Jak Bedard

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Jak Bedard

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Becoming a Writer

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Becoming a Writer

by Dorothea Brande

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Book of Lives: A Memoir of Sorts

by Margaret Atwood (Goodreads Author)

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Words Are My Matter: Writings About Life and Books, 2000-2016

by Ursula K. Le Guin

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Adult Fiction, Biography, Book Club, Contemporary, Cooking, Ebooks, Fiction, Food, Historical fiction, History, Literary Fiction, Memoir, Non-fiction, Poetry, Politics, and Travel

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