February 15, 2025
Cover Story
Rob Franklin, author of the “captivating” first novel Great Black Hope, headlines our issue dedicated to debut books.Featured In This Issue
This Issue's Starred Reviews
FICTION
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DREAM STATE
By Eric Puchner
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SKY DADDY
By Kate Folk
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ONCE WAS WILLEM
By M.R. Carey
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GREENTEETH
By Molly O'Neill
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UNLOVED
By Peyton Corinne
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A KILLING COLD
By Kate Alice Marshall
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SONS AND DAUGHTERS
By Chaim Grade Rose Waldman
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RED DOG FARM
By Nathaniel Ian Miller
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STONE YARD DEVOTIONAL
By Charlotte Wood
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THE BOYHOOD OF CAIN
By Michael Amherst
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THE SECOND SUN
By P.T. Deutermann
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VERA WONG'S GUIDE TO SNOOPING (ON A DEAD MAN)
By Jesse Q. Sutanto
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DREAM COUNT
By Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
NONFICTION
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EMINENT JEWS
By David Denby
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THE LAST AMERICAN ROAD TRIP
By Sarah Kendzior
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THE 10
By E.A. Hanks
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ABUNDANCE
By Ezra Klein Derek Thompson
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RED SCARE
By Clay Risen
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CRUMB
By Dan Nadel
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MOTHERS AND OTHER FICTIONAL CHARACTERS
By Nicole Graev Lipson
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AMERICA, AMÉRICA
By Greg Grandin
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THE JEW WHO WOULD BE KING
By Adam Laurence Rovner
TEEN
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DEATH IN THE JUNGLE
By Candace Fleming
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HYO THE HELLMAKER
By Mina Ikemoto Ghosh
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THIS MOTH SAW BRIGHTNESS
By A.A. Vacharat
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RUN AWAY WITH ME
By Brian Selznick
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RIGHT BESIDE YOU
By Tucker Shaw
CHILDREN'S
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DON'T TRUST FISH
By Neil Sharpson Dan Santat
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THE FIVE SIDES OF MARJORIE RICE
By Amy Alznauer Anna Bron
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HEAD FULL OF CLOUDS
By Joanne Schwartz Afsaneh Sanei
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HIS FAIRYTALE LIFE
By Jane Yolen Brooke Boynton-Hughes
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MIDNIGHT MOTORBIKE
By Maureen Shay Tajsar Ishita Jain
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WE ARE THE SCRAPPY ONES
By Rebekah Taussig Kirbi Fagan
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WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT DIVORCE
By Kate Scharff Annika Le Large
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EVERYBELLY
By Thao Lam
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BRIANNA BANANA, HELPER OF THE DAY
By Lana Button Suharu Ogawa
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JIM!
By Jerrold Connors
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THE DOOMSDAY DETECTIVES
By Cindy Jenson-Elliott Theo Nicole Lorenz
INDIE
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NAUSET LIGHT
By Mary E. Daubenspeck Timothy H. Daubenspeck
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THE AGE OF HUMACHINES
By Michael DB Harvey
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THE BODY IS A TEMPORARY GATHERING PLACE
By Andrew Bertaina
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ON HEALING
By Amitha Kalaichandran
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KING JAMES VIRGIN
By Elizabeth Hatton
