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SEPTEMBER 2021 the Big Door Prize Nine Shiny Objects by M.O Your Next Great Read Now in paperback Now in paperback Now in paperback Now in paperback SEPTEMBER 2021 The Big Door Prize Nine Shiny Objects By M.O. Walsh By Brian Castleberry (G.P. Putnam’s Sons, 9780735218505, $17, Aug. 31, Fiction) (Custom House, 9780062984418, $16.99, Aug. 17, Fiction) “M.O. 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