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2018 selection · Nonfiction
Number One Chinese Restaurant: A Novel
Number One Chinese Restaurant: A Novel by Lillian Li appears in NPR’s 2018 Books We Love guide. NPR’s editors categorized the recommendation around fiction, cookbooks & food, book club ideas, placing it within the year’s broader reading conversation.
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