The Booktender
by Abra McAndrewin 📚 Literature
The Booktender
About the Substack
Bringing you the best of a book club, on your own time. Monthly themed reading lists and book conversations from the Executive Director, Tucson Festival of Books🌵. All views my own.
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- Monthly themed reading lists, regular reviews of featured books, occasional events
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About Abra McAndrew
"And now that you don't have to be perfect, you can be good."--Lee to Abra, in John Steinbeck's East of Eden. Executive Director, Tucson Festival of Books. Writer at The Booktender, a newsletter about literature. All views my own.
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