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Fen: Stories

by Daisy Johnson

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Fen: Stories by Daisy Johnson appears in NPR’s 2017 Books We Love guide. NPR’s editors categorized the recommendation around short stories, essays & poetry, tales from around the world, the dark side, placing it within the year’s broader reading conversation.

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