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2021 selection · Fiction & literature
Mary Jane: A Novel
Mary Jane: A Novel by Jessica Anya Blau appears in NPR’s 2021 Books We Love guide. NPR’s editors categorized the recommendation around historical fiction, for music lovers, the states we’re in, placing it within the year’s broader reading conversation.
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