July 15, 2025
Cover Story
Gary Shteyngart reflects on his new novel, Vera, or Faith, and his long writing career.Featured In This Issue
This Issue's Starred Reviews
FICTION
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SEDUCTION THEORY
By Emily Adrian
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WHERE ARE YOU REALLY FROM
By Elaine Hsieh Chou
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RUTH
By Kate Riley
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HEART LAMP
By Banu Mushtaq Deepa Bhasthi
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THE BREAK-IN
By Katherine Faulkner
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WE MET LIKE THIS
By Kasie West
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SACRAMENT
By Susan Straight
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ONE OF US
By Dan Chaon
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A DIFFERENT KIND OF TENSION
By Jonathan Lethem
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THE LONELINESS OF SONIA AND SUNNY
By Kiran Desai
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BEINGS
By Ilana Masad
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THE OLD MAN BY THE SEA
By Domenico Starnone Oonagh Stransky
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VENETIAN VESPERS
By John Banville
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BOOM TOWN
By Nic Stone
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GOOD AND EVIL AND OTHER STORIES
By Samanta Schweblin Megan McDowell
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SEE YOU AT THE FINISH LINE
By Zac Hammett
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THE TOKYO ZODIAC MURDERS
By Soji Shimada Ross MacKenzie Shika Mackenzie
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UNDER
By Glen Pourciau
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KING OF ASHES
By S.A. Cosby
NONFICTION
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GOLIATH'S CURSE
By Luke Kemp
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THE BROKEN KING
By Michael Thomas
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SPLENDID LIBERATORS
By Joe Jackson
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THE GALES OF NOVEMBER
By John U. Bacon
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38 LONDRES STREET
By Philippe Sands
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REPLACEABLE YOU
By Mary Roach
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THE BEAST IN THE CLOUDS
By Nathalia Holt
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NO SENSE IN WISHING
By Lawrence Burney
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NOTHING MORE OF THIS LAND
By Joseph Lee
TEEN
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THE SLEEPLESS
By Jen Williams
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ALL THE TOMORROWS AFTER
By Joanne Yi
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BUTTERFLY HEART
By Moa Backe Åstot Agnes Broomé
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FLIP
By Ngozi Ukazu
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FALLING LIKE LEAVES
By Misty Wilson
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THE SECRET ASTRONOMERS
By Jessica Walker
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RED FLAGS AND BUTTERFLIES
By Sheryl Azzam
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THORN SEASON
By Kiera Azar
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BAD IN THE BLOOD
By Matteo L. Cerilli
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DAUGHTER OF THE UNDERWORLD
By Katharine Corr Elizabeth Corr
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ANGELICA AND THE BEAR PRINCE
By Trung Le Nguyen
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AND THE RIVER DRAGS HER DOWN
By Jihyun Yun
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THE LEAVING ROOM
By Amber McBride
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FLIP
By Rebecca Fraser
CHILDREN'S
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NO MORE CHAIRS
By Dan Gill Susan Gal
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KENTE FOR JOJO
By Bernard Mensah Elizabeth Zunon
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LATE TODAY
By Jungyoon Huh Myungae Lee Aerin Park
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HOW TO SAY GOODBYE IN CUBAN
By Daniel Miyares
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A SEA OF LEMON TREES
By María Dolores Águila
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FINDING LOST
By Holly Goldberg Sloan
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THE DIRT!
By Lindsey Leigh
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OVER AND UNDER THE CORAL REEF
By Kate Messner Christopher Silas Neal
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TOGETHER, UNITED (AN ALL BECAUSE YOU MATTER BOOK)
By Tami Charles Bryan Collier
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THE LIGHTHOUSE KEEPER
By Eugenio Fernández Vázquez Mariana Villanueva Segovia Kit Maude
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SEVEN WAYS THROUGH THE WOODS
By Jenn Reese Devin Elle Kurtz
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THE NINE MOONS OF HAN YU AND LULI
By Karina Yan Glaser
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CABIN HEAD AND TREE HEAD
By Scott Campbell
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MR. LEMONCELLO'S LIBRARY OLYMPICS
By Chris Grabenstein Douglas Holgate Marta Todeschini
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BALLOON
By Bruce Handy Julie Kwon
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THE FIVE WOLVES
By Peter McCarty
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AND THEY WALK ON
By Kevin Maillard Rafael López
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VIDA
By Duncan Tonatiuh
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JACKSON BRIGHT IN THE SPOTLIGHT
By Eureka O'Hara Dan Poblocki Ricardo Bessa
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ALL AROUND A YEAR
By Mariana Ruiz Johnson Avi Silberstein
INDIE
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Today Was Fun
By Bree Groff
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THE UNLOCKING
By Porscia Lam Porscia Lam
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MT. FORGOTTEN
By Kevin Abrams Kevin Casanova Abrams
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THREE SHATTERED SOULS
By Mai Corland
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PROFILES
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