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    September 1, 2020
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    Hey­wood Gould
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    David Kro­n­feld
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    Steve Led­er
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    Mary Jane: A Novel
    Jes­si­ca Blau
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    Charlene Wexler
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    As a Ram Yearns for the Brook: The Jour­ney of a Father and Son
    Daniel Ritholtz
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    The Cap­tain & Me: On and Off the Field with Thur­man Munson
    Dan Epstein
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    J.S. Mar­got
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    Mira Sucharov
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    Melis­sa Gould
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    Shi­mon Walner
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    ‘Denials and Rein­ter­pre­ta­tions’: A Con­ver­sa­tion with Deb­o­rah Levy

    Bec­ca Kantor
    August 31, 2020
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