August 1, 2022
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Featuring 435 industry-first reviews of fiction, nonfiction, children’s and YA books; also in this issue: Sarah Thankam Mathews discusses All This Could Be Different; Marianne Wiggins, Catherine Ceniza Choy, Jose Pimienta; and moreFeatured In This Issue
This Issue's Starred Reviews
FICTION
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LIZZIE BLAKE'S BEST MISTAKE
By Mazey Eddings
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THREE MUSES
By Martha Anne Toll
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KILLERS OF A CERTAIN AGE
By Deanna Raybourn
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THE VERY SECRET SOCIETY OF IRREGULAR WITCHES
By Sangu Mandanna
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THE BULLET THAT MISSED
By Richard Osman
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THE FAMILY IZQUIERDO
By Rubén Degollado
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TWO NURSES, SMOKING
By David Means
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SWEET, SOFT, PLENTY RHYTHM
By Laura Warrell
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RIVER WOMAN, RIVER DEMON
By Jennifer Givhan
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THE SLOWWORM'S SONG
By Andrew Miller
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KIBOGO
By Scholastique Mukasonga Mark Polizzotti
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WITCHES
By Brenda Lozano Heather Cleary
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LUNGFISH
By Meghan Gilliss
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THISTLEFOOT
By GennaRose Nethercott
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NONA THE NINTH
By Tamsyn Muir
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JACQUELINE IN PARIS
By Ann Mah
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DEMON COPPERHEAD
By Barbara Kingsolver
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THE MEANS
By Amy Fusselman
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BABEL
By R.F. Kuang
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THE FURROWS
By Namwali Serpell
NONFICTION
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MAYBE WE’LL MAKE IT
By Margo Price
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AMERICAN REFUGE
By Diya Abdo
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BLACK SKINHEAD
By Brandi Collins-Dexter
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COFFEE WITH HITLER
By Charles Spicer
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SHANDA
By Letty Cottin Pogrebin
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MAGNIFICENT REBELS
By Andrea Wulf
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STAY TRUE
By Hua Hsu
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FEELS LIKE HOME
By Linda Ronstadt Lawrence Downes Bill Steen
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INDIGENOUS CONTINENT
By Pekka Hämäläinen
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VICTORY IS ASSURED
By Stanley Crouch Glenn Mott
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AMERICAN DEMON
By Daniel Stashower
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A DEATH ON W STREET
By Andy Kroll
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THE SONG OF THE CELL
By Siddhartha Mukherjee
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THE EVOLUTION OF CHARLES DARWIN
By Diana Preston
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BREATHLESS
By David Quammen
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SERVANTS OF THE DAMNED
By David Enrich
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UPHILL
By Jemele Hill
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THE LAST BOSS OF BRIGHTON
By Douglas Century
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SISTER NOVELISTS
By Devoney Looser
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CATHOLICISM
By John T. McGreevy
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UNCHECKED
By Rachael Bade Karoun Demirjian
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RUSSIA
By Antony Beevor
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SOLITO
By Javier Zamora
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FLUSH
By Bryn Nelson
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WALKING GENTRY HOME
By Alora Young
TEEN
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TASTING LIGHT
By A.R. Capetta Wade Roush
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WE ARE ALL WE HAVE
By Marina Budhos
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RUST IN THE ROOT
By Justina Ireland
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LOVE FROM MECCA TO MEDINA
By S.K. Ali
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INAUGURAL BALLERS
By Andrew Maraniss
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OUR SHADOWS HAVE CLAWS
By Yamile Saied Méndez Amparo Ortiz Ricardo López Ortiz
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BIG LIES
By Mark Kurlansky Eric Zelz
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CALL HIM JACK
By Yohuru Williams Michael G. Long
CHILDREN'S
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LIGHTFALL
By Tim Probert
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PLAYTIME FOR RESTLESS RASCALS
By Nikki Grimes Elizabeth Zunon
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THE COQUÍES STILL SING
By Karina Nicole González Krystal Quiles
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SERWA BOATENG'S GUIDE TO VAMPIRE HUNTING
By Roseanne A. Brown
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PARADISE SANDS
By Levi Pinfold
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BUZZKILL
By Brenna Maloney Dave Mottram
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THE BLUEST SKY
By Christina Diaz Gonzalez
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SEEN AND UNSEEN
By Elizabeth Partridge Lauren Tamaki
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VIOLET AND JOBIE IN THE WILD
By Lynne Rae Perkins
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RAIN RISING
By Courtne Comrie
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STILL THIS LOVE GOES ON
By Buffy Sainte-Marie Julie Flett
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NOWHERE BETTER THAN HERE
By Sarah Guillory
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THE LINE IN THE SAND
By Thao Lam
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MAGNOLIA FLOWER
By Zora Neale Hurston Ibram X. Kendi Loveis Wise
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GOING PLACES
By Tonya Bolden Eric Velasquez
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THE ANTIRACIST KID
By Tiffany Jewell Nicole Miles
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VÁMONOS
By Cynthia Weill Martín Melchor Agustín Tinoco Cruz Avelino Pérez Maximino Santiago Otto Piron
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THEY CALL HER FREGONA
By David Bowles
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A ROVER'S STORY
By Jasmine Warga Matt Rockefeller
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THE SUN IS LATE AND SO IS THE FARMER
By Philip C. Stead Erin E. Stead
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OH, SAL
By Kevin Henkes
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MAYA’S SONG
By Renée Watson Bryan Collier
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FRIZZY
By Claribel A. Ortega Rose Bousamra
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WOMBAT SAID COME IN
By Carmen Agra Deedy Brian Lies
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WE ARE HERE
By Naomi Hirahara Illianette Ferandez
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WHY HUMANS BUILD UP
By Gregor Craigie Kathleen Fu
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WE WERE THE FIRE
By Shelia P. Moses
INDIE
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STAY WITH ME WISCONSIN
By JoAnneh Nagler
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DESIRE LINES
By Cary Alan Johnson
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PLUCK
By Alfred Sadler Blair Sadler
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LIFECAST
By Marc Opsal
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LEARN PYTHON THROUGH NURSERY RHYMES AND FAIRY TALES
By Shari Eskenas Ana Quintero Villafraz
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TRIALS OF FIRE AND REBIRTH
By Edith Pawlicki
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DANCE STANCE
By Once Upon a Dance Stella Maris Mongodi
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THE SCEPTRE
By B.E. Boucher
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A COAT DYED BLACK
By Don Pugnetti
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