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The “It” Books of March

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Jeff and Rebecca pick the “it” book of March.

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The Hunter by Tana French

Maktub by Paulo Coehlo

Parasol Against the Axe by Helen Oyeyemi

The Morningside by Téa Obreht

Memory Piece by Lisa Ko

There’s Always Next Year by Hanif Abdurraqib

Anita de Monte Laughs Last by Xochitl Gonzalez

Until August by Gabriel García Márquez

The Prisoner’s Throne by Holly Black

James by Percival Everett