April 1, 2021
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Featuring 359 industry-first reviews of fiction, nonfiction, children's and YA books; also in this issue: how biographer Blake Bailey captured the life and times of Philip Roth, America's most provocative literary legend; Katherine Heiny, Margarita Engle, Cookie Hiponia Everman; and moreFeatured In This Issue
This Issue's Starred Reviews
FICTION
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EVERYONE KNOWS YOUR MOTHER IS A WITCH
By Rivka Galchen
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SCORPION
By Christian Cantrell
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DUST OFF THE BONES
By Paul Howarth
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THE HIDDEN PALACE
By Helene Wecker
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A THEATER FOR DREAMERS
By Polly Samson
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WALKING ON COWRIE SHELLS
By Nana Nkweti
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THE ATMOSPHERIANS
By Alex McElroy
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THE OTHER BLACK GIRL
By Zakiya Dalila Harris
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SEVEN DAYS IN JUNE
By Tia Williams
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BARCELONA DREAMING
By Rupert Thomson
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THE FUGITIVITIES
By Jesse McCarthy
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THE FALL OF KOLI
By M.R. Carey
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THE ROCK EATERS
By Brenda Peynado
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THE MAN WHO LIVED UNDERGROUND
By Richard Wright
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VOICES IN THE EVENING
By Natalia Ginzburg D.M. Low
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NANCY
By Bruno Lloret Ellen Jones
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THE GREAT MISTAKE
By Jonathan Lee
NONFICTION
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KING RICHARD
By Michael Dobbs
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POP SONG
By Larissa Pham
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PUNCH ME UP TO THE GODS
By Brian Broome
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THE OUTLIER
By Kai Bird
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ON KILLING REMOTELY
By Wayne Phelps
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ETHEL ROSENBERG
By Anne Sebba
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UNCARING
By Robert Pearl
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THE WAY SHE FEELS
By Courtney Cook
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FULL SPECTRUM
By Adam Rogers
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BOYZ N THE VOID
By G'Ra Asim
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OPERATION PEDESTAL
By Max Hastings
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BETTER, NOT BITTER
By Yusef Salaam
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SHAPE
By Jordan Ellenberg
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THE GROUND BREAKING
By Scott Ellsworth
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THE DAY THE WORLD STOPS SHOPPING
By J.B. MacKinnon
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SEEK YOU
By Kristen Radtke
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THE BOMBER MAFIA
By Malcolm Gladwell
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STATE OF EMERGENCY
By Tamika D. Mallory Ashley A. Coleman
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THERE'S A REVOLUTION OUTSIDE, MY LOVE
By Tracy K. Smith John Freeman
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LUCKY
By Jonathan Allen Amie Parnes
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THE SECOND
By Carol Anderson
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HOMO IRREALIS
By André Aciman
TEEN
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MISFIT IN LOVE
By S.K. Ali
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OFF THE RECORD
By Camryn Garrett
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THE BLOCK
By Ben Oliver
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ON THE HOOK
By Francisco X. Stork
CHILDREN'S
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FRED GETS DRESSED
By Peter Brown
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ATTICUS CATICUS
By Sarah Maizes Kara Kramer
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HAIR TWINS
By Raakhee Mirchandani Holly Hatam
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STROLLERCOASTER
By Matt Ringler Raúl the Third Elaine Bay
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NOW THAT NIGHT IS NEAR
By Astrid Lindgren Marit Törnqvist Polly Lawson
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YOUR MAMA
By NoNieqa Ramos Jacqueline Alcántara
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DEAR TREEFROG
By Joyce Sidman Diana Sudyka
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OSCAR'S TOWER OF FLOWERS
By Lauren Tobia
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CHARLIE CHOOSES
By Lou Peacock Nicola Slater
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LET'S PLAY!
By Amanda McCardie Colleen Larmour
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OUT OF THE BLUE
By Elizabeth Shreeve Frann Preston-Gannon
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LINE AND SCRIBBLE
By Debora Vogrig Pia Valentinis
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HIKING AND CAMPING
By Jennifer Pharr Davis Haley Blevins Aliki Karkoulia
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THE MUSEUM OF EVERYTHING
By Lynne Rae Perkins
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BUBBLES…UP!
By Jacqueline Davies Sonia Sánchez
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IS WAS
By Deborah Freedman
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WHAT THE KITE SAW
By Anne Laurel Carter Akin Düzakin
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DA VINCI'S CAT
By Catherine Gilbert Murdock Paul O. Zelinsky
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RUN, LITTLE CHASKI!
By Mariana Llanos Mariana Ruiz Johnson
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THE WORM FAMILY HAS ITS PICTURE TAKEN
By Jennifer Frank David Ezra Stein
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THIS VERY TREE
By Sean Rubin
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ISLAND BOOK
By Evan Dahm
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WAYS TO GROW LOVE
By Renée Watson Nina Mata
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NO MORE PLASTIC
By Alma Fullerton
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ALL WE NEED
By Kathy Wolff Margaux Meganck
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FUNGARIUM
By Ester Gaya Katie Scott
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WISHES
By Mượn Thị Văn Victo Ngai
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PABLO
By Rascal Antony Shugaar
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ESCAPE
By Ming Wah Carmen Vela
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DO ANIMALS FALL IN LOVE?
By Katharina von der Gathen Anke Kuhl Shelley Tanaka
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INDELIBLE ANN
By Meghan P. Browne Carlynn Whitt
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FORCE OF FIRE
By Sayantani DasGupta
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BRANCHES OF HOPE
By Ann Magee Nicole Wong
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THE FROGGIES DO NOT WANT TO SLEEP
By Adam Gustavson
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HELLO, RAIN!
By Kyo Maclear Chris Turnham
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ETTY DARWIN AND THE FOUR PEBBLE PROBLEM
By Lauren Soloy
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THE SECRETS OF PTEROSAURS
By Yang Yang Mo Chen Chuang Zhao
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OUR SHED
By Robert Broder Carrie O'Neill
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NOOK
By Sally Anne Garland
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IT DOESN'T TAKE A GENIUS
By Olugbemisola Rhuday-Perkovich
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ARU SHAH AND THE CITY OF GOLD
By Roshani Chokshi
INDIE
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SHADOW & POISON
By J.B. Curry
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WAGEREASY
By Tom Farrell
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IN THE MIRROR
By Fabian E. Ferguson Alisa Aryutova
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LICORICE
By Liz Bruno
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MY MONSTER TRUCK GOES EVERYWHERE WITH ME
By Kathleen Marcath Isaac Liang Pardeep Mehra
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ENEMY COMBATANT
By David Winner
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