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2014 selection · Nonfiction
Some Luck: A Novel
Some Luck: A Novel by Jane Smiley appears in NPR’s 2014 Books We Love guide. NPR’s editors categorized the recommendation around book club ideas, staff picks, family matters, placing it within the year’s broader reading conversation.
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