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Count­down to Blue Nude

JBC Staff
January 4, 2011

Our Twit­ter Book Club with Eliz­a­beth Ros­ner, author of Blue Nude, is only a week and a day away. We hope you’ve had the chance to get your hands on the book and will be ready to tweet with us lunchtime next Wednesday!

In the mean­time, check out Elizabeth’s recent blog post for bookre​porter​.com: ​“Books That Saved Me”

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