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A Manual for Cleaning Women: Selected Stories by Lucia Berlin

by brooklyn tommy Posted on December 27, 2020

I wonder what it would have been like to read Lucia Berlin in the 1970’s, as my family was driving through the western United States on various extended vacations — two parents and five kids stuffed into a green Buick … Continue reading →

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House Hold: A Memoir of Place by Ann Peters

by koala Posted on July 3, 2014

I first heard Ann Peters read from this book in the summer of 2012 in Wisconsin; it was one of the most compelling and enjoyable book readings I’ve ever attended. I’ve since read the book in its entirety and found … Continue reading →

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