The Vulgar American

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About Sarah Blake

Author of Clean Air, Naamah, Let’s Not Live on Earth, and (the forthcoming) In Springtime. Recipient of a National Jewish Book Award, Bisexual Book Award, and a past NEA fellow. (she/her and non-binary)

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