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A Calling for Charlie Barnes: A Novel

by Joshua Ferris

NPR Books We Love · Recommendation

A Calling for Charlie Barnes: A Novel by Joshua Ferris appears in NPR’s 2021 Books We Love guide. NPR’s editors categorized the recommendation around book club ideas, family matters, funny stuff, placing it within the year’s broader reading conversation.

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