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Girlfriends

by Emily Zhou

NPR Books We Love · Recommendation

Girlfriends by Emily Zhou appears in NPR’s 2023 Books We Love guide. NPR’s editors categorized the recommendation around fiction, short stories, essays & poetry, staff picks, placing it within the year’s broader reading conversation.

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