January 15, 2025
Cover Story
Award-winning author Imani Perry traces the color blue through Black history in her latest, Black in Blues.Featured In This Issue
This Issue's Starred Reviews
FICTION
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TONGUES
By Anders Nilsen
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THEFT
By Abdulrazak Gurnah
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WILD DARK SHORE
By Charlotte McConaghy
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33 PLACE BRUGMANN
By Alice Austen
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CLOSE YOUR EYES AND COUNT TO 10
By Lisa Unger
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WE PRETTY PIECES OF FLESH
By Colwill Brown
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SISTER EUROPE
By Nell Zink
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THE CAFÉ WITH NO NAME
By Robert Seethaler Katy Derbyshire
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WILDCAT DOME
By Yuko Tsushima Lisa Hofmann-Kuroda
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THE RIVETER
By Jack Wang
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THE UMBRELLA MAKER'S SON
By Tod Lending
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DEATH AMONG THE STITCHES
By Betty Hechtman
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BACK AFTER THIS
By Linda Holmes
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PROMISE ME SUNSHINE
By Cara Bastone
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TWIST
By Colum McCann
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WOODWORKING
By Emily St. James
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THE DREAM HOTEL
By Laila Lalami
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LOSING SIGHT
By Tati Richardson
NONFICTION
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CITIZEN
By Bill Clinton
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TALK TO ME
By Rich Benjamin
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CHER
By Cher
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LOOKING AT WOMEN LOOKING AT WAR
By Victoria Amelina
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RAISING HARE
By Chloe Dalton
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SEARCHES
By Vauhini Vara
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GINSENG ROOTS
By Craig Thompson
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LET ONLY RED FLOWERS BLOOM
By Emily Feng
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SONG SO WILD AND BLUE
By Paul Lisicky
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THE REBEL EMPRESSES
By Nancy Goldstone
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YOU CAN'T KILL A MAN BECAUSE OF THE BOOKS HE READS
By Brad Snyder
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WAITING ON THE MOON
By Peter Wolf
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JOHN & PAUL
By Ian Leslie
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LORNE
By Susan Morrison
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THIRTY BELOW
By Cassidy Randall
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ADVENTURES IN THE LOUVRE
By Elaine Sciolino
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MORNINGS WITHOUT MII
By Mayumi Inaba Ginny Tapley Takemori
TEEN
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I AM THE SWARM
By Hayley Chewins
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HUDA F WANTS TO KNOW?
By Huda Fahmy
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A BIRD IN THE AIR MEANS WE CAN STILL BREATHE
By Mahogany L. Browne
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SILVER THROAT
By Siri Pettersen Tara Chace
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FABLE FOR THE END OF THE WORLD
By Ava Reid
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A WIZARD OF EARTHSEA
By Ursula K. Le Guin Fred Fordham
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COPE FIELD
By T.L. Simpson
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HIS MORTAL DEMISE
By Vanessa Le
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THE HOUSE NO ONE SEES
By Adina King
CHILDREN'S
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ASTRO
By Manuel Marsol Lizzie Davis
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CITY SUMMER, COUNTRY SUMMER
By Kiese Laymon Alexis Franklin
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THE FAERIE ISLE
By Síne Quinn Dermot Flynn
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OKCHUNDANG CANDY
By Jung-soon Go Aerin Park
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THE KEEPER OF STORIES
By Caroline Kusin Pritchard Selina Alko
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NEXT YEAR IN THE WHITE HOUSE
By Richard Michelson E.B. Lewis
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A LINE CAN GO ANYWHERE
By Caroline McAlister Jamie Green
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WORDS WITH WINGS AND MAGIC THINGS
By Matthew Burgess Doug Salati
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THE STRONGEST HEART
By Saadia Faruqi
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PENCIL
By Hye-Eun Kim
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ALBERTO SALAS PLAYS PAKA PAKA CON LA PAPA
By Sara Andrea Fajardo Juana Martinez-Neal
INDIE
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BACHELOR HOLIDAY
By William Huhn
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BIG LAKE TROUBLES
By Jeffrey D. Boldt
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SCATTERSHOT
By Larry Chrysler
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AFTER HAPPILY EVER
By Jennifer Safrey
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JEEP SHOW
By Robert B. O’Connor
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WOULD IT BE WEIRD?
By Edgar Garcia Mariano Epelbaum
