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Jennifer Howard

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Jennifer Howard is a writer and journalist and the author of CLUTTER: AN UNTIDY HISTORY, which Kirkus Reviews called "quick-witted and insightful... A keen assessment of one of society’s secret shames and its little-understood consequences." Jen's work has appeared in the Washington Post, the New York Times, the TLS, the Chronicle of Higher Education, the Los Angeles Review of Books, Slate, and many other publications. Her fiction has been published in the anthology DC NOIR, VQR, and elsewhere. She lives in Washington, DC with her family. ...more

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	Clutter: An Untidy History 3.76 avg rating — 684 ratings — published 2020 — 9 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
	D.C. Noir (D.C. Noir, #1) by George P. Pelecanos (Editor, Contributor), Quintin Peterson (Goodreads Author) (Contributor), James Grady (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) 3.43 avg rating — 621 ratings — published 2006 — 14 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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I spent the summer with a literary celebrity—my dog Allie. Read all about it in my latest newsletter! Fluff, sure, but at least it’s cute. Allie’s cute, anyway.

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How to Be a Rich Old Lady: Your Guide to Easy Investing, Building Wealth, and Creating the Wild, Beautiful Life You Want

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