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2022 selection · Poetry
Body Language: Writers on Identity, Physicality, and Making Space for Ourselves by Nicole Chung and Matt Ortile (editors) appears in NPR’s 2022 Books We Love guide. NPR’s editors categorized the recommendation around nonfiction, biography & memoir, short stories, essays & poetry, placing it within the year’s broader reading conversation.
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