January 1, 2023
Cover Story
Tom Crewe discusses his debut novel, The New Life, which has all the makings of a future queer classic.
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This Issue's Starred Reviews
FICTION
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CITY OF BLOWS
By Tim Blake Nelson
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EMPTY THEATRE
By Jac Jemc
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LAST ON HIS FEET
By Youssef Daoudi Adrian Matejka
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THOMAS MANN
By Thomas Mann Damion Searls
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RELATIONS
By Nana Ekua Brew-Hammond
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ANYWHERE YOU RUN
By Wanda M. Morris
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THE FINAL BEAT OF THE DRUM
By Sally Spencer
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TELL THE REST
By Lucy Jane Bledsoe
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THE RED BALCONY
By Jonathan Wilson
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SIMPLE GIMPL
By Isaac Bashevis Singer Saul Bellow David Stromberg Liana Finck
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VICTORY CITY
By Salman Rushdie
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THE DOG OF THE NORTH
By Elizabeth McKenzie
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THE WRITING RETREAT
By Julia Bartz
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THE GOLDEN SPOON
By Jessa Maxwell
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BEST SERVED HOT
By Amanda Elliot
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THE CURATOR
By Owen King
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WHEN TRYING TO RETURN HOME
By Jennifer Maritza McCauley
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GO AS A RIVER
By Shelley Read
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TAKE THE LEAD
By Alexis Daria
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THE MAGICIAN'S DAUGHTER
By H.G. Parry
NONFICTION
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LIMITLESS
By Jeanna Smialek
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THE ABSENT MOON
By Luiz Schwarcz Eric M.B. Becker
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MONSTERS
By Claire Dederer
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THE GREAT DISPLACEMENT
By Jake Bittle
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THE BLAZING WORLD
By Jonathan Healey
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SAY THE RIGHT THING
By Kenji Yoshino David Glasgow
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AMERICAN RAMBLE
By Neil King Jr. George Hamilton
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HUMANLY POSSIBLE
By Sarah Bakewell
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THE HUMANITY ARCHIVE
By Jermaine Fowler
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THE DEAD ARE GODS
By Eirinie Carson
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I AM STILL WITH YOU
By Emmanuel Iduma
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THE EDUCATION OF KENDRICK PERKINS
By Kendrick Perkins Seth Rogoff
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LETTERS TO A WRITER OF COLOR
By Deepa Anappara Taymour Soomro
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FOOLPROOF
By Sander van der Linden
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DEADLY QUIET CITY
By Murong Xuecun
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OSCAR WARS
By Michael Schulman
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AS WE EXIST
By Kaoutar Harchi Emma Ramadan
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A MESSAGE FROM UKRAINE
By Volodymyr Zelensky
TEEN
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THE NEXT NEW SYRIAN GIRL
By Ream Shukairy
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THE MEMORY EATER
By Rebecca Mahoney
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INTO THE LIGHT
By Mark Oshiro
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DIFFERENT FOR BOYS
By Patrick Ness Tea Bendix
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SPIN
By Rebecca Caprara
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A DOOR IN THE DARK
By Scott Reintgen
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THE IMMEASURABLE DEPTH OF YOU
By Maria Ingrande Mora
CHILDREN'S
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COLLABORATIONS
By Dav Pilkey Jose Garibaldi
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YOU ARE MY PRIDE
By Carole Boston Weatherford E.B. Lewis
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THE KINDEST RED
By Ibtihaj Muhammad S.K. Ali Hatem Aly
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THE NIGHT BEFORE EID
By Aya Khalil Rashin Kheiriyeh
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LOVE IS LOUD
By Sandra Neil Wallace Bryan Collier
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NELL PLANTS A TREE
By Anne Wynter Daniel Miyares
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THE MOTH KEEPER
By K. O'Neill
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THE AMAZING AND TRUE STORY OF TOOTH MOUSE PÉREZ
By Ana Cristina Herreros Violeta Lópiz Sara Lissa Paulson
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HOW OLD IS A WHALE?
By Lily Murray Jesse Hodgson
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THE MANY ASSASSINATIONS OF SAMIR, THE SELLER OF DREAMS
By Daniel Nayeri Daniel Miyares
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IN BETWEEN
By April Pulley Sayre Jeff Sayre
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ONE CHICKEN NUGGET
By Tadgh Bentley
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LOST CAT!
By Jacqueline K. Rayner
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TO THE OTHER SIDE
By Erika Meza
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MY STRANGE SHRINKING PARENTS
By Zeno Sworder
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HENRY, LIKE ALWAYS
By Jenn Bailey Mika Song
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THE HOSPITAL BOOK
By Lisa Brown
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BIG TUNE
By Alliah L. Agostini Shamar Knight-Justice
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HUSH, LITTLE ROCKET
By Mo O'Hara Alexandra Cook
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THE PERIODIC TABLE OF ELEMENTS
By Jon Chad
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WHAT DOES LITTLE CROCODILE SAY AT THE BEACH?
By Eva Montanari
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STILLWATER AND KOO SAVE THE WORLD
By Jon J Muth
INDIE
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REFUGEE
By Pamela Uschuk
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SING, MAMA, SING
By Anne Delgado Elen Khalatyan
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THE MOST EXCELLENT IMMIGRANT
By Corey Mesler Mark Budman
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PROTECTRESS
By Kendra Preston Leonard
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REEF ROAD
By Deborah Goodrich Royce
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