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My Life As A Goddess: A Memoir Through (Un)Popular Culture

by Guy Branum

NPR Books We Love · Recommendation

My Life As A Goddess: A Memoir Through (Un)Popular Culture by Guy Branum appears in NPR’s 2018 Books We Love guide. NPR’s editors categorized the recommendation around book club ideas, family matters, funny stuff, placing it within the year’s broader reading conversation.

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