February 1, 2023
Cover Story
Our special anniversary issue celebrates 90 years of Kirkus Reviews, including a peek in the Kirkus archives.
Featured In This Issue
This Issue's Starred Reviews
FICTION
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A DAY OF FALLEN NIGHT
By Samantha Shannon
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BIOGRAPHY OF X
By Catherine Lacey
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THE LAUGHTER
By Sonora Jha
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THE GREAT RECLAMATION
By Rachel Heng
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OLD GOD’S TIME
By Sebastian Barry
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HANG THE MOON
By Jeannette Walls
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CALLING UKRAINE
By Johannes Lichtman
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SOMETHING WILD & WONDERFUL
By Anita Kelly
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THE FAKE
By Zoe Whittall
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TWO SHERPAS
By Sebastián Martínez Daniell Jennifer Croft
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WALKING PRACTICE
By Dolki Min Victoria Caudle
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THE ADVENTURES OF AMINA AL-SIRAFI
By Shannon Chakraborty
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HER DEADLY GAME
By Robert Dugoni
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GREEN FOR DANGER
By Christianna Brand
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AT THE HOUR BETWEEN DOG AND WOLF
By Tara Ison
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STORM WATCH
By C.J. Box
NONFICTION
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THE JANUARY 6TH REPORT
By Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the United States Capitol
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GOODBYE TO CLOCKS TICKING
By Joseph Monninger
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READING THE GLASS
By Elliot Rappaport
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THE PEOPLE'S HOSPITAL
By Ricardo Nuila
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IF I BETRAY THESE WORDS
By Wendy Dean Simon Talbot
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FATHERLAND
By Burkhard Bilger
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THE LONG RECKONING
By George Black
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FORAGER
By Michelle Dowd
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WEATHERING
By Arline T. Geronimus
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NOTHING STAYS PUT
By Willard Spiegelman
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CROOKED
By Nathan Masters
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RED MEMORY
By Tania Branigan
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AM I PRETTY WHEN I FLY?
By Joan Baez
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TWIST
By Adele Bertei
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MARRY ME A LITTLE
By Rob Kirby
TEEN
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BLOOD DEBTS
By Terry J. Benton-Walker
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THROWBACK
By Maurene Goo
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THIS DELICIOUS DEATH
By Kayla Cottingham
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THE STARS OF MOUNT QUIXX
By S.M. Beiko
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FUNERAL SONGS FOR DYING GIRLS
By Cherie Dimaline
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THE MAKING OF YOLANDA LA BRUJA
By Lorraine Avila
CHILDREN'S
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DANBI'S FAVORITE DAY
By Anna Kim
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CAN WE PLEASE GIVE THE POLICE DEPARTMENT TO THE GRANDMOTHERS?
By Junauda Petrus Kristen Uroda
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SPECIAL DELIVERY
By Polly Faber Klas Fahlén
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FROM HERE TO THERE
By Vivian French Ya-Ling Huang
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ELF DOG AND OWL HEAD
By M.T. Anderson Junyi Wu
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THIS IS THE PLANET WHERE I LIVE
By K.L. Going Debra Frasier
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THE ARTIST
By Ed Vere
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A GARDEN IN MY HANDS
By Meera Sriram Sandhya Prabhat
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YOU RULE!
By Rilla Alexander
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MY BABA'S GARDEN
By Jordan Scott Sydney Smith
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GRANDAD'S PRIDE
By Harry Woodgate
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SUPER SMALL
By Tiffany Stone Ashley Spires
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HOW TO WRITE A POEM
By Kwame Alexander Deanna Nikaido Melissa Sweet
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SCHOOL TRIP
By Jerry Craft
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RISE TO THE SKY
By Rebecca E. Hirsch Mia Posada
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HOW TO MAKE A MOVIE IN 12 DAYS
By Fiona Hardy
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SQUISHED
By Megan Wagner Lloyd Michelle Mee Nutter
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JOVITA WORE PANTS
By Aida Salazar Molly Mendoza
INDIE
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ABUELA'S FIDEO
By Gabriela Tijerina
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EAGLES
By Rik Forgo Steve Cafarelli
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NO PLAID SUITS
By Amrita Rose
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RELUCTANT WARRIORS
By Gwen Mansfield
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ELENA THE BRAVE
By Julie Mathison
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LIBRETTO
By Ann Wadsworth
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APSARA
By Pearl Whitfield
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RIDDLES ISLAND
By Jan E. Pat
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PERSPECTIVES
From the Archives: Nonfiction Reviews, 1933-2023 -
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From the Archives: Fiction Reviews, 1933-2023 -
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Books That Offer Some Hope on the Climate Crisis -
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5 Books To Help Kids Face Our Frightening World -
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9 Teen Books To Read for Black History Month -
