September 15, 2026
Cover Story
Min Jin Lee brings masterful storytelling talent to her new novel, American Hagwon, an expansive and intricately plotted portrait of the Korean diaspora.Featured In This Issue
This Issue's Starred Reviews
FICTION
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AVALON, RISE
By Madeline ffitch
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ASMODEUS
By Rita Indiana Achy Obejas
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THE WATER HOUSE
By Nneoma Ike-Njoku
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IF NOT YOU
By Ellen O'Clover
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A WALL IS ALSO A ROAD
By Annalee Newitz
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THE FRENCH ILLUSION
By John Grisham
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PRAIRIE OYSTER
By Sophie Robinson
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BIG LITTLE TRUTHS
By Liane Moriarty
NONFICTION
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THINKING FROM BLACK
By The Practicing Refusal Collective Tina M. Campt Kaiama L. Glover Canisia Lubrin Tavia Nyong'o Christina Sharpe Alexander Ghedi Weheliye
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EDWARD HOPPER
By Louis Shadwick
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ABANDONING A CAT
By Haruki Murakami Philip Gabriel Yuko Shimizu
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EARLY MAN WAS A WOMAN
By Ulli Lust Elisabeth Lauffer
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REDS
By Paul Mason
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SAVIOR AND SEDUCER
By Thaddeus Russell
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WORK IN PROGRESS
By Devon Rodriguez
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THE WIREGRASS
By Matt Kessler
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BROADWAY IN BLACK AND WHITE
By John Mauceri John H. McWhorter Michael Gildin
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THE BOOK OF GENOCIDES
By Dana Walrath
TEEN
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NIGHTCURSE
By Emma Hinds
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LAVENDER AND HEMLOCK
By Lili Wilkinson
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THE VELVET KNIFE
By Maureen Johnson
CHILDREN'S
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BUFFALO WAYS
By Deidre Havrelock William Burns
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ROWAN AND GEMMA
By Sally J. Pla
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10 SHOCKING FACTS ABOUT CAPYBARAS
By Mélanie Watt
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HERE COMES THE BAND
By Shadra Strickland John Holyfield
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THE WONDROUS TALE OF LAVENDER WOLFE
By Karen Foxlee Martina Heiduczek
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ENDLESS AFTERNOONS
By Gaël Faye Suhaiyla Hippolyte Irene Vázquez
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WHAT SHALL WE TELL YOU?
By Wade Hudson Tonya Engel
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THAT BEAUTIFUL MIND
By Tami Charles Christopher Charles Nikkolas Smith
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THE HORSE DREAMER
By Holly Surplice
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SAME TIME, NEXT WEEK?
By Marlene Droop Alisha Niehaus Berger
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BACKPACK
By Katie Arthur
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NO UNGAPATCHKA!
By Deborah Kerbel Yaara Eshet
INDIE
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CIVIL
By Jeanne Gransee Barker
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NATIVE SPECIES
By Michael Albergo Michael Albergo
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THE BRAVE FUZZY
By Eliana Miao Pen & Pipette Johanna Gousset
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KING'S COUNTY TALES
By Hannah Gilham Khristian Gilham
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WHICH WAY TO SMART?
By C.T. Moody
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