The Woman Behind the Writer: Sofya Tolstoy
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Since contributing an essay to the book The Who, The What and the When: 65 Artists Illustrate the Secret Sidekicks[…]
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Read more“Doesn’t pay attention in class.”
That was a common remark on my school report cards, along with “tends to daydream,” and “head in the clouds.” I know because my mom was a saver, and I still have a box of those early evaluations. To her credit, I don’t remember a single time she berated me for not coming home with all A’s.
Please welcome guest author Laura Essay, who will discuss her novel centered on the opioid crisis, and what inspired her[…]
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