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Information, Please

By Nina Shengold

Nina Shengold speaks with Marilyn Johnson’s on her new book “This Book Is
Overdue!” (2010) and the importance of librarians in the age of the Internet.

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Short Takes: April 2010

By Chronogram staff

Six authors reflect on human connection and the multiple meanings of family: mothers and daughters, father and sons, life-changing friends and mentors.

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Book Review: My Red Blood

By Marx Dorrity

Marx Dorrity reviews “My Red Blood,” a memoir by Alix Dobkin about growing up Communist, the Greenwich Village folk scene, and coming out during the Feminist Movement.

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Book Review: The Three Weissmans of Westport

By Susan Krawitz

Susan Krawitz reviews Cathleen Schine’s new book “The Three Weissmans of Westport,” which was written in homage to Jane Austen’s “Sense and Sensibility.”