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2017 selection · Nonfiction
What Happened
What Happened by Hillary Rodham Clinton appears in NPR’s 2017 Books We Love guide. NPR’s editors categorized the recommendation around nonfiction, rather long, staff picks, placing it within the year’s broader reading conversation.
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You want an NPR-recommended nonfiction, rather long, staff picks title from 2017.
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