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Newsletter #76

February 8, 2016

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3 books featured in this issue

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Mother Bruce

by Ryan T. Higgins

MADE-UP Phinney Kids by Post #2

Phinney Mother Bruce Full credit to our storyteller Steph for spotting right away how hilarious Mother Bruce is, which we have since confirmed with extensive field-testing among kids and adults (the a... (Tom)

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My Father, the Pornographer

by Chris Offutt

TRUE

Growing up in the Kentucky hills, boys ended up doing what their father did: a plumber's son became a plumber, a writer's son, like Offutt, became a writer. But only after his dad's death in 2013 did... (Tom)

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Rogue Male

by Geoffrey Household

MADE-UP Phinney by Post #14

What a strange and perfect little thriller. Published on the eve of war in 1939 and opening with the near-assassination of an unnamed European dictator, it remains as riveting as ever, with an airtigh... (Tom)

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