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OLGA DIES DREAMINGAtmospheric, intelligent, and well informed: an impressive debut. Full review >
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NONE BUT THE RIGHTEOUSA mesmerizing story told by an impressive and captivating voice. Full review >
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TO PARADISEGigantic, strange, exquisite, terrifying, and replete with mystery. Full review >
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DEVIL HOUSEAn impressively meta work that delivers the pleasures of true-crime while skewering it. Full review >
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LESSER KNOWN MONSTERS OF THE 21ST CENTURYby Kim Fu
A powerful collection that demonstrates Fu’s range and skill. Full review >
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MOON WITCH, SPIDER KINGby Marlon James
The second part of this trilogy is darker and, in many ways, more moving than its predecessor. Full review >
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YOUNG MUNGORomantic, terrifying, brutal, tender, and, in the end, sneakily hopeful. What a writer. Full review >
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THE CANDY HOUSEA thrilling, endlessly stimulating work that demands to be read and reread. Full review >
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SEARCHLike the lamb shank at the cafeteria: tender, salty, and worthy of note. Full review >
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THE ZEN OF THERAPYby Mark Epstein
Empathetic and persuasive—one of the better books on psychotherapy and meditation in recent years. Full review >
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MANIFESTOA beautiful ode to determination and daring and an intimate look at one of our finest writers. Full review >
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HOW WE CAN WINDemanding better, Jones provides a wise, measured look at the economic and social landscape of America. Full review >
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THE NINETIESA fascinating examination of a period still remembered by most, refreshingly free of unnecessary mythmaking. Full review >
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THERE ARE NO ACCIDENTSAn eye-opening, urgent book that demands an end to inequality as a matter of life and death. Full review >
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WATERGATENow the best and fullest account of the Watergate crisis, one unlikely to be surpassed anytime soon. Full review >
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COACH Kby Ian O'Connor
A sharpshooting account worthy of a champion. Full review >
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WHAT IT TOOK TO WINThis should be today’s go-to book on its subject. Full review >
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THE INVISIBLE KINGDOMEmotionally compelling and intellectually rich, particularly for those with a personal connection to the issue. Full review >
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WHOLE EARTHby John Markoff
A sturdy, readable study of a fellow who’s had considerable press devoted to him—but who can still surprise. Full review >
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AIN'T BURNED ALL THE BRIGHTby Jason Reynolds ; illustrated by Jason Griffin
Artful, cathartic, and most needed. Full review >
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IRONHEAD, OR, ONCE A YOUNG LADYby Jean-Claude van Rijckeghem ; translated by Kristen Gehrman
Vivid and brutal—but not without a sliver of hope. Full review >
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THE RACE OF THE CENTURYby Neal Bascomb
An impressive addition to the sports history catalog. Full review >
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MESSY ROOTSby Laura Gao ; illustrated by Laura Gao with Weiwei Xu
A nuanced representation of being Asian and transnational in the contemporary U.S. Full review >
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KISS & TELLby Adib Khorram
An absolute bop; Khorram’s best yet. Full review >
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MURDER AMONG FRIENDSErudite, readable, and appalling. Full review >
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THE COLOR OF THE SKY IS THE SHAPE OF THE HEARTby Chesil ; translated by Takami Nieda
Enigmatic and powerful. Full review >
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PINKby Virginia Zimmerman ; illustrated by Mary Newell DePalma
A timely nod to female empowerment that knits together generations of girls and women and raises a hat to activists... Full review >
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EYES THAT SPEAK TO THE STARSby Joanna Ho ; illustrated by Dung Ho
A beautifully validating book that builds on the necessary work of its predecessor. Full review >
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TÍA FORTUNA'S NEW HOMEby Ruth Behar ; illustrated by Devon Holzwarth
A nostalgic glimpse at a little-known but rich culture within the broader Jewish American community. Full review >
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OMAR RISINGby Aisha Saeed
A powerful tale about a preteen pushing back against systemic injustice. Full review >
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I BEGIN WITH SPRINGby Julie Dunlap ; illustrated by Megan Elizabeth Baratta
A marvelous life survey of a perennially relevant historical figure. Full review >
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POWWOW DAYby Traci Sorell ; illustrated by Madelyn Goodnight
A heartwarming picture book about the roles of courage, culture, and community in the journey of personal healing. Full review >
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BEAUTY WOKEby NoNieqa Ramos ; illustrated by Paola Escobar
This bold manifesto of cultural awareness reaches out to awaken the sleepwalkers among us. Full review >
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LET'S DO EVERYTHING AND NOTHINGby Julia Kuo ; illustrated by Julia Kuo
A quiet book with a loud message about the everyday things that create constancy in a world of ephemeral pleasures. Full review >
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THE OGRESS AND THE ORPHANSCombines realistic empathy with fantastical elements; as exquisite as it is moving. Full review >
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WILD BEINGSby Dorien Brouwers ; illustrated by Dorien Brouwers
An invitation to cultivate our wild selves and our inextricable bond with the natural world. Full review >
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