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2021 selection · Fiction & literature
Seven Days in June: A Novel
Seven Days in June: A Novel by Tia Williams appears in NPR’s 2021 Books We Love guide. NPR’s editors categorized the recommendation around fiction, love & romance, identity & culture, placing it within the year’s broader reading conversation.
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