In This Issue

In this week's issue, we review Naseem Jamnia's "brilliant and insightful novella," The Bruising of Qilwa, a nuanced SF medical mystery; Megan Giddings's The Women Could Fly, "full of imaginative turns," looks at gender roles and societal expectations; and Newbery Medalist Erin Entrada Kelly covers friendship, self-esteem and perseverance through difficult situations in Surely Surely Marisol Rainey; plus much more.

Ava Glass (aka Christi Daugherty), subject of The Writers Life, lets readers in on her work for a British agency, which brought her "in glancing contact with spies," and one in particular, the inspiration for the star of Alias Emma--what we hope is the start of a series about this "smart and fearless" spy.

--Jennifer M. Brown, senior editor, Shelf Awareness
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