October 15, 2025
Cover Story
Celebrated crime fiction author Laura Lippman tries her hand at a cozy mystery with Murder Takes a Vacation.Featured In This Issue
This Issue's Starred Reviews
FICTION
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TOWN & COUNTRY
By Brian Schaefer
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THE FEELING OF IRON
By Giaime Alonge Clarissa Botsford
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THE NIGHT THAT FINDS US ALL
By John Hornor Jacobs
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COLIN GETS PROMOTED AND DOOMS THE WORLD
By Mark Waddell
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THE LIVING AND THE DEAD
By Christoffer Carlsson Rachel Willson-Broyles
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MOON SONGS
By Carol Emshwiller Matthew Cheney
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COYOTE HILLS
By Jonathan Kellerman Jesse Kellerman
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SOME BRIGHT NOWHERE
By Ann Packer
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THE KING MUST DIE
By Kemi Ashing-Giwa
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AND THEN THERE WAS YOU
By Sophie Cousens
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ONLY SON
By Kevin Moffett
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PLAY NICE
By Rachel Harrison
NONFICTION
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EMPIRE OF ORGASM
By Ellen Huet
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ON MORRISON
By Namwali Serpell
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MEXICO
By Paul Gillingham
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WHEN YOU LISTEN TO THIS SONG
By Lola Lafon Lauren Elkin
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HOW TO COOK A COYOTE
By Betty Fussell
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TROUBLEMAKER
By Carla Kaplan
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BLACK DAHLIA
By William J. Mann
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ALWAYS CARRY SALT
By Samantha Ellis
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THE PHILOSOPHER IN THE VALLEY
By Michael Steinberger
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THE SNAKES THAT ATE FLORIDA
By Ian Frazier
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THE DEATH OF TROTSKY
By Josh Ireland
TEEN
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IT LURKS IN THE NIGHT
By Sarah Dass
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THE SWAN'S DAUGHTER
By Roshani Chokshi
CHILDREN'S
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ZAMZAM FOR EVERYONE
By Razeena Omar Gutta Bassent Dawoud
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BASKET BALL
By Kadir Nelson
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OTHERWISE KNOWN AS JUDY THE GREAT
By Selina Alko
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AT THE RESCUE CAT CAFÉ
By Anna Humphrey Kari Rust
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I AM A BIG FISH!
By Susie Lee Jin
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COPLAND
By Veronica Mang
INDIE
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FLORA AND THE JAZZERS
By Astrid Sheckels
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LIGHTS, CAMERA, LIONEL TRAINS!
By Roger Carp
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TINY SHIFTS
By Jake Thiessen Robinson C. Smith
