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Wednesday, June 29, 2016

Algorithm Suggests Dave Eggers’s Flop ‘The Circle’ as Perfect Bestseller Material

June 28, 2016 - Flavorwire 
  
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Algorithm Suggests Dave Eggers’s Flop ‘The Circle’ as Perfect Bestseller Material

By Shane Barnes

June 28, 2016
   
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