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Bark: Stories

by Lorrie Moore

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Bark: Stories by Lorrie Moore appears in NPR’s 2014 Books We Love guide. NPR’s editors categorized the recommendation around short stories, essays & poetry, family matters, book club ideas, placing it within the year’s broader reading conversation.

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