January 15, 2026
Cover Story
George Saunders makes his long-awaited return to the novel with Vigil—plus our Spring Preview, featuring 100 of our most anticipated titles of the season.Featured In This Issue
This Issue's Starred Reviews
FICTION
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WHIDBEY
By T Kira Madden
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ALMOST LIFE
By Kiran Millwood Hargrave
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THE GOLDEN BOY
By Patricia Finn
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THE COMPLEX
By Karan Mahajan
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THE FOX HUNT
By Caitlin Breeze
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THE BEHEADING GAME
By Rebecca Lehmann
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A SOCIOPATH'S GUIDE TO A SUCCESSFUL MARRIAGE
By MK Oliver
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THE FINAL PROBLEM
By Arturo Pérez-Reverte Frances Riddle
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AN ARROW IN FLIGHT
By Mary Lavin
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THE VALLEY OF VENGEFUL GHOSTS
By Kim Fu
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UNDER WATER
By Tara Menon
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PYTHON'S KISS
By Louise Erdrich Aza Erdrich Abe
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RUBY FALLS
By Gin Phillips
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PARADISO 17
By Hannah Lillith Assadi
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THE IMAGE OF HER
By Simone de Beauvoir Lauren Elkin
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THE POLITICIAN
By Tim Sullivan
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YESTERYEAR
By Caro Claire Burke
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LIVONIA CHOW MEIN
By Abigail Savitch-Lew
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JOHN OF JOHN
By Douglas Stuart
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THE CORMORANT HUNT
By Michael Idov
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EVERY HAPPINESS
By Reena Shah
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CATCH HER IF YOU CAN
By Tessa Bailey
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THE FRIEND OF THE FAMILY
By Dean Koontz
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DIRTY METAL
By Allison LaMothe
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HOW TO WRITE A LOVE STORY
By Catherine Walsh
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STAR SHIPPED
By Cat Sebastian
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JUDGE STONE
By Viola Davis James Patterson
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ON THE CALCULATION OF VOLUME
By Solvej Balle Sophia Hersi Smith Jennifer Russell
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DEAR MONICA LEWINSKY
By Julia Langbein
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SON OF NOBODY
By Yann Martel
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EVERYONE IN THIS BANK IS A THIEF
By Benjamin Stevenson
NONFICTION
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TINY GARDENS EVERYWHERE
By Kate Brown
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LAZARUS
By Alexander Larman
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IN THE DAYS OF MY YOUTH I WAS TOLD WHAT IT MEANS TO BE A MAN
By Tom Junod
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THE ROLLING STONES
By Bob Spitz
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HANNIBAL LECTER
By Brian Raftery
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ADULT BRACES
By Lindy West
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READING PICTURES
By D. B. Dowd
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STORM AT THE CAPITOL
By Mary Clare Jalonick
TEEN
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WHEN IT'S YOUR TURN FOR MIDNIGHT
By Blessing Musariri
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RAMIN ABBAS HAS MAJOR QUESTIONS
By Ahmad Saber
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THE FREE VERSE SOCIETY
By Delali Adjoa
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RED STONES
By Ernesto Saade
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PIPER AT THE GATES OF DUSK
By Patrick Ness
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THE REALITY OF RECYCLING
By Stuart A. Kallen
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CHANGE OF PLANS
By Sarah Dessen
CHILDREN'S
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THE CASE OF THE MISSING KOLO
By Àlàbá Ònájìn
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By Matthew Cordell
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A POTION, A POWDER, A LITTLE BIT OF MAGIC
By Philip C. Stead
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SELMA—THE STORY OF A STELLAR SPIDER
By Tini Malina Tammi Reichel
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PHOENIX
By Kimberly Brubaker Bradley
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INBETWEENS
By Faith Erin Hicks
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RED RIVER ROSE
By Carole Lindstrom
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BASEBALL'S SHINING SEASON
By Martin W. Sandler Craig Sandler
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CALLIOPE CALLISTO CLARK AND THE SEARCH FOR WISDOM
By Claudia Mills
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QUESO, JUST IN TIME
By Ernesto Cisneros
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DRAGON GIRL AND THE AWAKENED FLAMES
By Jenny Moore
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FOURTEEN WAYS OF LOOKING AT JELLYFISH
By Carole Boston Weatherford Bagram Ibatoulline
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CHOPSTICKS ARE
By Chloe Ito Ward Lynn Scurfield
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UNBREAKABLE
By Minoru Tonai Jolene Gutiérrez Chris Sasaki
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WE THE PEOPLE IS ALL THE PEOPLE
By Howard W. Reeves Duncan Tonatiuh
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DAD
By Christian Robinson
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THE GREAT NORTHERN EXPEDITION
By Maria Cristina Pritelli
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LEO AND RALPH
By Peter Carnavas
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KINDERGARTEN GETS READY
By Naomi Danis Pete Oswald
INDIE
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GHOSTBOX
By Mike Carey Pablo Raimondi
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AGE IN PLACE OR FIND A NEW SPACE
By Carol Chiang
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YOU’RE ON FIRE, IT’S FINE
By Katie K. May
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JUNG AND STAR WARS
By S.G. Ellerhoff
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NEVER FORGOTTEN
By Suria Scapin Lumina Pirilampus Maria Carolina Reichmann Rodrigues
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