2020 selection · Science fiction & fantasy

The New Wilderness

Name: The New Wilderness
Author: Diane Cook
ISBN: 9780062333131

The New Wilderness by Diane Cook appears in NPR’s 2020 Books We Love guide. NPR’s editors categorized the recommendation around staff picks, sci fi, fantasy & speculative fiction, book club ideas, placing it within the year’s broader reading conversation.

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