December 15, 2023
Cover Story
Our third and final Best Books of the Year issue highlights the 100 best Indie books we reviewed in 2023 and offers a look back in books, plus our full Dec. 15 issue.
Featured In This Issue
This Issue's Starred Reviews
FICTION
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AMERICAN SPIRITS
By Russell Banks
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THE DJINN WAITS A HUNDRED YEARS
By Shubnum Khan
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THE CATCH
By Amy Lea
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NIGHTWATCHING
By Tracy Sierra
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HEADSHOT
By Rita Bullwinkel
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SIGNIFICANT OTHERS
By Zoë Eisenberg
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ANITA DE MONTE LAUGHS LAST
By Xochitl Gonzalez
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EVERYONE ON THIS TRAIN IS A SUSPECT
By Benjamin Stevenson
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YOU GLOW IN THE DARK
By Liliana Colanzi Chris Andrews
NONFICTION
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MY NAME IS BARBRA
By Barbra Streisand
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DISILLUSIONED
By Benjamin Herold
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CARSON MCCULLERS
By Mary V. Dearborn
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WAITING FOR THE MONSOON
By Rod Nordland
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MADNESS
By Antonia Hylton
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THE LIFE OF THE QUR'AN
By Mohamad Jebara
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YOU GET WHAT YOU PAY FOR
By Morgan Parker
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I SURVIVED CAPITALISM AND ALL I GOT WAS THIS LOUSY T-SHIRT
By Madeline Pendleton
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TRUE BELIEVER
By James Traub
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EVERYONE WHO IS GONE IS HERE
By Jonathan Blitzer
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HERE AFTER
By Amy Lin
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THE NEW YORK GAME
By Kevin Baker
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SAYS WHO?
By Anne Curzan
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THE ANCIENT ART OF THINKING FOR YOURSELF
By Robin Reames
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SPINOZA
By Ian Buruma
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INFECTIOUS GENEROSITY
By Chris Anderson
TEEN
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BLESS THE BLOOD
By Walela Nehanda
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BLACK GIRL YOU ARE ATLAS
By Renée Watson Ekua Holmes
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DEAD THINGS ARE CLOSER THAN THEY APPEAR
By Robin Wasley
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BRIGHT RED FRUIT
By Safia Elhillo
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PANGU'S SHADOW
By Karen Bao
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A TEMPEST OF TEA
By Hafsah Faizal
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FOR THE STOLEN FATES
By Gwendolyn Clare
CHILDREN'S
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A FLICKER OF HOPE
By Cynthia Harmony Devon Holzwarth
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JAM, TOO?
By JaNay Brown-Wood Jacqueline Alcántara
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ELIJAH'S EASTER SUIT
By Brentom Jackson Emmanuel Boateng
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IS THIS A HOUSE FOR HERMIT CRAB?
By Megan McDonald Katherine Tillotson
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THE OBSERVOLOGIST
By Giselle Clarkson
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THE PARTITION PROJECT
By Saadia Faruqi
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EOWULF
By Mike Cavallaro Irene Yeom
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LITTLE SISTERS
By Tomo Miura Nanette McGuinness
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BUGS
By Miriam Forster Gordy Wright
INDIE
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SISTER
By Leia M. Johnson S. J. Winkler
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LILLY
By Lillian Colón
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LOVE LIFTED ME
By William C. Noble
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COLD RECORD
By Eric Ferguson
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