March 1, 2023
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Our special gender issue explores how books are showing the way to broader, deeper reflections of human experience.
Featured In This Issue
This Issue's Starred Reviews
FICTION
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THE WEEDS
By Katy Simpson Smith Kathy Schermer-Gramm
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THE LAST ANIMAL
By Ramona Ausubel
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SATURDAY NIGHT AT THE LAKESIDE SUPPER CLUB
By J. Ryan Stradal
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SMALL MERCIES
By Dennis Lehane
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COMMITMENT
By Mona Simpson
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GAMES AND RITUALS
By Katherine Heiny
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SALVAGE THIS WORLD
By Michael Farris Smith
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CHRYSALIS
By Anna Metcalfe
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FIRST COMES SUMMER
By Maria Hesselager Martin Aitken
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THE WISHING POOL
By Tananarive Due
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THE LAST WORD
By Taylor Adams
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THE GIRL BY THE BRIDGE
By Arnaldur Indridason Philip Roughton
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THE FIVE-STAR WEEKEND
By Elin Hilderbrand
NONFICTION
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FLAWLESS
By Elise Hu
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THE WEST
By Naoíse Mac Sweeney
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CHRISTENDOM
By Peter Heather
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SKINFOLK
By Matthew Pratt Guterl
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A NEW HISTORY OF THE AMERICAN SOUTH
By W. Fitzhugh Brundage
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THE BEST MINDS
By Jonathan Rosen
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MY COUSIN MARIA SCHNEIDER
By Vanessa Schneider Molly Ringwald
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WAR MADE INVISIBLE
By Norman Solomon
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WILDFLOWER
By Aurora James
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WHY BEETHOVEN
By Norman Lebrecht
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THE TALK
By Darrin Bell
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EXCELLENT ADVICE FOR LIVING
By Kevin Kelly
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INTO THE AMAZON
By Larry Rohter
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TRUE WEST
By Robert Greenfield
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THE POSSIBILITY OF LIFE
By Jaime Green
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BEFORE LAWRENCE V. TEXAS
By Wesley G. Phelps
TEEN
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HUNGRY GHOST
By Victoria Ying Lynette Wong
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YOU
By Ruta Sepetys
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FROM HERE
By Luma Mufleh
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ALL THAT IT EVER MEANT
By Blessing Musariri
CHILDREN'S
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SPICY SPICY HOT!
By Lenny Wen
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FROM SHORE TO OCEAN FLOOR
By Gill Arbuthnott Christopher Nielsen
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HOW THE SEA CAME TO BE
By Jennifer Berne Amanda Hall
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SHINING A LIGHT
By Veeda Bybee Victo Ngai
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THE SONG THAT CALLED THEM HOME
By David A. Robertson Maya McKibbin
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A TULIP IN WINTER
By Kathy Stinson Lauren Soloy
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THE EYES & THE IMPOSSIBLE
By Dave Eggers Shawn Harris
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THE NATURE JOURNAL
By Savannah Allen
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THE FIREFLY SUMMER
By Morgan Matson
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RACE AGAINST DEATH
By Deborah Hopkinson
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SUMMER IS FOR COUSINS
By Rajani LaRocca Abhi Alwar
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THE GOOD HAIR DAY
By Christian Trimmer J Yang
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WHO'S GOT MAIL?
By Linda Barrett Osborne
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POLAR
By L.E. Carmichael Byron Eggenschwiler
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THE MOON REMEMBERS
By E.B. Goodale
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CONTENDERS
By Traci Sorell Arigon Starr
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CORNER
By Zo-O Ellen Jang
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HOW DO YOU SPELL UNFAIR?
By Carole Boston Weatherford Frank Morrison
INDIE
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BLACK ARTISTS ROCK!
By Cara Reese
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CREATING BEAUTY FROM THE ABYSS
By Lesley Ann Richardson
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WHAT SMALL SOUND
By Francesca Bell
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MY LOVE FOR YOU IS LIKE A GARDEN
By Laura Smetana
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MAKING FRIENDS WITH MONSTERS
By Sandra L. Rostirolla
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STARLITE
By Jonathan Latt
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WAVES
By P.J. Thomas
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OSCAR THE OSPREY AND HIS DAUNTING DECISION
By Edward Martin Polansky Jean Rosow
More In This Issue
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PERSPECTIVES
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PERSPECTIVES
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APPRECIATIONS
Why We’re Still Reading Nora Ephron’s ‘Heartburn’ -
