Alive to the World

About the Substack

Notes about doing your research... and living your best life.

About Lesley Krueger

I'm a novelist who likes to eavesdrop on conversations, visit out-of-the-way places, look for weirdness and books to review--and to write about what I find. It's all research for my novels. Or being nosy. Your choice.

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