July 1, 2025
Cover Story
With her new novel, Spent, graphic literature legend Alison Bechdel probes the importance of making art in hard times.Featured In This Issue
This Issue's Starred Reviews
FICTION
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A RESISTANCE OF WITCHES
By Morgan Ryan
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MODERATION
By Elaine Castillo
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THE WILDERNESS
By Angela Flournoy
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MERCY
By Joan Silber
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GAYSIANS
By Mike Curato
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TEN INCARNATIONS OF REBELLION
By Vaishnavi Patel
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WILL THERE EVER BE ANOTHER YOU
By Patricia Lockwood
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INDIAN COUNTRY
By Shobha Rao
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THE AUSTEN AFFAIR
By Madeline Bell
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SONGS FOR OTHER PEOPLE'S WEDDINGS
By David Levithan Jens Lekman
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AMANDA
By H.S. Cross
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BOY FROM THE NORTH COUNTRY
By Sam Sussman
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CULPABILITY
By Bruce Holsinger
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THE BOOK OF GUILT
By Catherine Chidgey
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PEOPLE LIKE US
By Jason Mott
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BADLANDS
By Douglas Preston Lincoln Child
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THE UNVEILING
By Quan Barry
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WHAT WE CAN KNOW
By Ian McEwan
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PITCHER PERFECT
By Tessa Bailey
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DAIKON
By Samuel Hawley
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CLOWN TOWN
By Mick Herron
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IT HAD TO BE HIM
By Adib Khorram
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TO THE MOON AND BACK
By Eliana Ramage
NONFICTION
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THE RIGHT OF THE PEOPLE
By Osita Nwanevu
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UBAC AND ME
By Cédric Sapin-Defour Adriana Hunter
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TO LOSE A WAR
By Jon Lee Anderson
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MAILMAN
By Stephen Starring Grant
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SWIFTERATURE
By Elly McCausland
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BIRD SCHOOL
By Adam Nicolson
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GUEST PRIVILEGES
By Gaar Adams
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HARK
By Alice Vincent
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WE SURVIVED THE NIGHT
By Julian Brave NoiseCat
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ORIGINAL SIN
By Jake Tapper Alex Thompson
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PAPER GIRL
By Beth Macy
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BLACK ARTISTS IN THEIR OWN WORDS
By Lisa E. Farrington
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BLACK ARMS TO HOLD YOU UP
By Ben Passmore
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DARK RENAISSANCE
By Stephen Greenblatt
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TAYLOR'S VERSION
By Stephanie Burt
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THE BIG ONE
By Michael T. Osterholm Mark Olshaker
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JOYRIDE
By Susan Orlean
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PHILIP ROTH
By Steven J. Zipperstein
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STORYTELLER
By Leo Damrosch
TEEN
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I WISH I DIDN'T HAVE TO TELL YOU THIS
By Eugene Yelchin
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AND THE TREES STARE BACK
By Gigi Griffis
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THE STORY OF MY ANGER
By Jasminne Mendez
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SILENCED VOICES
By Pablo Leon
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THE GOLDEN BOY'S GUIDE TO BIPOLAR
By Sonora Reyes
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SISTERS IN THE WIND
By Angeline Boulley
CHILDREN'S
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INTERRUPTING CHICKEN SAVES THE NUTCRACKER
By David Ezra Stein
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THE WITCH IN THE TOWER
By Júlia Sardà
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THE POLAR BEAR AND THE BALLERINA
By Eric Velasquez
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OH GIVE ME A HOME
By Jane Kurtz
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BEFORE I LIVED HERE
By Stacy S. Jensen Victo Ngai
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FAMILY FEAST!
By Carole Boston Weatherford Frank Morrison
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TUCK EVERLASTING
By Natalie Babbitt K. Woodman-Maynard
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DEFANGED
By H.E. Edgmon
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A CHANGE IS GONNA COME
By Sam Cooke Nikkolas Smith
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THE 13TH DAY OF CHRISTMAS
By Adam Rex
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THE SPY IN THE MUSEUM
By Erin McGuire
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TROUBLING TONSILS!
By Aaron Reynolds Peter Brown
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ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING
By Damian Alexander
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SHIBU'S TAIL
By Tess Thomas Kamwei Fong
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THE INCREDIBLY HUMAN HENSON BLAYZE
By Derrick Barnes
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THE LAST RESORT
By Erin Entrada Kelly Naomi Franquiz
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DEAR ACORN (LOVE, OAK)
By Joyce Sidman Melissa Sweet
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THE TRUE AND LUCKY LIFE OF A TURTLE
By Sy Montgomery Matt Patterson
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LET'S GET TOGETHER
By Brandy Colbert
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SCARLET MORNING
By ND Stevenson
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MY HOME IS IN MY BACKPACK
By Eugenia Perrella Angela Salerno Sally Polson
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THE POISONED KING
By Katherine Rundell Ashley Mackenzie
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THE ESCAPE ARTIST
By Thor Hanson Galia Bernstein
INDIE
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The Unofficial Batman: The Animated Interviews, Vol. 2
By W.R. Miller
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The Little Things That Kill
By Annie Fox
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In My Father’s Tire Tracks
By Jack Sheedy
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Ezarah and Elyse: Starlit Ballet
By Essence Neely Hameo Pham
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ASH & FEATHER
By Sharon Frances
