November 1, 2024

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Author and bookseller Leah Johnson spotlights Black girlhood in a new middle-grade anthology, Black Girl Power.

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Profiles

The Long, Winding Road to a Classical Masterpiece

Profiles

Luke Pearson Brings Back Hilda (and Twig, Too)

Perspectives

Attention Must Be Paid to Fiction This November

Perspectives

New Political Books: Good, Bad, and Gratuitous

Profiles

Leah Johnson Gives a Shoutout to Black Girls

Perspectives

6 YA Books That Demystify the Democratic Process


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FICTION

NONFICTION

TEEN

CHILDREN'S

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The Magazine: Kirkus Reviews

Featuring 273 industry-first reviews of fiction, nonfiction, children’s, and YA books; also in this issue: interviews with Daniel M. Lavery, Charles King, Leah Johnson, and Isaac Blum; and more

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