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Mercury Pictures Presents: A Novel

by Anthony Marra

NPR Books We Love · Recommendation

Mercury Pictures Presents: A Novel by Anthony Marra appears in NPR’s 2022 Books We Love guide. NPR’s editors categorized the recommendation around historical fiction, no biz like show biz, seriously great writing, placing it within the year’s broader reading conversation.

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