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Honey & Spice

by Bolu Babalola

NPR Books We Love · Recommendation

Honey & Spice by Bolu Babalola appears in NPR’s 2022 Books We Love guide. NPR’s editors categorized the recommendation around love & romance, identity & culture, for music lovers, placing it within the year’s broader reading conversation.

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