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2014 selection · Science fiction & fantasy
Station Eleven: A Novel by Emily St. John Mandel appears in NPR’s 2014 Books We Love guide. NPR’s editors categorized the recommendation around staff picks, for art lovers, sci fi, fantasy & speculative fiction, placing it within the year’s broader reading conversation.
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