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2019 selection · Science fiction & fantasy
Black Leopard, Red Wolf
Black Leopard, Red Wolf by Marlon James appears in NPR’s 2019 Books We Love guide. NPR’s editors categorized the recommendation around staff picks, sci fi, fantasy & speculative fiction, seriously great writing, placing it within the year’s broader reading conversation.
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