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	Ms. Ming's Guide to Civilization 4.50 avg rating — 16 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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What I wouldn't give, in the midst of this global lockdown, to get on a plane and go... anywhere that people are hugging their friends and dancing in the street. Instead, I sat down remotely with Karen Quevillon The Parasol Flower a wonderful new novel, and we did a podcast with our publisher about going places. We had such fun remembering what it was like to travel. I love that Regal House's podca Read more of this blog post »

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Blessing the Boats: New and Selected Poems 1988-2000 (American Poets Continuum Book 59)

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Alice B Toklas Is Missing

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