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If you loved Rameau’s Niece by Cathleen Schine, this shelf of 24 books shares the same pull — rooted in AUTHORS_FICTION, FICTION_HUMOROUS_GENERAL, and NEW YORK (N.Y.)_FICTION.

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Heavenly Days

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Rude Behavior

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Choice of Evil: A Burke Novel

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If Rameau’s Niece by Cathleen Schine is on your shelf, these 24 titles belong there too. Connected by AUTHORS_FICTION, FICTION_HUMOROUS_GENERAL, NEW YORK (N.Y.)_FICTION and selected for literary and thematic overlap. Featuring work by Calvin Trillin, John Updike, Dawn Powell, Elizabeth Hartley Winthrop, and others.