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Debra Bruno

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in Catskill, New York, The United States

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Debra Bruno is a longtime Washington journalist and teacher, with a career that has covered law, politics, the arts, music, dance, theater, books, culture, health, and international issues. She has worked at Moment Magazine, Legal Times, and Roll Call.

From 2011-2014, she was a freelance writer in Beijing, covering subjects as diverse as expat divorce and post-nuptial agreements for the Wall Street Journal, about rowing in a dragon boat for the Washington Post, and about Chinese hutongs for Atlantic’s CityLab.

After returning from China, she continued as a freelance writer, covering topics as diverse as an interview with ACLU legal head David Cole for American Lawyer, or writing about drum circles and 3D ultrasound images for the Washington ...more

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	A Hudson Valley Reckoning: Discovering the Forgotten History of Slaveholding in My Dutch American Family by Debra Bruno (Goodreads Author), Eleanor C. Mire (afterword) 4.16 avg rating — 79 ratings — 2 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
	Beijing from A to Z: An Expat Couple's Adventures in China” 3.50 avg rating — 4 ratings — 2 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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Debra Bruno's Blog: A Hudson Valley Reckoning

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I recently made a three-minute trailer to describe who I am and why I wrote the book. Take a look and listen: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kulic...

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Published on May 01, 2024 10:36 • Tags: black-history, reckoning, trailer

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Means of Control: How the Hidden Alliance of Tech and Government Is Creating a New American Surveillance State

by Byron Tau

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Debra Bruno said: " We don't want to think about how much of our lives are watched, from our google clicks to our car's tires, but this book, in an accessible and compelling way, forces us to think about what the constant tracking means. This is as much a kind of spy th ...more "

May 30, 2024 07:21AM · see review

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Debra Bruno liked Judith's review of A Hudson Valley Reckoning: Discovering the Forgotten History of Slaveholding in My Dutch American Family: "Wow. Gripping! Heard about this book on a podcast and so glad I read it. This book follows the quest of Debra Bruno, who is a “reluctant archaeologist “ of her past—through an ancestry search, she discovers her Dutch ancestors in upper NY were slaveh" Read more of this review »
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Debra Bruno liked Nancy L's review of A Hudson Valley Reckoning: Discovering the Forgotten History of Slaveholding in My Dutch American Family: "I was so impressed with Bruno's meticulous research and sensitivity to her interactions with the descendants of the enslaved families, especially the friendship she formed with Eleanor Mire. Took me a while to absorb all the names--as it did for the " Read more of this review »
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It was fun to imagine myself a well-off English aristocrat woman taking a spring month in an Italian villa, especially when some of my companions were very clever with the quick rejoinders. But I did wonder how much time these women could spend stari ...more
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