October 15, 2026
Cover Story
Tomi Adeyemi says her new novel changed her life. Young readers who experience The Siren—a mesmerizing tale of dark academia—may feel the same way.Featured In This Issue
This Issue's Starred Reviews
FICTION
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QUEEN OF LOMBARD STREET
By Lisa Kleypas
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STATIONS
By Louise Kennedy
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THE NATURAL ORDER
By Matthew Aldrich
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BLACK MOON
By Stephen Wright
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SOLDIERS & SAILORS
By Terrence Holt
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THE TURNING TIDE
By James Stavridis
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O NOW!
By Niall Williams
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NO SUCH THING AS MONDAY
By Siân Hughes
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REMEMBER THE BEES
By Zineb Mekouar Maren Baudet-Lackner
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MAY WE FEED THE KING
By Rebecca Perry
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WOLVES OF SUMMER
By Donna Freitas
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HOLLYWOOD, ENDING
By John Green
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PETRIFIED DREAMS
By Joe R. Lansdale
NONFICTION
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THE REALIST
By David M. Sacks
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THE BEST JOURNEY IN THE WORLD
By Kim Stanley Robinson
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SNIFF
By Will Tullett
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THE BLUEPRINT
By Sowmya Krishnamurthy
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I PRAY YOU WILL BE SAFE
By Tala Albanna Michelle Amzalak Dimitri Krier
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THE FIRE IN THE MOUNTAIN
By Helena Attlee
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THE NIGHT BEFORE
By David Hajdu
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CROSSING THE RUBICON
By Mark Danner
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A STATE OF CHANGE
By Laura Cunningham
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BEFORE NEW YORK
By Eric W. Sanderson
TEEN
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ELLIE ELLIE
By K. Ancrum
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JACKALOPE
By P.W. Dunn
CHILDREN'S
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HOW MANY BABIES?
By Forest Xiao
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MAKADE ASIN / BLACK STONE
By Darcy Whitecrow Cail Judy Maya McKibbin Waskonegabowiik
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THE WOMAN WHO HEARD THE SUN AND OTHER TRUE STORIES OVERLOOKED BY HISTORY
By Amisha Padnani The New York Times
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IDA B. WELLS AND THE UNTOLD TRUTH OF A COUNTRY
By Lesa Cline-Ransome
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CARRY ME!
By Robin Page
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BABY BUNNY WON'T STOP!
By David Ezra Stein
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CARDBOARD KNIGHT
By Matthew Dicks
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THE ONES WHO REMAIN
By Johan Rundberg A.A. Prime
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WHAT'S FOR IFTAR?!
By Razeena Omar Gutta Esraa Hedery
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BUNNY IN THE MIDDLE
By Linda Ólafsdóttir
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BEFORE HE WAS THURGOOD
By Carole Boston Weatherford Gordon C. James
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SCOTTY AND THE SCOTTIES
By Gabriel Evans
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HAVE YOU SEEN MY CHICKEN?
By D.J. Steinberg Susan Batori
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COLOR TO THE PEOPLE
By Andrea Pippins
INDIE
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THE ASHES OF THE FOREST
By Güzide Ertürk
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WHAT DO I DO AFTER HIGH SCHOOL? WHITE COLLAR, BLUE COLLAR, OR NO COLLAR
By Oreste J. D'Aversa
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CLEAN BREECHES
By Philip Parker
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THE FOURTH FOOTPRINT
By Tsung-Long Wu
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PICKLE THE PIG
By Brenden Bott Dong Hoon Kim
