May 15, 2025
Cover Story
Sarah MacLean’s These Summer Storms, the historical romance author’s first foray into contemporary fiction, is the perfect summer read.Featured In This Issue
This Issue's Starred Reviews
FICTION
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AUDITION
By Pip Adam
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THE ACCIDENTAL FAVORITE
By Fran Littlewood
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SING TO ME
By Jesse Browner
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VERA, OR FAITH
By Gary Shteyngart
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THE LISTENERS
By Maggie Stiefvater
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THE ORIGINAL
By Nell Stevens
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I DON'T KNOW HOW TO TELL YOU THIS
By Marian Thurm
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RAGING CLOUDS
By Yudori
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AMPLITUDES
By Lee Mandelo
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JUNAH AT THE END OF THE WORLD
By Dan Leach
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PARALLEL LINES
By Edward St. Aubyn
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FOOLS FOR LOVE
By Helen Schulman
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PARK AVENUE
By Renée Ahdieh
NONFICTION
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BLACK SOLDIERS, WHITE LAWS
By John Haymond
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DINNER WITH KING TUT
By Sam Kean
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A MARRIAGE AT SEA
By Sophie Elmhirst
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I REGRET ALMOST EVERYTHING
By Keith McNally
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KING OF KINGS
By Scott Anderson
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THE VERY HEART OF IT
By Thomas Mallon
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FLASHES OF BRILLIANCE
By Anika Burgess
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MISBEHAVING AT THE CROSSROADS
By Honorée Fanonne Jeffers
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BAD COMPANY
By Megan Greenwell
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BENEATH OUR FEET
By Michael Lewis Ian Richardson
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BLACK GENIUS
By Tre Johnson
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THE CALL OF THE HONEYGUIDE
By Rob Dunn
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MATRIARCH
By Tina Knowles Kevin Carr O'Leary
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DAVID HOCKNEY
By Norman Rosenthal
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BORN IN FLAMES
By Bench Ansfield
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THE TREMBLING HAND
By Mathelinda Nabugodi
TEEN
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A MOST PERILOUS WORLD
By Kristina R. Gaddy
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CLEMENTINE
By Tillie Walden
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DARING
By Jordana Pomeroy
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A GIRL WALKS INTO THE FOREST
By Madeleine Roux
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OF FLAME AND FURY
By Mikayla Bridge
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THE HAUNTED BLIZZARD
By Aviaq Johnston Athena Gubbe
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COME HOME TO MY HEART
By Riley Redgate
CHILDREN'S
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MONKEY KING AND THE WORLD OF MYTHS
By Maple Lam
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FORTS
By Katie Venit Kenard Pak
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WEIRD SAD AND SILENT
By Alison McGhee
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GO, SLOTH, GO!
By Toni Yuly
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SEVEN SKIES ALL AT ONCE
By Ted Kooser Matt Myers
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THE GIFT OF THE BROKEN TEACUP
By Allan Wolf Jade Orlando
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JUNIE B. JONES AND THE STUPID SMELLY BUS
By Barbara Park Colleen AF Venable Honie Beam
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THE SUMMER OF THE BONE HORSES
By Virginia Driving Hawk Sneve Steph Littlebird
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UNDER ONE RAINBOW
By Chris Ayala-Kronos Sol Salinas
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FIREFLY SONG
By Colleen Paeff Ji-Hyuk Kim
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ISLAND STORM
By Brian Floca Sydney Smith
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FISH FRY FRIDAY
By Winsome Bingham C.G. Esperanza
INDIE
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ROADMAP TO FINANCIAL INDEPENDENCE
By Robert Barbera
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LIT BITS
By Michelle Zenor
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ON A RISING SWELL
By Dan Reiter
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FAMILY OF SECRETS
By Alexis Cino Alyssa Cino Lisa Blakeborough
