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Five-Carat Soul
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Five-Carat Soul
Five-Carat Soul by James McBride appears in NPR’s 2017 Books We Love guide. NPR’s editors categorized the recommendation around short stories, essays & poetry, seriously great writing, for music lovers, placing it within the year’s broader reading conversation.
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