June 1, 2025
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With Katabasis, acclaimed fantasy author R.F. Kuang puts her own hellish spin on dark academia.Featured In This Issue
This Issue's Starred Reviews
FICTION
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AUNT TIGRESS
By Emily Yu-Xuan Qin
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FRESH, GREEN LIFE
By Sebastian Castillo
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HOW TO DODGE A CANNONBALL
By Dennard Dayle
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LESSONS IN MAGIC AND DISASTER
By Charlie Jane Anders
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ODDBODY
By Rose Keating
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MAGGIE; OR, A MAN AND A WOMAN WALK INTO A BAR
By Katie Yee
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FOX
By Joyce Carol Oates
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ARCHIVE OF UNKNOWN UNIVERSES
By Ruben Reyes Jr.
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I GAVE YOU EYES AND YOU LOOKED TOWARD DARKNESS
By Irene Solà Mara Faye Lethem
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MEET ME AT THE CROSSROADS
By Megan Giddings
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TOTALLY AND COMPLETELY FINE
By Elissa Sussman
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GIRL, 1983
By Linn Ullmann Martin Aitken
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MURDER ON SEX ISLAND
By Jo Firestone
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ELIZA AND THE DUKE
By Harper St. George
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SCOTCH ON THE ROCKS
By Elliot Fletcher
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ENGINES OF WAR
By R.S. Ford
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GABRIELA AND HIS GRACE
By Liana De la Rosa
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THE WHITE CROW
By Michael Robotham
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THE DIME MUSEUM
By Joyce Hinnefeld
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THE MÖBIUS BOOK
By Catherine Lacey
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DETECTIVE AUNTY
By Uzma Jalaluddin
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THE GREATEST POSSIBLE GOOD
By Ben Brooks
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THE DEVIL THREE TIMES
By Rickey Fayne
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THE BEWITCHING
By Silvia Moreno-Garcia
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THE DIRECTOR
By Daniel Kehlmann Ross Benjamin
NONFICTION
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HOW TO BE WELL
By Amy Larocca
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A FLOWER TRAVELED IN MY BLOOD
By Haley Cohen Gilliland
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TWELVE CHURCHES
By Fergus Butler-Gallie
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BALDWIN
By Nicholas Boggs
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THE INVENTION OF CHARLOTTE BRONTË
By Graham Watson
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RING OF FIRE
By Alexandra Churchill Nicolai Eberholst
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THE MISSION
By Tim Weiner
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BETWEEN TWO RIVERS
By Moudhy Al-Rashid
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EXHIBITIONIST
By Peter Mendelsund
TEEN
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LET THEM STARE
By Jonathan Van Ness Julie Murphy
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LOVE AT FULL TILT
By Jenny L. Howe
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A MASTERY OF MONSTERS
By Liselle Sambury
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FATELESS
By Julie Kagawa
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THE OTHER SIDE OF THE OCEAN
By J.D. Netto
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THIS BOOK MIGHT BE ABOUT ZINNIA
By Brittney Morris
CHILDREN'S
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SOGGY LIKE CUSH CUSH
By Karly Pierre Kristen Uroda
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I GOT YOU
By Derrick Barnes Shamar Knight-Justice
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A PLACE FOR US
By James E. Ransome
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SUNDUST
By Zeke Peña
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WHERE THE DEER SLIP THROUGH
By Katey Howes Beth Krommes
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DAISY REWILDS
By Margaret McNamara Kerascoët
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AN ENCANTADORA'S GUIDE TO MONSTROS AND MAGIC
By Sarah J. Mendonca
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POPO THE XOLO
By Paloma Angelina Lopez Abraham Matias
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SCHOOL DANCE
By Sarah Sax Liana Sposto
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THE FREEDOM SEEKER
By Ruchira Gupta
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THE BLUE VELVET CHAIR
By Rio Cortez Aaron Marin
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SOUND
By Olga Fadeeva Lena Traer
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SEVEN BABIES
By Forest Xiao
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IT'S CORN PICKING TIME!
By Jill Esbaum Melissa Crowton
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ZIP ZAP WICKETY WACK
By Matthew Diffee
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CAT NAP
By Brian Lies
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ZERO! THE NUMBER THAT ALMOST WASN'T
By Sarah Albee Chris Hsu
INDIE
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THE UNOFFICIAL BATMAN: THE ANIMATED INTERVIEWS
By W.R. Miller
