May 1, 2023
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Our special diversity issue highlights the books that reflect our diverse world.
Featured In This Issue
This Issue's Starred Reviews
FICTION
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POLAND, A GREEN LAND
By Aharon Appelfeld Stuart Schoffman
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THE ICE HARP
By Norman Lock
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REPRODUCTION
By Louisa Hall
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BE MINE
By Richard Ford
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THE LIBRARIANIST
By Patrick deWitt
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AFTER THE FUNERAL
By Tessa Hadley
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FLAGS ON THE BAYOU
By James Lee Burke
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MY STUPID INTENTIONS
By Bernardo Zannoni Alex Andriesse
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EXCAVATIONS
By Kate Myers
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A MOST AGREEABLE MURDER
By Julia Seales
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YOU, BLEEDING CHILDHOOD
By Michele Mari Brian Robert Moore
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THE NOTORIOUS LORD KNIGHTLY
By Lorraine Heath
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THE FERRYMAN
By Justin Cronin
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CROOK MANIFESTO
By Colson Whitehead
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FARRELL COVINGTON AND THE LIMITS OF STYLE
By Paul Rudnick
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GOOD NIGHT, IRENE
By Luis Alberto Urrea
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TRESS OF THE EMERALD SEA
By Brandon Sanderson
NONFICTION
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ALTHEA
By Sally H. Jacobs
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THE ROOSTER HOUSE
By Victoria Belim
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BLIGHT
By Emily Monosson
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LIFE, LIBERTY, AND THE PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS
By Peter Moore
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TABULA RASA
By John McPhee
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LESSONS FROM THE COVID WAR
By Covid Crisis Group
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BY ALL MEANS AVAILABLE
By Michael G. Vickers
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A THREAD OF VIOLENCE
By Mark O’Connell
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ANANSI'S GOLD
By Yepoka Yeebo
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RIVERMOUTH
By Alejandra Oliva
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IMPOSSIBLE PEOPLE
By Julia Wertz
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MANY THINGS UNDER A ROCK
By David Scheel Laurel "Yoyo" Scheel
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HOW WE DO IT
By Jericho Brown
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HOW TO INTERPRET THE CONSTITUTION
By Cass R. Sunstein
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GAYS ON BROADWAY
By Ethan Mordden
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NOBODY'S FOOL
By Daniel Simons Christopher Chabris
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THE HEAT WILL KILL YOU FIRST
By Jeff Goodell
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WAITING TO BE ARRESTED AT NIGHT
By Tahir Hamut Izgil Joshua L. Freeman
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WE MAY DOMINATE THE WORLD
By Sean A. Mirski
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THE FOURTH TURNING IS HERE
By Neil Howe
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SPIES
By Calder Walton
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NO ORDINARY ASSIGNMENT
By Jane Ferguson
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YOU OR SOMEONE YOU LOVE
By Hannah Matthews
TEEN
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THE KING IS DEAD
By Benjamin Dean
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COURT OF THE UNDYING SEASONS
By A.M. Strickland
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GAY CLUB!
By Simon James Green
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PAINTED DEVILS
By Margaret Owen
CHILDREN'S
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YENEBI'S DRIVE TO SCHOOL
By Sendy Santamaria
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DREW LECLAIR CRUSHES THE CASE
By Katryn Bury
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PAPÁ'S MAGICAL WATER-JUG CLOCK
By Jesús Trejo Eliza Kinkz
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WE ARE LIONS!
By Jens Mattsson Jenny Lucander B.J. Woodstein
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SEE THE GHOST
By David LaRochelle Mike Wohnoutka
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THE SKULL
By Jon Klassen
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BITSY BAT, SCHOOL STAR
By Kaz Windness
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PENNY & PIP
By Candace Fleming Eric Rohmann
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THE MASJID KAMAL LOVES
By Ashley Franklin Aaliya Jaleel
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CHAMPION CHOMPERS, SUPER STINKERS AND OTHER POEMS BY EXTRAORDINARY ANIMALS
By Linda Ashman Aparna Varma
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HEROES OF THE WATER MONSTER
By Brian Young
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WORDS OF WONDER FROM Z TO A
By Zaila Avant-Garde Keisha Morris
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TUMBLE
By Adriana Hernández Bergstrom
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ARE WE THERE YET?
By Sven Völker
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HOPE IN THE VALLEY
By Mitali Perkins
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HIDDEN GEM
By Linda Liu
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HOW TO COUNT TO ONE
By Caspar Salmon Matt Hunt
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MY HEAD HAS A BELLYACHE
By Chris Harris Andrea Tsurumi
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GREENLIGHT
By Breanna Carzoo
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THE INTERNATIONAL HOUSE OF DERELICTION
By Jacqueline Davies Julia Castaño
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GLOW
By Jennifer N.R. Smith
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AWAKE, ASLEEP
By Kyle Lukoff Nadia Alam
INDIE
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INFERNO!
By Tom Gormley
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WATERCOLOR WORKBOOK
By Sarah Simon
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THE WORK
By Zachary Sklar
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ANANGOKAA
By Cameron Alam
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THIS MAY BE DIFFICULT TO READ
By Claire N. Rubman
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DRAGON THIEF
By Blake Penn Raven Penn
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DON'T LOOK AWAY
By Ilana Zoya Glisik
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