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Themes: NEW YORK (N.Y.)_FICTION • AMERICAN FICTION (FICTIONAL WORKS BY ONE AUTHOR)

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Themes: NEW YORK (N.Y.)_FICTION • AMERICAN FICTION (FICTIONAL WORKS BY ONE AUTHOR)

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Themes: NEW YORK (N.Y.)_FICTION • AMERICAN FICTION (FICTIONAL WORKS BY ONE AUTHOR)

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Themes: NEW YORK (N.Y.)_FICTION • AMERICAN FICTION (FICTIONAL WORKS BY ONE AUTHOR)

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Themes: NEW YORK (N.Y.)_FICTION • AMERICAN FICTION (FICTIONAL WORKS BY ONE AUTHOR)

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nexus — henry-miller

Themes: NEW YORK (N.Y.)_FICTION • AMERICAN FICTION (FICTIONAL WORKS BY ONE AUTHOR)

The Bonfire of the Vanities — Tom Wolfe

The Bonfire of the Vanities

Themes: NEW YORK (N.Y.)_FICTION • AMERICAN FICTION (FICTIONAL WORKS BY ONE AUTHOR)

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God’s Grace (Twentieth Century Classics)

Bernard Malamud

Themes: AMERICAN FICTION (FICTIONAL WORKS BY ONE AUTHOR)

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The Wapshot Chronicle and The Wapshot Scandal

Themes: AMERICAN FICTION (FICTIONAL WORKS BY ONE AUTHOR)

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Stalking the Vampire: A John Justin Mallory Mystery

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Only Child: A Burke Novel — Andrew Vachss

Only Child: A Burke Novel

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The Wings of the Dove — Henry James

The Wings of the Dove

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Slapboxing with Jesus — Victor LaValle

Slapboxing with Jesus

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Uncle Tom’s Children — Richard Wright

Uncle Tom’s Children

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The Room-Mating Season — Rona Jaffe

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Kindred in Death (Thorndike Paperback Bestsellers) — J D Robb

Kindred in Death (Thorndike Paperback Bestsellers) — J D Robb

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The Story Collector: A New York Public Library Book (The Story Collector, 1) — Kristin O’Donnell Tubb

The Story Collector: A New York Public Library Book (The Story Collector, 1) — Kristin O’Donnell Tubb

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Themes: NEW YORK (N.Y.)_FICTION

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