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2020 selection · Fiction & literature
Deacon King Kong: A Novel
Deacon King Kong: A Novel by James McBride appears in NPR’s 2020 Books We Love guide. NPR’s editors categorized the recommendation around book club ideas, fiction, funny stuff, placing it within the year’s broader reading conversation.
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