September 15, 2025
Cover Story
Historian Jill Lepore considers the complicated history of the U.S. Constitution in We the People.Featured In This Issue
This Issue's Starred Reviews
FICTION
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HONEY AND HEAT
By Aurora Palit
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SALTCROP
By Yume Kitasei
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THE THIRD LOVE
By Hiromi Kawakami Ted Goossen
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CRAWL
By Max Delsohn
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FLAT EARTH
By Anika Jade Levy
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HELM
By Sarah Hall
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THIEF OF NIGHT
By Holly Black
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LOST IN THE FOREST OF MECHANICAL BIRDS
By Christian Moody
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THE SILVER BOOK
By Olivia Laing
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THE ELEVENTH HOUR
By Salman Rushdie
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ONE BOAT
By Jonathan Buckley
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THE PAST IS A GROTESQUE ANIMAL
By Tommi Parrish
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I MAKE MY OWN FUN
By Hannah Beer
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SEX OF THE MIDWEST
By Robyn Ryle
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DWELLING
By Emily Hunt Kivel
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LION HEARTS
By Dan Jones
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THE EARL THAT GOT AWAY
By Diana Quincy
NONFICTION
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BOOK OF LIVES
By Margaret Atwood
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INDIGNITY
By Lea Ypi
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DON'T STOP
By Alan Light
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BARNETT NEWMAN
By Amy Newman
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THE RUNNING GROUND
By Nicholas Thompson
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WORLD ENEMY NO. 1
By Jochen Hellbeck
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THE MONSTERS WE MAKE
By Rachel Corbett
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THE DARK SIDE OF THE EARTH
By Mikhail Zygar
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MISUNDERSTOOD
By Allen Iverson Ray Beauchamp
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THE FIGHT OF HIS LIFE
By Johnny Smith Randy Roberts
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HOSTAGE
By Eli Sharabi
TEEN
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MERCY
By Patricia Ward
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BAN THIS!
By Christina Ellis Renee Ellis Edha Gupta Ben Hodge Patricia A. Jackson Olivia Pituch
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UNDER A FIRE-RED SKY
By Geraldine McCaughrean
CHILDREN'S
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SPECS
By Van G. Garrett Reggie Brown
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AZIZI AND THE LITTLE BLUE BIRD
By Laïla Koubaa Mattias de Leeuw David Colmer
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THIS IS NOT A SLEEPY BEAR BOOK
By Brian Gehrlein Jennifer Harney
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ACROSS THE ICE
By Darcy Whitecrow Heather M. O'Connor Natasha Donovan
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GATHER GRATEFUL
By Megan Litwin Alexandra Finkeldey
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3 WEEKS IN THE RAINFOREST
By Jennifer Swanson
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NIGHT CHEF
By Mika Song
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ALL ABOUT ANTARCTICA
By Marc Martin
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THE BUNNY BALLET
By Nora Ericson Elly MacKay
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THE MUSEUM OF SHAPES
By Sven Völker
INDIE
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THE UNOFFICIAL BATMAN: THE ANIMATED INTERVIEWS, VOL. 3
By W.R. Miller
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THE PATCHWORK CLOAK OF KAMAL BEY
By John Zada
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ELEVATOR PEOPLE
By Charlotte Laws
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WOMAN WITH EYES CLOSED
By Rue Matthiessen
