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Newsletter #122

January 16, 2017

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3 books featured in this issue

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So, Anyway...

by John Cleese, read by John Cleese

TRUE

As soon as I heard the first words of Cleese's memoir, spoken in the familiar tone (a little thickened by age) of the tallest Python himself, I thought, "Oh, right. This is going to be funny." Well, o... (Tom)

Cover of The Fall Guy

The Fall Guy

by James Lasdun

MADE-UP

In his first stab at psychological suspense, poet and novelist Lasdun proves himself a pro. He takes the most basic narrative tools—a vacation home, a love triangle—and with an ear for inner monologue... (Liz)

Cover of Walking with the Wind

Walking with the Wind

by John Lewis

TRUE

Long before Lewis collaborated on his National Book Award-winning comic-book memoir, March, he wrote this more traditional memoir, recounting his decades in the center of the civil rights movement, be... (Tom)

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