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To Name the Bigger Lie: A Memoir in Two Stories
Sarah Viren2023 selection · Nonfiction
To Name the Bigger Lie: A Memoir in Two Stories
To Name the Bigger Lie: A Memoir in Two Stories by Sarah Viren appears in NPR’s 2023 Books We Love guide. NPR’s editors categorized the recommendation around nonfiction, biography & memoir, book club ideas, placing it within the year’s broader reading conversation.
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You want an NPR-recommended nonfiction, biography & memoir, book club ideas title from 2023.
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