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The Book Show
The Book Show

Owen King - The Curator

Published April 4, 2023 at 3:00 PM EDT
Scribner

Owen King’s “The Curator” is a fantasy of illusion and mystery set in an unnamed city in the midst of a revolution where nothing and nobody is as it seems. “The Curator” is an exploration of power, revolution, ghosts, cats, and more.

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