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2016 selection · Nonfiction
The Lonely City: Adventures In The Art Of Being Alone
The Lonely City: Adventures In The Art Of Being Alone by Olivia Laing appears in NPR’s 2016 Books We Love guide. NPR’s editors categorized the recommendation around nonfiction, biography & memoir, for art lovers, placing it within the year’s broader reading conversation.
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