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The Independent Press Top 40 Bestsellers: Nonfiction

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On Women and The Water Cure: Nine Memoirs About Wild Swimming

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“You can love Riley’s work, you can certainly admire it, but I don’t think you can fangirl over it.”

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The Independent Press Top 40 Bestsellers: Fiction

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