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    Bar­bara M. Bibel

    Bar­bara M. Bibel is a librar­i­an at the Oak­land Pub­lic Library in Oak­land, CA; and at Con­gre­ga­tion Netiv­ot Shalom, Berke­ley, CA.
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    Faye Kellerman
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    Andrew Gross
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    Marlena Spieler
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    Steven Roth­feld
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    A.J. Sidran­sky
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    Danielle Oron
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    Asher Kravitz; Michal Kessler, trans.
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    Steven Gim­bel
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    Eliz­a­beth Kurtz
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    Kim van Alkemade
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    Car­ol Ungar
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    Rita Gold­berg
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    David Handler
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    Peter Grose
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    Interview

    Inter­view: A. J. Sidransky

    with Bar­bara M. BibelA. J. Sidransky’s nov­els For­giv­ing Máximo Roth­man and For­giv­ing Mariela Cama­cho com­bine his­to­ry and mys­tery to pro­vide read­ers with…
    Bar­bara M. Bibel
    March 15, 2016

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