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the 14 best books i read in 2024

weird, normie, esoteric, excellent

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meghna rao
Dec 20, 2024
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Taken at Blossom’s, a bookstore in Bengaluru (2024)

At least four of these books were found on sidewalks around Brooklyn, along with several others that didn’t make my list. At my last apartment, I used to find mostly galleys, which made me believe that I had a neighbor who worked in publishing. I would see Sanmao propped against the black railing that w…

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