September 1, 2023
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Welcome to the new Kirkus Reviews! James McBride kicks off our newly redesigned magazine, plus much more.
Featured In This Issue
This Issue's Starred Reviews
FICTION
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CURSEBREAKERS
By Madeleine Nakamura
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MAMA SAID
By Kristen Gentry
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BURN MAN
By Mark Anthony Jarman
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THE SPY COAST
By Tess Gerritsen
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THE FUTURE
By Naomi Alderman
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STOCKHOLM
By Noa Yedlin Jessica Cohen
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DISTANT SONS
By Tim Johnston
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THE GOOD PART
By Sophie Cousens
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MURDER BY DEGREES
By Ritu Mukerji
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THE LAST LANGUAGE
By Jennifer duBois
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SELF-PORTRAIT IN GREEN
By Marie NDiaye Jordan Stump
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THE MADSTONE
By Elizabeth Crook
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THE VULNERABLES
By Sigrid Nunez
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ONE HUNDRED DAYS
By Alice Pung
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A DISH BEST SERVED HOT
By Natalie Caña
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SAME BED DIFFERENT DREAMS
By Ed Park
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BREAKING AND ENTERING
By Don Gillmor
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THE COLLECTOR
By Daniel Silva
NONFICTION
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HOW TO BE
By Adam Nicolson
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I'VE BEEN THINKING
By Daniel C. Dennett
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MADONNA
By Mary Gabriel
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THE UPSIDE-DOWN WORLD
By Benjamin Moser
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KLAN WAR
By Fergus M. Bordewich
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DETERMINED
By Robert M. Sapolsky
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THE COST OF FREE LAND
By Rebecca Clarren
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MOST DELICIOUS POISON
By Noah Whiteman
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AROUND THE WORLD IN EIGHTY GAMES
By Marcus Du Sautoy
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DWELL TIME
By Rosa Lowinger
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A BOOK OF NOISES
By Caspar Henderson
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IGNITION
By M.R. O'Connor
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THE TIMES
By Adam Nagourney
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BLACK FRIEND
By Ziwe
TEEN
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GATHER
By Kenneth M. Cadow
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BITTERSWEET IN THE HOLLOW
By Kate Pearsall
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WHEN GHOSTS CALL US HOME
By Katya de Becerra
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THE VOICE UPSTAIRS
By Laura E. Weymouth
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CHARMING YOUNG MAN
By Eliot Schrefer
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LOOK ON THE BRIGHT SIDE
By Lily Williams Karen Schneemann
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SAVAGE HER REPLY
By Deirdre Sullivan Karen Vaughan
CHILDREN'S
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HOW DOES SANTA GO DOWN THE CHIMNEY?
By Mac Barnett Jon Klassen
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THE CONCRETE GARDEN
By Bob Graham
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THE CHAOS MONSTER
By Sayantani DasGupta Sandara Tang
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HIDDEN TRUTHS
By Elly Swartz
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FOREVER TWELVE
By Stacy McAnulty
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PINE ISLAND VISITORS
By Polly Horvath
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WINTERGARDEN
By Janet Fox Jasu Hu
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THE TWELVE HOURS OF CHRISTMAS
By Jenn Bailey Bea Jackson
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TETHERED TO OTHER STARS
By Elisa Stone Leahy
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COYOTE QUEEN
By Jessica Vitalis
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THE RED FRUIT
By Lee Gee-eun
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WHO I AM
By Susan Verde Peter H. Reynolds
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THE MAGICAL SNOWFLAKE
By Bernette Ford Erin K. Robinson
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JAWBREAKER
By Christina Wyman
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THE POISON WAVES
By Sayantani DasGupta Sandara Tang
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THE SMALLEST OWLET
By Georgia Graham
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TIRED TOWN
By Patricia Marx Roz Chast
INDIE
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WELCOME TO THE SILENT ZONE
By Viktor Csák
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KATELYN'S CROW
By Mary Beth Laufer Kathleen Phillips Poulsen
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HOW TO HIRE
By Clint Smith
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IMMORTALISED TO DEATH
By Lyn Squire
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GOOD NEWS, BAD NEWS, WHO CAN TELL?
By Don Worth
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WOLF TREES
By Katie Hartsock
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THE UNEXPECTED HOSTAGE
By Allison McKenzie
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WHOEVER DROWNED HERE
By Max Sessner Francesca Bell
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