September 1, 2025
Cover Story
Musician, restaurateur, and author of When Alexander Graced the Table Alexander Smalls graces the cover of our special Food Issue.Featured In This Issue
This Issue's Starred Reviews
FICTION
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THE HOUNDING
By Xenobe Purvis
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THE LACK OF LIGHT
By Nino Haratischwili Charlotte Collins Ruth Martin
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PICK A COLOR
By Souvankham Thammavongsa
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OPEN WIDE
By Jessica Gross
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RED CITY
By Marie Lu
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LISTEN
By Sacha Bronwasser David Colmer
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EVENSONG
By Stewart O'Nan
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THE HITCHHIKERS
By Chevy Stevens
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LITTLE F
By Michelle Tea
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THE HUNGER WE PASS DOWN
By Jen Sookfong Lee
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FEMALE FANTASY
By Iman Hariri-Kia
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THE SHATTERING PEACE
By John Scalzi
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RED TIDE
By M.P. Woodward
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COWBOY, IT'S COLD OUTSIDE
By Maisey Yates
NONFICTION
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THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION AND THE FATE OF THE WORLD
By Richard Bell
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SHADOW CELL
By Andrew Bustamante Jihi Bustamante
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BORN EQUAL
By Akhil Reed Amar
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SCHOTT'S SIGNIFICA
By Ben Schott
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TELL ME WHAT YOU LIKE
By Katie Simon
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PLANNING MIRACLES
By Jon Cohen
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VAGABOND
By Tim Curry
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THE HISTORY OF THE PELOPONNESIAN WAR
By Thucydides Robin Waterfield
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KICKING THE HORNET'S NEST
By Daniel E. Zoughbie
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COMRADES IN ART
By Andy Friend
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A WOMAN IS RESPONSIBLE FOR EVERYTHING
By Debra Kaplan Elisheva Carlebach
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BLACK MOSES
By Caleb Gayle
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THE UNCOOL
By Cameron Crowe
TEEN
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THE WICKED LIES OF HABREN FAIRE
By Anna Fiteni
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WHEEL OF WRATH
By A.A. Vora
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A TIME TRAVELER'S HISTORY OF TOMORROW
By Kendall Kulper
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HAZELTHORN
By CG Drews
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BEAUTIFUL BRUTAL BODIES
By Linda Cheng
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THE HOUSE SAPHIR
By Marissa Meyer
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K-JANE
By Lydia Kang
CHILDREN'S
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OH DEAR, LOOK WHAT I GOT!
By Michael Rosen Helen Oxenbury
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BEAR IN THE AIR
By Allison Wortche Cat Min
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MAKING ART
By Diana Ejaita
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THE PRINCE OF STARS
By M.O. Yuksel Zelma Firdauzia
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NIC BLAKE AND THE REMARKABLES
By Angie Thomas Setor Fiadzigbey
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THE LAST EMBER
By Lily Berlin Dodd
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GABBA GABBA WE ACCEPT YOU
By Jay Ruttenberg Lucinda Schreiber
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BIBSY CROSS AND THE TIME CAPSULE
By Liz Garton Scanlon Dung Ho
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ONE CAN
By Lana Button Eric Walters Isabelle Malenfant
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NIGHTMARE JONES
By Shannon Bramer Cindy Derby
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BIBSY CROSS AND THE CREEPY-CRAWLIES
By Liz Garton Scanlon Dung Ho
INDIE
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BECAUSE I KNEW YOU
By Robert Macauley
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THE DANCER AND THE SWAN
By James L. Peters
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THRILL OF THE CHASE
By Kathryn Nolan
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KAZUKO
By Kazuko Blake Sandra Vega
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HEALING CANADIAN HEALTHCARE
By Kathleen Boucher
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HEADSTRONG
By Christy Bailey
