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NLGJA on Transgender Military—my panel
I'm on the Transgender Military panel with Fiona Dawson, Sue Fulton and Blake Dremann. Blake was one of four transgender troops I profil
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Diving into Jennifer Egan's: "Manhattan Beach"
Writing a bestseller doesn’t get you into clubs or fancy restaurants, but the one perk can be books. 😃👍🏾👍🏾
My favorite living author,
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Heather Heyer's mom at her memorial in Charlottesville
What an amazing woman. I'd be proud to have her as a mom.
It's clear where Heather got it. RIP.
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Lucia Berlin featured on NPR's Selected Shorts
Lucia is still my hero. Amazing writer, amazing friend. You can read about what I learned from her--about writing and about life--in my Vani
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Columbine survivor Austin Eubanks overcomes opioid addiction
This is a really moving video story about Austin Eubanks, who was shot in the Columbine library and watched his best friend Corey DePooter k
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New autographed Columbine copies
I took a long bike ride downtown and signed copies of Columbine (expanded edition) at three NYC stores Sunday.* They all ship worldwide.
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