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2023 selection · Fiction & literature
The Roaring Days of Zora Lily
The Roaring Days of Zora Lily by Noelle Salazar appears in NPR’s 2023 Books We Love guide. NPR’s editors categorized the recommendation around historical fiction, book club ideas, rather long, placing it within the year’s broader reading conversation.
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