October 1, 2022
Cover Story
Our editors introduce the finalists for the Kirkus Prize, plus interviews with Celeste Ng, Adam Silvera, Margo Price, and Estela Juarez.
Featured In This Issue
This Issue's Starred Reviews
FICTION
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A HISTORY OF FEAR
By Luke Dumas
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SECLUDED CABIN SLEEPS SIX
By Lisa Unger
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SAHA
By Cho Nam-Joo Jamie Chang
NONFICTION
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A COASTLINE IS AN IMMEASURABLE THING
By Mary-Alice Daniel
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THE DIVIDER
By Peter Baker Susan Glasser
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THE FIGHT FOR PRIVACY
By Danielle Keats Citron
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JOHN CONSTABLE
By James Hamilton
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EXCUSE ME WHILE I DISAPPEAR
By Laurie Notaro
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MY PEOPLE
By Charlayne Hunter-Gault
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BRAVO COMPANY
By Ben Kesling
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HIS MASTERLY PEN
By Fred Kaplan
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TUTANKHAMUN'S TRUMPET
By Toby Wilkinson
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THE NUMBER ONES
By Tom Breihan
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THE REBEL AND THE KINGDOM
By Bradley Hope
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A SPECTRE, HAUNTING
By China Miéville
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ACCIDENTAL CONFLICT
By Stephen Roach
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AMERICAN RESISTANCE
By David Rothkopf
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HOW TO STAND UP TO A DICTATOR
By Maria Ressa
TEEN
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SILVER IN THE MIST
By Emily Victoria
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THE DRAGONS CLUB
By Cyn Bermudez
CHILDREN'S
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MADDIE AND MABEL
By Kari Allen Tatjana Mai-Wyss
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SMART
By Amy E. Herman Heather MacLean
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WHAT'S YOUR NAME?
By Bethanie Deeney Murguia
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BALLET KIDS
By Holly Sterling
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ONLY THE BEST
By Kate Messner Margaret E. Powell Erin K. Robinson
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HOW TO SEND A HUG
By Hayley Rocco John Rocco
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JOÃO BY A THREAD
By Roger Mello Daniel Hahn
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DIFFERENT
By Mónica Montañés Lawrence Schimel Eva Sánchez Gómez
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SHE HOLDS UP THE STARS
By Sandra Laronde
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VOICES OF THE PEOPLE
By Joseph Bruchac
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CELIA CRUZ
By Claudia Romo Edelman William Alexander Alexandra Beguez
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RISE UP WITH A SONG
By Diane Worthey Helena Pérez García
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CURVE & FLOW
By Andrea J. Loney Keith Mallett
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A PLACE TO CALL HOME
By Lauren Castillo
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OUR STORY STARTS IN AFRICA
By Patrice Lawrence Jeanetta Gonzales
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MEOW! THE TRUTH ABOUT CATS
By Annette Whipple
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MY SELF, YOUR SELF
By Esmé Shapiro
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TOO MANY PIGS AND ONE BIG BAD WOLF
By Davide Cali Marianna Balducci
INDIE
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THE POSEN LIBRARY OF JEWISH CULTURE AND CIVILIZATION
By Todd M. Endelman Zvi Gitelman
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THE HIGH PRICE OF FREEWAYS
By Judy Juanita
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SOMETIMES WHEN I’M BORED
By Deborah Serani Kyra Teis
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TO SNAIL OR NOT TO SNAIL
By S.J. Russell Kaity Lacy
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PESTICIDE
By Kim Hays
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MOM'S NOT WIPIN' YOUR BUM
By Lin Hawthorne Stevie Mahardhika
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KING HARVEST
By Melvin Litton
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CUBAN QUARTERMOON
By Ann Putnam Ann Putnam
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OLD LOVE SKIN
By Mukana Press Nyashadzashe Chikumbu