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83) Molly
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"Blake Butler and Molly Brodak instantly connected, fell in love, married and built a life together. Both writers with deep roots in contemporary American literature, their union was an iconic joining of forces between two major and beloved talents. Nearly three years into their marriage, grappling with mental illness and a lifetime of trauma, Molly took her own life. In the days and weeks after Molly's death, Blake discovered shocking secrets she...
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Interviews with and poetry reading by 2001-2003 poet laureate, Billy Collins; also includes interviews with distinguished poets and critics reflecting on his work and reflections on the history of the position of poet laureate by Collins and former poet laureates Robert Haas, Rita Dove and Robert Pinsky.
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"Hailed as a memoir of unexpected beauty and arresting power, Like Family tells the story of three young sisters who are abandoned by their mother and father and raised as wards of the Fresno County, California, court. McLain's unflinching recollection of being shuttled from foster home to foster home strikes a universal chord, capturing the loneliness, uncertainty, and odd pleasures that are the very nature of adolescence."--Back cover.
100) Love to Langston
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A series of poems written from the point of view of the poet Langston Hughes, offering an overview of key events and themes in his life.