Contents
DEPARTMENTS & COLUMNS
16 Open Book
Louisa Ermelino talks with Jokha Alharthi, whose Man Booker
International–winning novel Celestial Bodies tells the story of three
Omani sisters against the backdrop of a changing society.72 Soapbox by Andrej Ilc
A Slovenian editor says withholding manuscripts for translation is
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● Adult Hardcovers 11 ● Adult Paperbacks 12
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Fiction
44 General Fiction
46 Mystery/Thriller
49 SF/Fantasy/Horror
50 Romance/Erotica
52 Inspirational
53 ComicsNonfiction
54 General Nonfiction
62 Religion/SpiritualityChildren’s
64 Picture Books
68 Fiction
70 Comics
71 Nonfiction
51
Q&A with
Julia London58
Q&A with
Kathryn D. Sullivan45
Boxed Review
Nothing to See Here55
Boxed Review
All Blood Runs Red65
Reviews Roundup
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