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Newsletter #350

June 19, 2023

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3 books featured in this issue

Cover of Absolute Beginners

Absolute Beginners

by Colin MacInnes

MADE-UP Phinney by Post #102

Perhaps you know Julien Temple's mostly terrible '80s movie-musical adaptation, or perhaps you know the Jam's wonderful 1981 hit single by the same name. If you grew up in the UK at a certain time, yo... (Tom)

Cover of The Art Thief: A True Story of Love, Crime, and a Dangerous Obsession

The Art Thief: A True Story of Love, Crime, and a Dangerous Obsession

by Michael Finkel

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I confess: I am mostly untroubled by art crimes, whether thefts or forgeries. I even find them a little charming, mostly victimless, and a kind of art in themselves. And that's surely how Stéphane Bre... (Tom)

Cover of We Were Tired of Living in a House

We Were Tired of Living in a House

by Liesel Moak Skorpen and Doris Burn

MADE-UP Phinney Kids by Post #90

Generations of Northwest kids have been raised on Doris Burn's classic picture book, Andrew's Meadow, but until recently I didn't know about this other gem of hers. Burn, who lived most of her long li... (Tom)

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