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2023 selection · Fiction & literature
The Guest
The Guest by Emma Cline appears in NPR’s 2023 Books We Love guide. NPR’s editors categorized the recommendation around fiction, staff picks, book club ideas, placing it within the year’s broader reading conversation.
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