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BERKELEY! Calling all poetry lovers for an intimate evening of readings from author Marilyn Chin and San Francisco Jazz Poet Laureate Genny Lim. Join us 11/20 at Moe's Bookstore. Learn more and RSVP: https://bit.ly/2K33tfg.
“You make the book, you send it out into the world, and it will connect with the people that it’s for,” says PEN America Member Margaret Atwood. THE TESTAMENTS is her fast-paced sequel to her celebrated dystopian novel THE HANDMAID'S TALE: https://bit.ly/2XjJ76T via @people.
POW. When you're still thinking about the conversation from the night before --> that's a #success.
Thanks to NYU for organizing a necessary conversation about free speech and academic freedom in the US + abroad. @NYULibraries @TamimentLibrary @PENamerica
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