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AnnieAug 11, 20182 min readDay 7: 'Brazen'If you like: nonfiction, amazing women, Bill Bryson, Drunk History, comic books, feeling better about the world. A lot of nonfiction...
AnnieAug 8, 20182 min readDay 4: 'Wade in the Water'If you like: Citizen: An American Lyric, Lemonade, found poetry, Pulitzer awards. When Life on Mars was first published, the publishers...
