October 1, 2025
Cover Story
Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor looks back to her childhood—and forward to her legacy—in her new picture book, Just Shine!Featured In This Issue
This Issue's Starred Reviews
FICTION
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DISINHERITANCE
By Ruth Prawer Jhabvala
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THE PELICAN CHILD
By Joy Williams
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BEYOND ALL REASONABLE DOUBT, JESUS IS ALIVE!
By Melissa Lozada-Oliva
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HAPPY BAD
By Delaney Nolan
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THE LIST OF SUSPICIOUS THINGS
By Jennie Godfrey
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CHRONICLES OF ORI
By Harmonia Rosales
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HOT DESK
By Laura Dickerman
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AS MANY SOULS AS STARS
By Natasha Siegel
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THE PREDICAMENT
By William Boyd
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LADY LIKE
By Mackenzi Lee
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THE BLACKFIRE BLADE
By James Logan
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THE PLAN OF CHICAGO
By Barry Pearce
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ONLY WAY OUT
By Tod Goldberg
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THE SUNSHINE MAN
By Emma Stonex
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SEA, MOTHERS, SWALLOW, TONGUES
By Kim de l'Horizon Jamie Lee Searle
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THE LAND IN WINTER
By Andrew Miller
NONFICTION
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ONLY GOD CAN JUDGE ME
By Jeff Pearlman
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TRULY
By Lionel Richie
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PALACE OF DECEPTION
By Darrin Lunde
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LIFE ON A LITTLE-KNOWN PLANET
By Elizabeth Kolbert
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ELECTRIC LIFE
By Sander Funneman Peter Brouwers
TEEN
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GILDED IN VENGEANCE
By Lyssa Mia Smith
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SELF PORTRAIT
By Ludwig Volbeda Lucy Scott
CHILDREN'S
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THE MONSTER IN THE LAKE
By Leo Timmers Bill Nagelkerke
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SPAGHETTI
By Merrilees Brown
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OMNIBIRD
By Giselle Clarkson
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THE LETTER SETTERS IN FUN!
By Ethan Long
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THE SLIGHTLY SPOOKY TALE OF FOX AND MOLE
By Cecilia Heikkilä Polly Lawson
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THE SNOW THEATER
By Ryōji Arai David Boyd
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CHANGE IS IN THE AIR
By Rebecca Donnelly Mercè López
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THE RARE BIRD
By Elisha Cooper
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THE SPECTACULAR SPACE LOOP
By Javi de Castro
INDIE
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ROOK'S GAMBIT
By Dana Fraedrich
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CORA AND MARTHA AND OTHER STORIES
By Thomas Penn Johnson
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HINDSIGHT
By W.D. County
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I HAVE THE HEART OF A WARRIOR
By Leslie Lew Seyma Arslan
