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Paradise Logic
Paradise Logic by Sophie Kemp appears in NPR’s 2025 Books We Love guide. NPR’s editors categorized the recommendation around fiction, let’s talk about sex, seriously great writing, placing it within the year’s broader reading conversation.
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