January 15, 2023
Cover Story
Jerry Pinkney’s longtime editor reflects on the creation of Just Jerry, the author/illustrator’s posthumous memoir.
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This Issue's Starred Reviews
FICTION
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WHAT HAPPENED TO RUTHY RAMIREZ
By Claire Jiménez
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STERLING KARAT GOLD
By Isabel Waidner
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LONE WOMEN
By Victor LaValle
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BIRNAM WOOD
By Eleanor Catton
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THE NATURE BOOK
By Tom Comitta
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THE WHITE LADY
By Jacqueline Winspear
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IN MEMORIAM
By Alice Winn
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THE LOST WIFE
By Susanna Moore
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IRON CURTAIN
By Vesna Goldsworthy
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EVERYBODY KNOWS
By Jordan Harper
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THE LOST AMERICANS
By Christopher Bollen
NONFICTION
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BOOTSTRAPPED
By Alissa Quart
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GETTING OUT OF SAIGON
By Ralph White
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THE UNDERTOW
By Jeff Sharlet
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BIRDGIRL
By Mya-Rose Craig
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INTO THE GROOVE
By Jonathan Scott
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A STRANGER IN YOUR OWN CITY
By Ghaith Abdul-Ahad
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BIRCHERS
By Matthew Dallek
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RADICAL BY NATURE
By James T. Costa
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STILL LIFE WITH BONES
By Alexa Hagerty
TEEN
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FREE RADICALS
By Lila Riesen
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SAINTS OF THE HOUSEHOLD
By Ari Tison
CHILDREN'S
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WOO HOO! YOU'RE DOING GREAT!
By Sandra Boynton
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ANIANA DEL MAR JUMPS IN
By Jasminne Mendez
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STICK AND STONE ON THE GO
By Beth Ferry Kristen Cella
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THE BOOK THAT NO ONE WANTED TO READ
By Richard Ayoade Tor Freeman
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ANCIENT NIGHT
By David Álvarez David Bowles
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PITCH PERFECT AND PERSISTENT!
By Caitlin DeLems Alison Jay
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CALLING THE MOON
By Aida Salazar Yamile Saied Méndez
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ONE DAY
By Joanna Ho Faith Pray
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THE RED EAR BLOWS ITS NOSE
By Robert Schechter S. Federico
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JULIA AND THE SHARK
By Kiran Millwood Hargrave Tom de Freston
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YOU ARE HERE
By Ellen Oh
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GLOBAL WARNING
By Steven B. Frank
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DREAM BIG, LAUGH OFTEN
By Hanoch Piven Shira Hecht-Koller
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TOTAL GARBAGE
By Rebecca Donnelly John Hendrix
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SPECULATION
By Nisi Shawl
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RESTORING PRAIRIE, WOODS, AND POND
By Laurie Lawlor
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THE SNOWCAT PRINCE
By Dina Norlund
INDIE
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BEGINNING OF ARROGANCE
By Bryan Cole
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[NSFW]
By David Scott Hay
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STEALING GOD AND OTHER STORIES
By Bruce McAllister
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BRAHMA'S WEAPON
By Ashapurna Debi Prasenjit Gupta
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