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Commencement. J. Courtney Sullivan has a new book out, but her first book is like taking a Watchmen-like nostalgia pill for anybody who went to one of the Five Colleges in western MA during the aughts. I also took a few classes at Smith College, so I pretty much went there, the 5 college system is excellent! There is a deep longing for the before times, books about college, and the early twenties. Everything seems so important, but it is all so trivial. Take me back. 

Taffy Brodessner-Akner, author of the award-winning Fleishman is in Trouble just finished her 2nd book*! It looks good! I also got to hear her talk about it from a virtual book talk. It turns out virtual book talks are the best kind of book talks. No crazies are asking long-winded never-ending statements during Q&A!

Nathan Rothstein @nrothstein

via @strandbookstore virtual book talk lastnight, @taffyakner says her new book is about a Long Island Jewish family that is dealing with their collective trauma-"it's like Jewish Succession, but in a Jewish family nobody wants to run the family business." Haha

*I promise not to source my tweets again, or at least for a while.

Speaking of Taffy... on the topic of how do you choose what to read. Taffy tweeted about Barcelona Days, and I purchased it, and listened to it, and loved it. I will finish this letter on the power of discovery that happens at the bookstore. Read this thread by the bookseller, Josh Cook.

Josh Cook @InOrderOfImport

It's Monday, I got a decent night's sleep, so it's time for a big old thread about the book industry. This is going to be something of a long walk, but I think it's worth it. OK, coffee refilled and...

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