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2021 selection · Mystery & crime
We Are Watching Eliza Bright: A Novel
We Are Watching Eliza Bright: A Novel by A.E. Osworth appears in NPR’s 2021 Books We Love guide. NPR’s editors categorized the recommendation around mysteries & thrillers, it’s all geek to me, seriously great writing, placing it within the year’s broader reading conversation.
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A Memory Called Empire
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A Memory Called Empire by Arkady Martine appears in NPR’s 2019 Books We Love guide. NPR’s editors categorized the recommendation around book club ideas, it’s all geek to me, seriously great writing, placing it within the year’s broader reading conversation.