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2014 selection · Fiction & literature
Wolf In White Van: A Novel
Wolf In White Van: A Novel by John Darnielle appears in NPR’s 2014 Books We Love guide. NPR’s editors categorized the recommendation around staff picks, seriously great writing, the dark side, placing it within the year’s broader reading conversation.
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