January 1, 2015: Volume LXXXIII, No 1

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Featuring 336 Industry-First Reviews of Fiction, Nonfiction and Children's & Teen

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REVIEWS

FICTION

The Buried Giant by Kazuo Ishiguro A lyrical voyage into the mists of British folklore p. 22

NONFICTION

The Quartet by Joseph J. Ellis A brilliant account of six years when four Founding Fathers, “in disregard of public opinion, carried the American story in a new direction.” p. 61

CHILDREN'S & TEEN

The Great War

illustrated by Jim Kay A collection of short stories helps us remember the war that, alas, did not end all wars. p. 99

INDIE Kevin Morris published his own stories; now, so is Grove/Atlantic. p. 140

on the cover

Sharon Draper was already a

major children’s writer, but her new novel Stella by Starlight is redefining her career all over again. p. 102


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