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2021 selection · Nonfiction
The Family Roe: An American Story
The Family Roe: An American Story by Joshua Prager appears in NPR’s 2021 Books We Love guide. NPR’s editors categorized the recommendation around nonfiction, the states we’re in, staff picks, placing it within the year’s broader reading conversation.
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