January 1, 2025
Cover Story
Bestselling crime novelist Alafair Burke shows readers a good time in The Note.Featured In This Issue
This Issue's Starred Reviews
FICTION
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SAINT OF THE NARROWS STREET
By William Boyle
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HOT AIR
By Marcy Dermansky
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THE JACKAL'S MISTRESS
By Chris Bohjalian
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A TEMPEST OF DESIRE
By Lorraine Heath
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THE ANTIDOTE
By Karen Russell
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THE HEART OF WINTER
By Jonathan Evison
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WHEN THE MOON HITS YOUR EYE
By John Scalzi
NONFICTION
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SEVEN SOCIAL MOVEMENTS THAT CHANGED AMERICA
By Linda Gordon
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THE MOURNER'S BESTIARY
By Eiren Caffall
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THE KILLING FIELDS OF EAST NEW YORK
By Stacy Horn
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THE SECRET PUBLIC
By Jon Savage
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THE TRAITOR OF ARNHEM
By Robert Verkaik
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THE MESOPOTAMIAN RIDDLE
By Joshua Hammer
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THE LAST MANAGER
By John W. Miller
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SHATTERED
By Hanif Kureishi
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JESUS WEPT
By Philip Shenon
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SHADOWS INTO LIGHT
By Theresa S. Betancourt
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LOVE AND NEED
By Adam Plunkett
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HOW TO BE AVANT-GARDE
By Morgan Falconer
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THE REVOLUTIONARY SELF
By Lynn Hunt
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LOVE, QUEENIE
By Mayukh Sen
TEEN
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HANGRY HEARTS
By Jennifer Chen
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A CATALOG OF BURNT OBJECTS
By Shana Youngdahl
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WHEN WE RIDE
By Rex Ogle
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BANNED TOGETHER
By Ashley Hope Pérez Debbie Fong
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A TOUCH OF BLOOD
By Sajni Patel
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ONE STEP FORWARD
By Marcie Flinchum Atkins
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OLD AS STONE, HARD AS ROCK
By Alessandro Sanna Ammiel Alcalay
CHILDREN'S
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HOW ELEGANT THE ELEPHANT
By Mary Ann Hoberman Marla Frazee
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THE POET AND THE BEES
By Amy Novesky Jessica Love
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HOME
By Matt de la Peña Loren Long
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THE ONE AND ONLY RUMI
By Rabiah York Maneli Manouchehri
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ECHO
By Adam Rex
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THE PEACH THIEF
By Linda Joan Smith
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THE COUCH IN THE YARD
By Kate Hoefler Dena Seiferling
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THE BOY WHO LIVED IN A SHELL
By John Himmelman
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ORRIS AND TIMBLE
By Kate DiCamillo Carmen Mok
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WE ARE THE WIBBLY
By Sarah Tagholm Jane McGuinness
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ALL THE BLUES IN THE SKY
By Renée Watson
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THE PEANUT MAN
By Carmen Agra Deedy Raúl Colón
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MAX IN THE LAND OF LIES
By Adam Gidwitz
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FAITH TAKES THE TRAIN
By Kesi Augustine Mokshini
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ESI THE BRAVE (WHO WAS NOT AFRAID OF ANYTHING)
By Bernard Mensah Raissa Figueroa
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ON ALL FOURS
By Gaëtan Dorémus Emilie Robert Wong
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EARTHRISE
By Leonard S. Marcus
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KNIGHT OWL AND EARLY BIRD
By Christopher Denise
INDIE
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THE MISTAKEN MULOZI
By David Wilkie Gilda Morelli
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YEARNING FOR LOVE
By Katherine Barton
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DARE TO DISRUPT
By Brendan P. Keegan
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A LIFE FULL OF QUARKS
By Calvin Johnson C.W. Johnson
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THE MAGNIFICENT MONSTERS OF CREEPINGTON ISLE
By Scott Emmons Pete Whitehead
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TRANS ANTHOLOGY PROJECT
By Chrissy Boylan Heather H. Kirby
