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Alabama Village: Faith, Hope, and Survival in a Southern Town
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Alabama Village: Faith, Hope, and Survival in a Southern Town
Alabama Village: Faith, Hope, and Survival in a Southern Town by J. Malcolm Garcia appears in NPR’s 2025 Books We Love guide. NPR’s editors categorized the recommendation around nonfiction, the states we’re in, staff picks, placing it within the year’s broader reading conversation.
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