April 1, 2025
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Our editors share their picks—500 titles total—of the best books, for adults and young readers, published in the last 25 years.Featured In This Issue
This Issue's Starred Reviews
FICTION
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AWAKE IN THE FLOATING CITY
By Susanna Kwan
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THE COLONY
By Annika Norlin Alice E. Olsson
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GRAVE EMPIRE
By Richard Swan
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THE WORDS OF DR. L
By Karen E. Bender
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STRANGERS IN TIME
By David Baldacci
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THE RELUCTANT SHERIFF
By Chris Offutt
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PLUM
By Andy Anderegg
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TYRANT
By Conn Iggulden
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THE FATE OF OTHERS
By Richard Bausch
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TILT
By Emma Pattee
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WHEN WE WERE REAL
By Daryl Gregory
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BIG CHIEF
By Jon Hickey
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VICE AND VIRTUE
By Libby Klein
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ALL THE MOTHERS
By Domenica Ruta
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AUTOCORRECT
By Etgar Keret Jessica Cohen Sondra Silverston
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SO FAR GONE
By Jess Walter
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ENDLING
By Maria Reva
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THE RIVER HAS ROOTS
By Amal El-Mohtar
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THE MISSING KIDNEY
By Maxine Rosaler
NONFICTION
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THE GOLDEN HOUR
By Matthew Specktor
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HOPE DIES LAST
By Alan Weisman
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BY THE SECOND SPRING
By Danielle Leavitt
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FOREIGN FRUIT
By Katie Goh
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INTRATERRESTRIALS
By Karen G. Lloyd
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THE NEXT ONE IS FOR YOU
By Ali Watkins
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SO MANY STARS
By Caro De Robertis
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MURDERLAND
By Caroline Fraser
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THE PRICE OF VICTORY
By N.A.M. Rodger
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GOING AROUND
By Murray Kempton Andrew Holter
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THE LOST ORCHID
By Sarah Bilston
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IS A RIVER ALIVE?
By Robert Macfarlane
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SCORCHED EARTH
By Paul Thomas Chamberlin
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MOTHER EMANUEL
By Kevin Sack
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THE OPTIMIST
By Keach Hagey
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EVERGREEN REVIEW
By Pat Thomas
TEEN
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LOVESICK FALLS
By Julia Drake
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SOLO
By Gráinne O'Brien
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HEIR OF STORMS
By Lauryn Hamilton Murray
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THE BIG ASK
By Simon James Green
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AMERICAN SPIRITS
By Barb Rosenstock
CHILDREN'S
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ONE DAY IN JUNE
By Tourmaline Charlot Kristensen
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EVERY PEACH IS A STORY
By David Mas Masumoto Nikiko Masumoto Lauren Tamaki
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AMINA BANANA AND THE FORMULA FOR FRIENDSHIP
By Shifa Saltagi Safadi Aaliya Jaleel
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DREAM FOR THE LAND
By Laekan Zea Kemp Leo Espinosa
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PICKLE ON WHEELS
By Sylvie Kantorovitz
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SO MANY YEARS
By Anne Wynter Jerome Pumphrey
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THE GARDEN JUST BEYOND
By Lindsey Leavitt
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THE SECRET LIFE OF A SEA TURTLE
By Maddalena Bearzi Alex Boersma
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BRIGHT LIGHTS AND SUMMER NIGHTS
By Shauntay Grant Zach Manbeck
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NOT A DOG
By Claudia Guadalupe Martínez Laura González
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THE MYSTERY OF THE HAUNTED DANCE HALL
By Charis Cotter
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HIDE & SEEK WITH CLYDE & MONIQUE
By Graham Annable
INDIE
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GUS
By David Bellows Barbara Held
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BEFORE AND AFTER BABY
By Maegan Blackwell Joanne Wong
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FIELD GUIDE TO THE BIRDS OF NORTH AMERICA
By Miles McMullan Derek Sallmann Ryan Sallmann
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PROFILES
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