December 15, 2021

The Best Books of 2021: Indie View digital issue

Special Issue

Featuring 270 industry-first reviews of fiction, nonfiction, children’s and YA books; also in this issue: the best indie books of the year; our favorite book news of 2021; our editors’ favorite podcast episodes from the past year; and more

PERSPECTIVES Best of 2021: Our Favorite Indie Books

PROFILES

Best of 2021: A Year of the ‘Fully Booked’ Podcast

PERSPECTIVES

Best of 2021: The Year’s Weirdest Book News

PROFILES

Best of 2021: A Year of Video Interviews

The Best Books of 2021: Indie Book Lists

Book list

Best Indie Fiction and Literature of 2021

Book list

Best Indie Short Story Collections of 2021

Book list

Best Indie Thrillers and Mysteries of 2021

Previous Special Issues

Special Pride Issue 2022

June 15, 2022

Special Pride Issue 2022

Special Summer Reads Issue 2022

June 1, 2022

Special Summer Reads Issue 2022

Special Diversity Issue 2022

May 1, 2022

Special Diversity Issue 2022

Special Indie Issue 2022

April 15, 2022

Special Indie Issue 2022

Special International Issue

March 1, 2022

Special International Issue

The Best Books of 2021: Children's and Young Adult

Dec. 1, 2021

The Best Books of 2021: Children's and Young Adult

The Best Books of 2021: Fiction and Nonfiction

Nov. 15, 2021

The Best Books of 2021: Fiction and Nonfiction

Fall Preview 2021

Aug. 15, 2021

Fall Preview 2021

The Pride Issue

June 15, 2021

The Pride Issue

Summer Reads Issue

June 1, 2021

Summer Reads Issue

Special Diversity Issue

May 1, 2021

Special Diversity Issue

Special Indie Issue

April 15, 2021

Special Indie Issue

Changemakers: Books and authors that make a difference

March 15, 2021

Changemakers: Books and authors that make a difference

The Best Books of 2020: Nonfiction and YA

Dec. 1, 2020

The Best Books of 2020: Nonfiction and YA

The Best Books of 2020: Fiction and Children's

Nov. 15, 2020

The Best Books of 2020: Fiction and Children's

The 2020 Pride Issue

June 15, 2020

The 2020 Pride Issue

The 2020 Diversity Issue

May 1, 2020

The 2020 Diversity Issue

The 2020 Indie Issue

April 15, 2020

The 2020 Indie Issue

The 2020 Earth Issue

April 1, 2020

The 2020 Earth Issue

The 2020 Woman Issue

March 1, 2020

The 2020 Woman Issue

The Best Books of 2019: Fiction and Children's

Nov. 15, 2019

The Best Books of 2019: Fiction and Children's

Fall Preview 2019

Aug. 15, 2019

Fall Preview 2019

Up All Night Issue

Aug. 1, 2019

Up All Night Issue

The Pride Issue

June 15, 2019

The Pride Issue

The Diversity Issue

May 15, 2019

The Diversity Issue

The Rebel Issue

April 1, 2019

The Rebel Issue

The 2019 Woman Issue

March 8, 2019

The 2019 Woman Issue

Generations Issue

Feb. 1, 2019

Generations Issue

Beyond Our Borders

Nov. 1, 2018

Beyond Our Borders

The Legends Issue

Sept. 4, 2018

The Legends Issue

The Fun Issue

June 1, 2018

The Fun Issue

The 2018 Woman Issue

April 1, 2018

The 2018 Woman Issue

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Featuring 310 industry-first reviews of fiction, nonfiction, children's and YA books; also in this issue: Hilary Mantel discusses her bold new story collection, Learning To Talk; Erika L. Sánchez, Ian Falconer, and Anna Gracia; and more

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