February 15, 2021
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Featuring 341 industry-first reviews of fiction, nonfiction, children's and YA books; also in this issue: Doctor, comedian, and podcaster Bassem Youssef is now a middle-grade author; Brandon Hobson, Joy McCullough, Covid Comics; and more
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This Issue's Starred Reviews
FICTION
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THE GRANITE COAST MURDERS
By Jean-Luc Bannalec
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ACT YOUR AGE, EVE BROWN
By Talia Hibbert
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I'M ONLY WICKED WITH YOU
By Julie Anne Long
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HANG THE MOON
By Alexandria Bellefleur
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SECOND PLACE
By Rachel Cusk
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ANCHORED HEARTS
By Priscilla Oliveras
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TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE
By Carola Lovering
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A MAN AT ARMS
By Steven Pressfield
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THE FIVE WOUNDS
By Kirstin Valdez Quade
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2034
By Elliot Ackerman James Stavridis
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LORNA MOTT COMES HOME
By Diane Johnson
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PHASE SIX
By Jim Shepard
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I'M WAITING FOR YOU
By Bo-Young Kim
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IN MEMORY OF MEMORY
By Maria Stepanova Sasha Dugdale
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ANTONIO
By Beatriz Bracher Adam Morris
NONFICTION
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LOW COUNTRY
By J. Nicole Jones
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AND NOW I SPILL THE FAMILY SECRETS
By Margaret Kimball
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BUSES ARE A COMIN'
By Charles Person Richard Rooker
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NUCLEAR FOLLY
By Serhii Plokhy
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HOW TO BE HUMAN
By Jory Fleming Lyric Winik
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HAWKING HAWKING
By Charles Seife
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SECOND NATURE
By Nathaniel Rich
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REOPENING MUSLIM MINDS
By Mustafa Akyol
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TRAVELING BLACK
By Mia Bay
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FACE
By Justine Bateman
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MY BROKEN LANGUAGE
By Quiara Alegría Hudes
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THE GLITTER IN THE GREEN
By Jon Dunn
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RADICALIZING HER
By Nimmi Gowrinathan
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DO NOT DISTURB
By Michela Wrong
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SEND A RUNNER
By Edison Eskeets Jim Kristofic
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LAST CHANCE TEXACO
By Rickie Lee Jones
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FINDING FREEDOM
By Erin French
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SHEER MISERY
By Mary Louise Roberts
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THE LETTERS OF ROBERT FROST, VOLUME 3
By Robert Frost Mark Richardson Donald Sheehy Robert Bernard Hass Henry Atmore
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BLACK SMOKE
By Adrian Miller
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THE WILD SILENCE
By Raynor Winn
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DEAR BLACK GIRL
By Tamara Winfrey Harris
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OVERHEATED
By Kate Aronoff
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BROKEN HORSES
By Brandi Carlile
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WALK IN MY COMBAT BOOTS
By James Patterson Matt Eversmann Chris Mooney
TEEN
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SOMEWHERE BETWEEN BITTER AND SWEET
By Laekan Zea Kemp
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THE COST OF KNOWING
By Brittney Morris
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KATE IN WAITING
By Becky Albertalli
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PAUL ROBESON
By Martin Duberman
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NUBIA
By L.L. McKinney Robyn Smith
CHILDREN'S
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RISE UP AND WRITE IT
By Nandini Ahuja Anoosha Syed
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SHAPES AT PLAY
By Jin Choi
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I BELIEVE IN YOU
By Elias Barks George Bletsis
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TINY T. REX AND THE PERFECT VALENTINE
By Jonathan Stutzman Jay Fleck
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BE YOUR OWN BEST FRIEND FOREVER!
By Gary Robinson
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KIMMY & MIKE
By Dave Paddon Lily Snowden-Fine
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BILLY MILLER MAKES A WISH
By Kevin Henkes
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WAY PAST JEALOUS
By Hallee Adelman Karen Wall
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TOO CROWDED
By Lena Podesta
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WHERE GO THE BOATS?
By Robert Louis Stevenson Chris Sheban
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WAR AND MILLIE MCGONIGLE
By Karen Cushman
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RIVER MAGIC
By Ellen Booraem
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NIÑOS
By María José Ferrada María Elena Valdez Lawrence Schimel
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A PLAN FOR THE PEOPLE
By Lindsey McDivitt Charly Palmer
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FULL MOON
By Camilla Pintonato
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DRAWN ACROSS BORDERS
By George Butler
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IF YOU GO DOWN TO THE WOODS TODAY
By Rachel Piercey Freya Hartas
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CAN YOU WHISTLE, JOHANNA?
By Ulf Stark Anna Höglund Julia Marshall
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THE BIG HOUSE AND THE LITTLE HOUSE
By Yoshi Ueno Emiko Fujishima
INDIE
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THE PART THAT BURNS
By Jeannine Ouellette
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STARGAZING IN THE ATOMIC AGE
By Anne Goldman
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BOUND
By P.L. Sullivan
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THE BOOK OF JEM
By Carole Hailey
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