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2022 selection · Mystery & crime
Stella Maris
Stella Maris by Cormac McCarthy appears in NPR’s 2022 Books We Love guide. NPR’s editors categorized the recommendation around seriously great writing, mysteries & thrillers, family matters, placing it within the year’s broader reading conversation.
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