CALLED ME A LIONESS
By Ahed Tamimi Dena Takruri
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FOLK MUSIC
By Greil Marcus Max Clarke
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THE STORY OF RUSSIA
By Orlando Figes
TEEN
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A GIRL'S GUIDE TO LOVE & MAGIC
By Debbie Rigaud
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I'M THE GIRL
By Courtney Summers
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THE EPIC STORY OF EVERY LIVING THING
By Deb Caletti
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WHAT THE FACT?
By Seema Yasmin
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SOUL OF THE DEEP
By Natasha Bowen
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THE WEIGHT OF BLOOD
By Tiffany D. Jackson
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MAN MADE MONSTERS
By Andrea L. Rogers Jeff Edwards
CHILDREN'S
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THE SECRETS OF THE STORMFOREST
By L.D. Lapinski
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THE ANIMAL TOOLKIT
By Steve Jenkins Robin Page
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THE DOOR OF NO RETURN
By Kwame Alexander
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BUILD A HOUSE
By Rhiannon Giddens Monica Mikai
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MUSHROOM LULLABY
By Kenneth Kraegel
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SYMPHONY FOR A BROKEN ORCHESTRA
By Amy Ignatow Gwen Millward
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FARMHOUSE
By Sophie Blackall
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BLACK BIRD, BLUE ROAD
By Sofiya Pasternack
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WALTER HAD A BEST FRIEND
By Deborah Underwood Sergio Ruzzier
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PATCHWORK
By Matt de la Peña Corinna Luyken
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THE UNIVERSE IN YOU
By Jason Chin
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IF YOU’RE A KID LIKE GAVIN
By Gavin Grimm Kyle Lukoff J Yang
INDIE
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NOWHERE TO CALL HOME
By Leah den Bok Tim den Bok
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KELVOO'S TESTIMONIAL
By Phil Bailey
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THE PROXIMA PLAGUE
By Robert Thornton
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PUSHING PAWNS
By Dima Novak
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BRUTAL BEASTS
By Craig Buchner
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JAZZED
By Jill Dearman
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ASHA OF THE AIR
By John Huddles
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DECO DESIGN
By Isabel Hill
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