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The Malevolent Volume

by Justin Phillip Reed

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The Malevolent Volume by Justin Phillip Reed appears in NPR’s 2020 Books We Love guide. NPR’s editors categorized the recommendation around short stories, essays & poetry, for art lovers, for music lovers, placing it within the year’s broader reading conversation.

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