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Half An Inch Of Water: Stories
Half An Inch Of Water: Stories by Percival Everett appears in NPR’s 2015 Books We Love guide. NPR’s editors categorized the recommendation around book club ideas, short stories, essays & poetry, fiction, placing it within the year’s broader reading conversation.
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