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Blackwood

by Michael Farris Smith

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Blackwood by Michael Farris Smith appears in NPR’s 2020 Books We Love guide. NPR’s editors categorized the recommendation around the dark side, mysteries & thrillers, sci fi, fantasy & speculative fiction, placing it within the year’s broader reading conversation.

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