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Libby Zay

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Libby Zay is an award-winning travel writer with a curious mind, restless feet, and a loud laugh. She has contributed to three Latin American guidebooks, and she has written travel tips and narrative nonfiction for many publications and blogs. Her debut essay collection, Miles Away, is due out in May 2017. Preorder it now. ...more

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	VIVA Travel Guides Guatemala by Paula Newton (Editor), Nick Rosen (Editor), Libby Zay (Goodreads Author) (Editor) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2011	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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The Tell: A Memoir

by Amy Griffin

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Water Moon

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Subculture Vulture: A Memoir in Six Scenes

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