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Tackling Tomes of 1955

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Hunter Mclendon
Apr 08, 2022
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Hi, Y’all! Glad You’re Here—

We’re a little more than halfway through the first decade of the National Book Award fiction longlists, and something I keep thinking about is how few of these books are still talked about. So far, we have discussed over thirty books, but whenever I mention any of these titles to another reader, I’m met with a quizzical look.…

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