March 15, 2026
Cover Story
Caro Claire Burke, author of the formidable debut novel Yesteryear, headlines a special issue dedicated to outstanding debut books.Featured In This Issue
This Issue's Starred Reviews
FICTION
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MULE BOY
By Andrew Krivak
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SERVED HIM RIGHT
By Lisa Unger
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THE RADIANT DARK
By Alexandra Oliva
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RETURNS AND EXCHANGES
By Kayla Rae Whitaker
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FIVE
By Ilona Bannister
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A PERFECT HAND
By Ayelet Waldman
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CANON
By Paige Lewis
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HOMEBOUND
By Portia Elan
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TARANTULA
By Eduardo Halfon Daniel Hahn
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BACKSTITCH
By Marian Mitchell Donahue
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VILLAIN
By Natalie Zina Walschots
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THE FOURSOME
By Christina Baker Kline
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DEATH OF THE SOCCER GOD
By Dimitry Elias Léger
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A LITTLE BIT BAD
By Cassandra Neyenesch
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LAST ONE OUT
By Jane Harper
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PALACES OF THE CROW
By Ray Nayler
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DECOMPOSITION BOOK
By Sara van Os
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THE BUSH TEA MURDER
By Ashley-Ruth M. Bernier
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PHOEBE BERMAN'S GONNA LOSE IT
By Brooke Averick
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LOOK WHAT YOU MADE ME DO
By John Lanchester
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FIDELITY
By Susan Glaspell
NONFICTION
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SISTERS OF THE MIDNIGHT SUN
By Rebecca Wright Stevens
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FROM LIFE ITSELF
By Suzy Hansen
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PRESENCE
By Erin Maglaque
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EXIT STALIN
By Mark B. Smith
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TONIGHT THE MUSIC SEEMS SO LOUD
By Sathnam Sanghera
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A HYMN TO LIFE
By Gisèle Pelicot Judith Perrignon Natasha Lehrer Ruth Diver
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THE WILDER WAY
By Eva zu Beck
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MIGHTY REAL
By Barry Walters
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MY MOTHER'S DAUGHTER
By Tracy Clark-Flory
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THE DOG'S GAZE
By Thomas W. Laqueur
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CATCH THE DEVIL
By Pamela Colloff
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TRUE CRIME
By Patricia Cornwell
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FIRE ISLAND ART
By John Dempsey
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THE INFINITY MACHINE
By Sebastian Mallaby
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POETRY SAYS IT BETTER
By Ellen Burstyn
TEEN
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THE HANGING BONES
By Elle Tesch
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NEVER HIDE FROM THE DEVIL
By N.T. McQueen
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GOLDENBORN
By Ama Ofosua Lieb
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HEAR YE MORTALS
By Yamile Saied Méndez
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SHARDS OF SILENCE
By Brian Lee Young
CHILDREN'S
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YOUR TRUCK
By Jon Klassen
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WILDSPEAK
By Sangma Francis Lexi Vangsnes
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SIXTEEN GAMES OF HIDE AND SEEK
By Stephen Barr Steve Teare
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THREE PIECES OF BROKEN GLASS
By Emily Barth Isler Vesper Stamper
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THE MYSTERY OF THE STOLEN WORLD CUP TROPHY
By Angela Cervantes
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BERSERKERS
By M.A. Larson
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LITTLE HELPER
By Regina Linke
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TOAD ON THE GO
By Jashar Awan
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THE RIVER OF CAREGIVING
By Jocelyn Chung Sarah Gonzales
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ROAR
By Varsha Bajaj
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I BUILT A ROCKET SHIP
By Anna Lazowski Jennica Lounsbury
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THE HOUSE WITH NOBODY IN IT
By Jon Klassen
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ODDS AND ENDS
By Maija Hurme Mia Spangenberg
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THE LEGEND OF BAN-DAL
By Jessica Yoon Seo Kim
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SUNRISE SAIL
By Charles Trevino Maribel Lechuga
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DIVE
By Volnei Canônica Mariana Massarani Bruna Dantas Lobato
INDIE
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AN AUTHOR'S DOZEN
By Christopher Amato
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SNAKE WIFE
By Samantha Burgess-Smith
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BFFS! BLACK-FOOTED FERRETS
By Elaine Miller Bond
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MY FATHER, THE MESSIAH
By Gil Z. Hochberg
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FROM INFAMY TO HOPE
By Stephen Lewis Stephen Lewis
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