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Elizabeth McCracken
Elizabeth McCracken is the author of eight books, including The Souvenir Museum (long-listed for the National Book Award), Bowlaway, Thunderstruck & Other Stories (winner of the 2014 Story Prize and long-listed for the National Book Award), and The Giant’s House (a National Book Award finalist). Her new novel is The Hero of This Book (Ecco, October 2o22).