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2023 selection · Fiction & literature
The Bee Sting
The Bee Sting by Paul Murray appears in NPR’s 2023 Books We Love guide. NPR’s editors categorized the recommendation around fiction, family matters, seriously great writing, placing it within the year’s broader reading conversation.
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You want an NPR-recommended fiction, family matters, seriously great writing title from 2023.
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The Story Of The Lost Child: Neapolitan Novels, Book Four
- NPR Books We Love
- The New York Times — 10 Best Books
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Mater 2-10
- NPR Books We Love
Mater 2-10 by Hwang Sok-yong, translated by Sora Kim-Russell and Youngjae Josephine Bae appears in NPR’s 2023 Books We Love guide. NPR’s editors categorized the recommendation around historical fiction, fiction, family matters, placing it within the year’s broader reading conversation.