February 15, 2025
Cover Story
Rob Franklin, author of the “captivating” first novel Great Black Hope, headlines our issue dedicated to debut books.This Issue's Starred Reviews
FICTION
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DREAM STATE
By Eric Puchner
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SKY DADDY
By Kate Folk
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ONCE WAS WILLEM
By M.R. Carey
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GREENTEETH
By Molly O'Neill
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UNLOVED
By Peyton Corinne
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A KILLING COLD
By Kate Alice Marshall
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SONS AND DAUGHTERS
By Chaim Grade Rose Waldman
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RED DOG FARM
By Nathaniel Ian Miller
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STONE YARD DEVOTIONAL
By Charlotte Wood
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THE BOYHOOD OF CAIN
By Michael Amherst
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THE SECOND SUN
By P.T. Deutermann
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VERA WONG'S GUIDE TO SNOOPING (ON A DEAD MAN)
By Jesse Q. Sutanto
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DREAM COUNT
By Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
NONFICTION
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EMINENT JEWS
By David Denby
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THE LAST AMERICAN ROAD TRIP
By Sarah Kendzior
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THE 10
By E.A. Hanks
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ABUNDANCE
By Ezra Klein Derek Thompson
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RED SCARE
By Clay Risen
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CRUMB
By Dan Nadel
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MOTHERS AND OTHER FICTIONAL CHARACTERS
By Nicole Graev Lipson
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AMERICA, AMÉRICA
By Greg Grandin
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THE JEW WHO WOULD BE KING
By Adam Laurence Rovner
TEEN
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DEATH IN THE JUNGLE
By Candace Fleming
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HYO THE HELLMAKER
By Mina Ikemoto Ghosh
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THIS MOTH SAW BRIGHTNESS
By A.A. Vacharat
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RUN AWAY WITH ME
By Brian Selznick
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RIGHT BESIDE YOU
By Tucker Shaw
CHILDREN'S
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DON'T TRUST FISH
By Neil Sharpson Dan Santat
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THE FIVE SIDES OF MARJORIE RICE
By Amy Alznauer Anna Bron
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HEAD FULL OF CLOUDS
By Joanne Schwartz Afsaneh Sanei
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HIS FAIRYTALE LIFE
By Jane Yolen Brooke Boynton-Hughes
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MIDNIGHT MOTORBIKE
By Maureen Shay Tajsar Ishita Jain
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WE ARE THE SCRAPPY ONES
By Rebekah Taussig Kirbi Fagan
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WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT DIVORCE
By Kate Scharff Annika Le Large
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EVERYBELLY
By Thao Lam
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BRIANNA BANANA, HELPER OF THE DAY
By Lana Button Suharu Ogawa
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JIM!
By Jerrold Connors
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THE DOOMSDAY DETECTIVES
By Cindy Jenson-Elliott Theo Nicole Lorenz
INDIE
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NAUSET LIGHT
By Mary E. Daubenspeck Timothy H. Daubenspeck
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THE AGE OF HUMACHINES
By Michael DB Harvey
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THE BODY IS A TEMPORARY GATHERING PLACE
By Andrew Bertaina
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ON HEALING
By Amitha Kalaichandran
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KING JAMES VIRGIN
By Elizabeth Hatton
