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2021 selection · Poetry
The Book of Difficult Fruit: Arguments for the Tart, Tender, and Unruly (with recipes)
The Book of Difficult Fruit: Arguments for the Tart, Tender, and Unruly (with recipes) by Kate Lebo appears in NPR’s 2021 Books We Love guide. NPR’s editors categorized the recommendation around nonfiction, biography & memoir, cookbooks & food, placing it within the year’s broader reading conversation.
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