July 1, 2026
Cover Story
In American Struggle, Jon Meacham gathers the voices of players great and small throughout American history to tell the story of a vast, complex country celebrating a milestone birthday.Featured In This Issue
This Issue's Starred Reviews
FICTION
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SHOULD THE WATERS TAKE US
By Stephanie Soileau
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THE NEW PEOPLE
By Andrea Uptmor
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FURIOUS VIOLET
By Sarai Walker
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EXIT PARTY
By Emily St. John Mandel
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THE HILL IN THE DARK GROVE
By Liam Higginson
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MEMORIAL DE AYRES
By Joaquim Maria Machado de Assis Margaret Jull Costa Robin Patterson
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THE NIGHTINGALES
By Emil Wilson
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THE SONG OF STORK AND DROMEDARY
By Anjet Daanje David McKay
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QUEEN MAB
By Emily McBride
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SUNLIGHT FINDS YOU
By Laura Moriarty
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HOCUS POCUS
By Brinda Charry
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I MADE YOU UP INSIDE MY HEAD
By Marta Pérez-Carbonell Rosalind Harvey
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CHILDREN OF WOLVES
By Lawrence Osborne
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COOKING IN THE WRONG CENTURY
By Teresa Präauer Eleanor Updegraff
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AMERICAN HAGWON
By Min Jin Lee
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THE OPPOSITE OF MURDER
By Sophie Hannah
NONFICTION
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THE CRUELEST GAME
By Matthew Futterman
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THE SAVAGE MIND
By David Treuer
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EMPIRE OF ASHES
By James M. Scott
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HOLDING LIGHTNING
By Emily J. Lordi
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DAYS OF MIRACLE AND WONDER
By Ashley Kahn
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MIDSTREAM
By Kate Washington
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AMERICAN SCOUNDREL
By Kai Bird Susan Goldmark
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CORMAC McCARTHY
By Tracy Daugherty
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HIROSHIMA, 8:15
By Kiyoshi Tanimoto David Corn
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THE TWO SADDEST KITCHENS
By Roz Chast Jason Adam Katzenstein
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OUR WILD FAMILIARS
By Dan Werb
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VOICE OF A CENTURY
By Anthony Tommasini
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SOUL CITY
By Ken Light
TEEN
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YOU'RE NO BETTER
By Andrew Joseph White
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WE
By Christelle Dabos Hildegarde Serle
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WE RUN THE NIGHT
By Peace Mbengei
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DEAD GIRLS
By Beck Kubrick Knack Whittle
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WHEN THE WORLD WAS HAPPY
By Benjamin Alire Sáenz
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A SEASON FOR FALLING
By Kate O'Shaughnessy
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THE TWELVE
By Liz Hyder Tom de Freston
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ANGER IS ONLY A SHADOW
By Elizabeth Acevedo
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FOREIGNERS
By E.L. Shen
CHILDREN'S
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THE BRUNCH SHIFT
By Adrienne Thurman Mags DeRoma
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DEERHEART
By Eoin Colfer P.J. Lynch
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THE SNOWMANSION
By Gideon Sterer Stella Lim
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PICCOLO AND THE CHICKS
By Dan Yaccarino
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WHERE THE LIGHT SHINES IN
By Jenny Mattern
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MONKEY KING
By Alina Chau
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THE BURN BEAST
By Mary Averling
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MEXIKID DREAMS
By Pedro Martín
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A RIDDLE OF EELS
By Nicholas Day Corey R. Tabor
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HOMETOWN
By Shaun Tan
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WE ARE FREE
By Allison Matulli Edel Rodriguez
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WHAT COMES AFTER THE SNOW?
By Chiaki Okada Ko Okada Julie Wright
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THE CURSE OF THE SILVAN OAKS
By Georgia Channon
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DRAWN INWARD
By Daniel Nayeri Matt Rockefeller
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MIA'S CHEETAH
By Amelia Bothe
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A VERY GOOD PARADE
By Eleanor Davis
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A POEM FOR DUDLEY RANDALL
By Don Tate Laura Freeman
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WHATEVER YOU DO...
By Luke Pearson
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COW AND SOW
By Matthew Farina Doug Salati
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TOM AND MOMO
By Akiko Miyakoshi Shana Rieko Shimizu
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THE KIMCHI FRIDGE
By Tina Cho Cindy Kang
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THE STORY OF ART WITHOUT MEN
By Katy Hessel Ping Zhu
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A MERMAID'S DIARY
By Chris Riddell
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THE BLOCKBUSTERS!
By Frank Cottrell-Boyce Steven Lenton
INDIE
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THE REEL LIFE OF ZARA KEGG
By Brad Barkley
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MACHIAVELLI 4 EVERYBODY
By Carol C. Darr
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RAINBOW WISDOM
By Mischa Oak
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ARCTIC FIRE
By Brian L. Reece
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PIP THE PLOVER AND THE DUNE GRASS PATH
By Kate Powers Abigail Powers
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