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The Sellout by Paul Beatty

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Beginning Middle End

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Beginning Middle End

by Valeria Luiselli

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The Wild Iris

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by Louise Glück

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Any Person Is the...

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Any Person Is the Only Self

by Elisa Gabbert (Goodreads Author)

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Jay

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