November 15, 2016
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Featuring 290 industry-first reviews of fiction, nonfiction and children's & teen; also in this issue: the Best 100 Fiction & Best 110 Children's books of the year plus our full November 15 issue; and moreThis Issue's Starred Reviews
FICTION
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PERFECT LITTLE WORLD
By Kevin Wilson
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NINE FOLDS MAKE A PAPER SWAN
By Ruth Gilligan
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MEXICO
By Josh Barkan
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THE REFUGEES
By Viet Thanh Nguyen
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LIKE DEATH
By Guy de Maupassant Richard Howard
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THE DARK FLOOD RISES
By Margaret Drabble
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THE DARE AND THE DOCTOR
By Kate Noble
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THE PRISONER
By Alex Berenson
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THE DIME
By Kathleen Kent
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THE FORTUNATE ONES
By Ellen Umansky
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AUTUMN
By Ali Smith
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MY (NOT SO) PERFECT LIFE
By Sophie Kinsella
NONFICTION
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THE PLAGUE OF WAR
By Jennifer T. Roberts
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DOROTHY DAY
By Kate Hennessy
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CLOSING THE COURTHOUSE DOOR
By Erwin Chemerinsky
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DEMOCRACY
By David A. Moss
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THE BRAIN DEFENSE
By Kevin Davis
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THE BOOK THIEVES
By Anders Rydell Henning Koch
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HOW AMERICA LOST ITS SECRETS
By Edward Jay Epstein
TEEN
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UNDEFEATED
By Steve Sheinkin
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ALLEGEDLY
By Tiffany D. Jackson
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THE MARCH AGAINST FEAR
By Ann Bausum
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VELOCITY
By Chris Wooding
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FROGKISSER!
By Garth Nix
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10 THINGS I CAN SEE FROM HERE
By Carrie Mac
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AT THE EDGE OF THE UNIVERSE
By Shaun David Hutchinson
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PIECING ME TOGETHER
By Renée Watson
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AMERICAN STREET
By Ibi Zoboi
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WHEN MORNING COMES
By Arushi Raina
CHILDREN'S
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STRANGE FRUIT
By Gary Golio Charlotte Riley-Webb
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TONY
By Ed Galing Erin E. Stead
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ISAAC THE ALCHEMIST
By Mary Losure
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SAMSON
By Tadgh Bentley
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MISSION TO PLUTO
By Mary Kay Carson Tom Uhlman
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ANNO'S CHINA
By Mitsumasa Anno
INDIE
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American Asshole
By Pasha Adam
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A Whole Nuther Thing
By Warren Ross Jade Fang
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Outside the Limelight
By Terez Mertes Rose
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Harmony
By William J. Rewak